He could feel it in his gut. There were horrors everywhere. In every corner, behind every wall, in every shadow. Beads of cold sweat ran down the author's forehead as his eyes darted back and darted back and forth at every inch of the room. They could even be standing behind him right now. Reaching out and putting a hand on his shoulder this very instant. Much like the hand that was on his shoulder right at the moment.
Salem jolted, the realization hitting him that someone was holding onto his shoulder. In his state of panic he had forgotten that he was in the center of the group and that there was no chance a zombie would have snuck up on him, so he was surprised to see the tall individual apparently attempting to put him at ease. At least, he assumed so. His tone was very cold and dismissive. Rune had backed up the statement, saying no one was ever unarmed if they had magic.
“Right… I forgot.” Salem admitted, his panic-addled brain making him forget that in a world of monsters and zombies magic was also a thing that existed. Especially when Rune previously told him as much, and even earlier told him she knew how to wield it at Gorgon Ramsay's kitchen. “I didn't imagine magic would be so practical and… Battle-ready.” Honestly, he had imagined that magic was more along the lines of rituals and extended casting to subtly influence the world, more druidic and less Harry Potter. Not something one could pull out of the air at will.
In any case, the tall man had revealed a suspicion Salem had to begin with, regarding that Rune had not in fact been a human being. Great, just when he thought he was befriending other humans who could ween him into the world of monsters a little easier they had been a monster themselves. That put a fresh perspective on things… at least they seemed to get along well. But now Salem was especially worried that was a ruse. Could he even actually trust monsters? They did have a common enemy at the moment, so that was something. Unless they were only bringing him along as food. Fuck, why did he sign up for this job again?!
Without being able to think or respond, Rune quickly pulled him behind cover as she heard growing noises coming from a location nearby. Salem heard them too, but unlike time he heard them literally everywhere, which was likely a result of his panic overwhelming his sense. Rune had mentioned something about being there to protect him, but while he appreciated the gesture, he couldn't help but feel like shit. He did sign up for this, after all. He should be pulling his weight.
Biran and Jasmine had already opened fire, with Rune demonstrating her magical capabilities by igniting her hand with blue flame, spontaneously combusting at her own whim, before she flung it I to the creature making their way towards them, exploding. Salem couldn't help but marvel at the sight. Of course he knew magic was real by this point; he'd have to be stupid not to. But seeing it actually unfold on front of his eyes was a surreal image. Rune turned back to Salem, reassuring him again with some light bragging about her promise to show him magic sometime. “... That's incredible.” Salem admitted, not really saying it so much as letting it slip out of his thought bubble audibly.
As the shadowy creature began to approach closer and closer to them, Salem raised his gun and held it over his cover. At least these things were supposed to be slow. That gave him the opportunity to practice aiming with a real target. Not like him participating would suddenly attract more zombies, as the group already made their positions known to begin with and have probably done so right off the bat. He tried to aim for the head area. Zombies were weak in the head, right? That's where they always were in the movies. Besides, who wouldn't be vulnerable to a shot there? Probably vampires, but that's another story.
Bang!
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Salem fires his Tier 1 Pistol. +1 for Rune's inspiration.
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