Nanowrimo 2009 Entry: Surviving Manila: Risen Threat
There were hundreds upon thousands of them, moving down the narrowing section of the Epifanio de los Santos Avenue as if in silent protest against the corrupt regime of a debilitated government. No banners were raised in this march of the masses this time however. No music-interwoven insults were chanted. No stage was raised at the foot of the massive metal madonna whose outstretched hands held immobile beams of concrete hope.
This was no revolution unfolding upon the main road known as EDSA.
It was well past the third hour of the afternoon and the sun hung closer towards the horizon. A comfortably chilly November such as this would typically be punctuated by the blare of car horns, the groan and rumble of privately-owned buses and the self-serving sirens of the escorted public officials whose cars (regardless of whom rode in them) were given priority and enforced passage through the traffic slowed streets. Instead, there was an ominous lingering silence. The uneasy peace of quiet blanketed the area was reminiscent of ghost towns and movie cities that had been ravaged by the hordes of the undead or the undiscriminating touch of plague.
And that was quite an apt comparison.
For indeed Manila was infected with plague.
A plague of the hungry and the walking dead.
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Nov 7, 2009 - 00 43
*O* ZOMBIES!!!!! <3 Haha. I will be following your story 8D
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Nov 7, 2009 - 04 17
Me likey. Don't forget the plants.
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Nov 7, 2009 - 05 49
Too bad they can't eat politicians. Zombies might find nothing safe to eat inside their heads.
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Nov 7, 2009 - 06 41
Oooh thank you!!!
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Nov 7, 2009 - 06 43
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Gah, you're getting ahead of me! But something tells me you will enjoy the third chapter. :-P
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Nov 7, 2009 - 06 44
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I LOVE that game.
And yes, an easter egg reference to that game will be in the story.
:-)
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Nov 10, 2009 - 13 13
Updated.
Chapter three is online!
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Nov 14, 2009 - 02 03
Read it this afternoon! Great job! I want more zombie action though. Hahahaha! :3
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Nov 15, 2009 - 16 22
Woohoo! Zombies! As a sucker of zombie movies and Resident Evil, I love this!:D
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Nov 16, 2009 - 11 58
Zombie action is on its way!
Chapter Five: Katipuneros is now online!
An excerpt:
Ricardo disagreed, “What, they rose up from the dead sick and tired of all the corruption and instability that exists within the Philippine government? Are we supposed to expect these things to eventually gather at the foot of the EDSA shrine with the now marching bodies of the late Ninoy Aquino hand in hand with Jose Rizal? That’s kind of a sick thing to imagine, Nonito.”
Nonito shrugged.
“Seriously?” Ricardo could not contain his reaction. “You actually think the zombies are actually the K.K.K. brought back to life out of disgust of the ongoing events in our country? Zombies. Of our Nation’s heroes. Really now?”
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Nov 23, 2009 - 08 29
You're now in my follow list, garapata.
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