The golden light at Dustin's fingertips flickered out just as the last zombie at the warehouse entrance crumbled to dust. Dark brown fluid splattered across the weathered cobblestones, releasing a nauseating stench.

Nathaniel leaned on his broken spear, his chest heaving with each breath. Zombie bone fragments were still embedded in the dented plates of his armor.

He looked at the bodies scattered across the ground, then at the white figure ahead. His eyes reflected the gratitude of someone wh