Voices were faint, almost as if they were in another room. Yet he could see his assistant killing off an infected they had within the camp. What was happening? Everything felt too hot, to constructing now. Sweat beaded along the man’s hairline, his head spinning as he tried to grasp onto what was happening around him? Why did everything feel so different now? After a simple bite, too. Nai should’ve been immune. He was an independent plant, plant spores shouldn’t affect him like he’s human.

His vision was blurred, and everything felt like it was moving too slow and too fast all of the sudden. White hot pain sprouted from where the zombie sunk its teeth into his pale skin. The blonde’s throat tightened. The skin around the wound was a pale, deathly blue. Thick crimson contrasted with it. Teeth marks had dug into his skin, and suddenly he felt sick. Independents were supposed to be immune. HE was supposed to be immune, why was the bite affecting him. How was it affecting him.

With trembling hands, he leaned against the wall. What the fuck? His head spun, and tingles spread across his skin like wild fire. He could feel his lungs press up against his rib cage, as if his lungs and heart had suddenly became too large for his chest. Nai, er, Knives gagged as he felt every organ inside of his body squirming, beating with his heart. Each thud of his heart he could hear in his chest. This was wrong, this shouldn’t be what was happening. What kind of sick nightmare was this?

In fact, the blue around the wound should’ve disappeared. Yet it hadn’t. The bite became more vibrant in color, blood seeping from the bite like a crimson fountain. The torn skin became puffy, each imperfection of the teeth engraved into his skin. The platinum blonde man gasped for air. It felt suddenly impossible to talk, a trait he had been able to control his entire life. Now he couldn’t choke out a single coherent word. How was he supposed to protect Vash if he got infected? His trembling hands balled into fists.