Zombie Apocalypse: Creation

”I’m so sorry, Mr.Mayor. I didn’t mean to offend——” Xiaoyun interrupted him before he could finish.

”It’s fine. Can I ask how to get the Requested Document?”

”Um, I think the head of the police department or the judge can give the requested document. At least that’s on the signature of all the requested documents I had seen today.” The receptionist replied.

”I see... I’ll be back with the Request Document.”

”No need, Mr.Mayor. Mrs. Xiaoqi sent a document a few days ago reminding everyone that the Mayor doesn’t need ID or authorization to enter something.”

”Oh, that’s nice of her to do. Probably someone told her about me being blocked outside the intelligence department.” Xiaoyun thought to himself.

”That’s great. Can you bring me to Tianci?” Xiaoyun requested.

”Of course, just follow me.” The receptionist replied as he pulled out his key chain from the drawer.

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After walking past almost the whole prison, the two finally stopped.

”You’re Tianci?” The receptionist asked.

There was no response from the inside.

Xiaoyun looked inside the cell and noticed Tianci curling into a ball in the corner.

”Does this happen a lot?” Xiaoyun curiously asked.

”Um, most of the inmates in the prison were mostly energetic. But today, they all seem dead silent.” The receptionist replied.

”Probably has to do with the prison sentence... Can you open the prison cell? I want to talk to her in private.”

The receptionist opened up the prison cell and then left.

”Tianci, it’s me, Xiaoyun. Are you okay?”

As Xiaoyun walked up a little closer, he saw Tianci shivering in the corner.

”Tianci... I can still get you out of here if you want. You don’t have to stay here.”

”Xiaoyun... can you... can you end it for me?” Tianci’s voice quivered, its weakness painfully evident.

”I’m afraid I can’t do that... Why do you want to end it?” Xiaoyun decided to ask as the question had floated inside his head for quite a while now.

Tianci finally turned around and faced Xiaoyun face to face.

”I’m a mass murderer. I killed everyone that loved me. I don’t deserve to live. Please, end me for my sake.” Tianci begged as she stared Xiaoyun in the eyes.

Xiaoyun could see a little bloodshot in her eyes, which hadn’t been there during the trial earlier.

”Tianci, your eyes?...”

Tianci immediately turned around and hid her face as she curled back into a ball.

”Is there something wrong? Please, tell me so I can help you.”

Tianci sat silently, refusing to answer Xiaoyun’s question or accept his help. But Xiaoyun didn’t back off.

Instead, he chose to sit beside her and waited.

After waiting for who knows how long, Tianci finally spoke up.

”I-I can’t control myself.”

”Control yourself? What do you mean by that?”

Tianci fell back into silence, her mind seeming preoccupied until she decided to speak up again.

”I sometimes just lost complete control over my body. I never wanted to hurt them, but I couldn’t do anything. All I can do is watch...”

”Watch? Like a ghost possessing your body?” Xiaoyun suggested.

”I don’t know. I-It’s like I’m watching a movie... and the main character is me doing experiments on other people... Please, just kill me. There’s something wrong with me. I don’t want to live like this.”

As Tianci replied, her emotions seemed to start deteriorating again.

”Tianci, I’m not going to do that... You shouldn’t be so harsh on yourself if you didn’t do this. Tell me, when did you start having this?”

This time, Tianci responded much faster.

”I don’t know... all I can remember is when teacher Lizhen——” Before Tianci could finish, her body started shaking.

”Tianci? Are you there? Let me go get the doctor.”

Just as Xiaoyun was about to stand up, Tianci suddenly lunged toward Xiaoyun.

Xiaoyun was pushed to the ground with Tianci on top of him. With no choice, Xiaoyun pushed Tianci to the side.

As Tianci fell back to the ground, Xiaoyun noticed the change in her eyes as he got back up.

Her eyes were completely blood red, and her iris turned black to dark red.

”Say Xiaoyun if you are still Tianci.” Xiaoyun created a wooden one in his hand.

As expected, Tianci didn’t say anything but slowly walked toward Xiaoyun.

”Stay back, whoever you are. I don’t want to hurt you, but if I have to, I will.” Xiaoyun warned as he raised the wooden stick.

Just as Xiaoyun was about to knock out Tianci with a stick, the redness in her eyes started disappearing.

With a quick reaction, Xiaoyun catches Tianci before she falls onto the ground.

”Tianci, are you there?” XIaoyun asked as he laid Tianci down on the bed.

Tianci seems frozen as she doesn’t respond to any word he says, but her breathing and eyes slowly turning back to normal give hope to Xiaoyun.

”I-I’m so sorry... I——”

”It’s okay. It’s not your fault.” Xiaoyun gently patted Tianci’s back as she suddenly started crying.

”I don’t want to be like this... I just want to be normal.” Tianci slowly calmed down a little.

”Don’t worry, I might have a solution for this.” Xiaoyun considered an ability he hadn’t used for a long time.

”Really? You aren’t lying to me?” Tianci’s voice doubted Xiaoyun’s suggestion, but her face looked as if she wished it to be true.

”Yes, as long as I touch you when you are normal and when you suddenly change to the other person, I can revert you to the real Tianci,” XIaoyun explained.

”What? What do you mean reverting?” Tianci asked as she got a little confused by Xiaoyun’s words.

”Just watch.” Xiaoyun creates a scissor in his hand and then cuts Tianci’s hair.

”What are you doing? Why are you... how did my hair grow back?”

Tianci was shocked as her hair instantly regrowed back despite Xiaoyun cutting it a few seconds ago. Her old hair was still on the floor, with the exact look and everything.

”You believe me now?”

”I... believe you now. But why do you want to help me so much? I don’t have anything to give back to you.” Tianci asked as her tone was finally more hopeful than being full of negativity.

”Seeing a brave woman stand for what’s right and willing to risk their life to save others. What I said in the trial was the truth about how I felt. You do deserve a second chance...

On top of that... I was a little curious why a woman like you would willingly pull a gun and shoot themselves without a second thought, not to mention asking for the death penalty in a court.” Xiaoyun thought for a second.

”Come with me. If you stay in this prison, your condition is only going to get worse. Nobody can help you in here.” Xiaoyun lifted Tianci without asking.

”I-I can walk myself.” Tianci’s face started blushing as she tried to make Xiaoyun drop her back down, but Xiaoyun ignored Tianci’s request.

”You’re a patient from now on. You don’t get to choose.” Xiaoyun replied.

Suddenly, Tianci’s face changed as if she took it seriously.

”Okay, okay, I’m just joking.” Xiaoyun puts Tianci back to the ground.

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The receptionist didn’t ask questions as Xiaoyun supported Tianci out of prison and left.

The two walked back home just as the sun was about to set.

Xiaoyun knocked on the door and waited.

”Hey honey, welcome back... who’s this?” Leyan noticed the women that Xiaoyun was supporting.

”She’s a medical patient that I have to take care of. She’ll stay until I can find a more permanent solution.”

”Medical patient? When did you become a doctor?” Leyan curiously asked as she closed the door.

”You forgot my ability?” Xiaoyun replied as he supported Tianci to the sofa.

”Oh, right, but what’s the issue that she has? She seems fine to me.” Leyan couldn’t tell anything off about Tianci.

”I-I can’t control myself.” Tianci nervously replied to Leyan’s question.

”Control?” Leyan got a little confused.

”Yes, control. Tianci can’t control her body when the other Tianci takes over her body,” Xiaoyun explained.

”Like a split personality disorder? But when did your ability cure mental problems? And have you seen her before to use your ability?”

”I would say it’s pretty similar, except her eyes get all red. And there’s a reason why I said a temporary solution. I think I can try to revert her to where she hasn’t become a different person.

”All red? That doesn’t seem right. That’s an odd condition for split personality.” Leyan couldn’t draw any relationship between the two with her medical experience.

”Yeah, which is why I think it’s something to do with her being used as a test subject for her teacher. Anyway, she’s going to live here for now.” Xiaoyun stretched out his arm to relax.

”Sure, we have many rooms at the house now anyway... But you’re going to need to convince those two.” Leyan pushed the responsibility to Xiaoyun.

”They’ll understand.” Xiaoyun didn’t think much of it.