A technomancer's journey in an apocalyptic world

To Ryan, it looked as if someone had managed to record the sound of nails being dragged over a chalkboard, and then they had decided to broadcast it with the loudest of loudspeakers that they could lay their hands on.

~thap~

With that Ryan had killed the screamer but the damage was done, with a swap of his hand the door of the garage vanished as he limped back towards his vehicle as fast as he could, the growls, the screams the hisses were coming closer and closer and he did not dare to turn back and look.

He had placed a small set of stairs that let him climb up and reach the driver seat, he had just closed and locked the door when the first of the creature stepped into the police garage snarling as it ran towards Ryan's car.

Ryan looked calmly at the creature as he simply tied his belt, and then flipped the switch as the light-flooded making the creatures that had begun to stumble as he placed his foot on the accelerator, the clutch was reduced to mere button on the steering wheel, and the gear stick was replaced by paddle shifters.

The eight-cylinder engine roared in fury as the air was sucked in through the blower as the 10 ton Goliath sprang forward, crushing the creatures underneath its wheels.

As he drove Ryan's glance fell on to a certain part of a dashboard particularly on a pair of switches, as he pushed them two miniature screens went online broadcasting everything from right side and back of the 'Goliath'.

Something that he was not only grateful for but also a bit proud of himself when he was able to recreate them, it had been difficult having to climb and travel through the vents with a broken leg but he had managed but the most important thing that he had managed to accomplish according to himself was the creation of a small water tank that now occupied the place where the passenger seat had once occupied.

Ryan had been somewhere near the centre of the city since he had arrived here via 'Air Eagle', now he had to navigate through the rubble to reach the dam, then cross it.

It was easier said than done, the roads were broken, the rubbles were piling on the street blocking it, but what made it feel the cold grasp of death was the fact that he had managed to attract a fairly large amount of creatures, with the weakest that he had spotted being Tier 3.

He pressed that clutch button on his steering wheel as he changed the gear, only to take a sharp turn as the Goliath narrowly misses what seemed to be the biggest abomination he had seen, it was over fifty foot tall and he had no wish to see a live demonstration of what happens when you ram your Goliath on a such a large monstrosity.

'No matter what Michalina and others had complained about I am glad that mom taught me how to drive like a decent human.'

He could not help but shout out at the top of his lungs, "I AM GLAD, YOU HEAR ME, I AM GLAD."

Though, he conveniently overlooked the fact that the right side wheels of the Goliath were dangling on-air as he performed a marvellous wheelie.

Ryan made a sharp turned towards right as he sped up for a moment before he slammed his breaks hard as because in front of him there was no road for him to drive, the buildings had collapsed in such a way that the road was completely blocked, the sight in front of him made his heart sink into despair.

"Damn it, Damn it!", he cursed out loud as he pulled the lever setting the car on the reverse before he made a complete 180 turn, before setting it to forward once again.

The sight in front of him made his hand holding the steering shake for a moment, he closed his eyes as he prayed, "To whoever Goddess or God is listening please keep me safe."

He put placed his leg firmly on the accelerator as Goliath sped forward with renewed vigour, a horde had managed to gather behind him, the first creature was hit hear as it was flung a good few distances away, the second was crushed under the wheels and like a tsunami he broke through their ranks.

"With the roar of the engine I do not doubt that more of them would be attracted, I just hope I can get to safety fast."

He whispered to himself as he drove over the creatures, suddenly one of the buildings in front of him crumbled as yet another abomination lumbered in front of him, he was barely able to avoid the rubble head-on but that did not mean it was not that did not get scratched.

Ryan's eyes widen as he saw a large car hurtling towards him fast, he somehow managed to move to dodge only for another to follow closely after him, he hastily turned to the right, deciding to the forgo the road as his car took a sharp turn to the right as the tires screeched before headfirst plunging into a broken shop, while the car that thrown towards it fell like a meteor nearly missing it.

Goliath ploughed through the shop, which turned out to be cake shop of a rather well-known brand that had quite the reputation in that region.

'Aww, I just destroyed the cake shop of my favourite brand.'

At the thought of those memories of his time in the cake shop popped into his mind making him drool a bit before he shook his head to clear himself of the thought as his stomach rumbled with hunger.

'If only I had a nice BGM then it would have been a nice scene from some Hollywood movie.'

The night air was not only filled by the sound of a car engine but also the screams and howls of many creatures, as more and more were attracted to it, some were so big that they looked like giants dwarfing any creature that Ryan had ever seen in his life.

The sounds of barking came to his ears as he looked at the large dog-like creatures that had tryst from time to time was flanking him.

'Normal tactics of predators in a pack, they flank and then one of them go for the kill.', his eyes went towards the screen before a small smirk formed on his lips, 'Bingo found you, so you thought you could deal with me from behind.'

He increased the speed for a moment before suddenly slamming the brakes hard, a loud thud echoed as the rear canine-like creature hit the back of the car hard, denting it while the other two sped forward.

Ryan backed a bit as a howl of pain came to his ears, before he once again took a turn as he sped forward, 'I wish I had access to SAT-NAV now.'

Once again the creatures began pursued while one of them stayed behind with broken leg, one of the creatures lunged at him only for goliath to suddenly move to hit him then it took a sharp left turn thereby running over the other once again snapping another pair of legs.

"Help Me, somebody anybody please help me."

The voice once again came to his ears as his breath hitch, as he slowly turned his head with a slight shudder as he was greeted with the smiling face of the monster that had broken his legs.

The smile made him feel violated and sick, and he knew he would have severe nightmares for a long time even if he managed to survive.

He decided to focus on the front keep his eyes further away from the creature, when another voice came to his ears, "Haha …"

Ryan wanted to bang his head because of his horrible luck, "Not the other one as well."

'Their smile is so creepy I feel as if I am stuck between two paedophiles.'

Ryan's eyes widen as he saw the ground in front of started cracking, making his eyes wide in horror, 'Damn it.'

He applied every brake that was in his car, as it skids to a halt as Ryan turned the steering wheel hard so that his carry drifted a bit before he pressed on the accelerator, the two creatures themselves moved away from the cracking ground.

Ryan managed to move his car just in time when the ground erupted as he saw the ugliest snake-like thing he had ever see, he thought it to be a snake because of its large body size, but what separated it from others was its head, it looked as if two smaller head were fused to a much larger head.

It opened its jaws wide before it let out a roar that rattled his bones, a roar that was answered with equal favour by the two creatures.

'Damn it, what is this about creatures and their loud shouts trying to make me deaf.'

As more and more roars and screams came to his ears he could not help but let out a tired sigh, 'Maybe I should have put up a neon sign with the words, 'Juicy live human free for all banquet', it would have been much better that way.'