(Jane) Hey Lucian! That major said you needed us?
We need to get ready for a siege on the base
(Marcus) What's up, man?
The mawlers are going to attack us in 3 hours
(Johnson) I will get the units ready sir
Wait do we have any air defense? *my voice is shaky*
(Johnson) Yes, sir, we have a good amount of ammunition for the air defense
I need to calm down, we can win, I think
We got the line ready, the tanks were given a round each, i dont think any if the mawlers will be an issue, except 1 but if we can take his arm down and surround him i think we can win, most of the woman and children have been put in the headquaters building, its heavily armored, but its not a good place to fight from, very compact, and no way out if they get in, but since its a one way door, i out alot of people watching the entrance and hope that nothing happens to them
(Johnson) Colonel Graves! We are ready for the siege
Okay *tensing up*
(Marcus) cool it man, we got this
We don't know how many of them there will be
(Marcus) I don't think it would be much, I do think we'll see 1 or 2 more of those big ones, the small ones anybody can kill, I didn't get to see what you explained, but I got you back man *smiling widely*
Alright, but don't kill yourself, I'd rather you stay alive with that thing you call a sledgehammer
After a little while of tensely waiting at the posts, we heard sounds
A Bellowed sound from what sounded like 2 brute cane from the parking lot garage, then 2 brutes broke through the wall of the parking lot garage, The both roared and stood still, there bodies were steaming, but they werent burning fast enough to be a problem anymore, then several mawlers flooded oout into the street, they stood still in the street, then several of the flying dinosaur mawlers came from the shadows of the top floor of the parking lot garage, then the mimic mawler walked out of one of the holes made my the brutes, i decided not to let him talk
(Mimic) Hum-!
Fire!
Both the tanks were already aimed and shot, there was a huge puff of smoke from the demolition of concrete and the explosion, after the smoke cleared, my heart dropped
(Mimic) I'll kill all of you!
His left arm was gone, one of the brutes took most of the damage and some of the normal mawlers nearby were killed
*a deafening screech from every mawler*
Privates, FIRE!
The mawlers started sieging the camp, the brute started roaring and running towards one of the tanks, the flying mawlers were flying ahead and got shout out of the air by the air defense, the normal mawlers and stalkers were getting shot down by the privates, the mimic was standing there with his missing arm, he had no eyes but it looked like he was looking at me, he never moved from his stop, then he suddenly started running, he was faster than any man ive seen run, he was already on top of me jumping at me, his one spike came out, i was too slow, i cant kill this thing, its beyond anything ive ever seen, i was pushed out the way
(Johnson) move colone-
He was stabbed in the head by the spike, then from the right of the monster I saw a sledgehammer inches from the mimic's face, it hit
*Boom!* *Crack*
His horn where his eyes should be cracked and he went flying back, ripping Johnson's head off with the spike
(Mimic) Barbs can be so messy
He swung his spike throwing the head off, then the privates near us turned and started shooting, he started running towards me again, but he was slower this time, i could actually see his movement, he picked up his spike to cut me through the heart, i raised my combat knife from my belt loop, i turned the blade slittly down parrying the spike toward the ground, i then tried stabbing the mimic in the head
*Screeech*
I jumped back, the mimic was screeching loudly, he pulled his spike out of the ground, i saw at the corner of my vision a brute running towards us, then marcus swung his sledgehammer stopping the brute in its tracks and didnt go flyignt his time, i took the opponitty to try and stab the mimic again, he instantly got back to reality and dodged
(Mimic) You can't beat me human, You're weak, only type 3 on the board, your friend has a higher chance than you *pointing his spike at me*
I don't know man, all those injuries on you, you're basically as strong as the type 2's
I heard a hollow noise, like wind blowing three a carved pumpkin, he was gone
What the
(Mimic) You're nothing to me human, i could rip you to shreds in seconds, these injuries are just because of my power, when it's off I'll heal and kill you!
How, wait I feel him, he's using the same ability as the stalker but in the sun, will he attack me? Where will it come from? I felt a force pulling me from behind
I dodged to the side and swung my knife, i felt tension then give, and I cut into something
(Mimic) Ah! I'll kill you!
I heard a swooshing sound like a bullet flying by my head, then I felt a force hit my side, and I flew to the side
*crack*
Crap! That's a rib, you do his hard
I felt a force near my head where i landed, i rolled, jumped up and tried tackling whatever was there, i wrapped my arms around something and slammed it head first onto the ground, heard the hollow sound again and he was laying the ground, i could still feel a force pulling so i knew instictively he wasnt dead, i grabbed knife and swung it down with all the adeniline filled strength i could, killing the damn mawler, then the mawler body slowly desovled and i felt a faint force again behind me, i swung around but was to slow and got stabbed in the stomach, i heard the hollow sound again as he came out of invisiblity and he was smiling
(Mimic) I win human
My vision was dimming, but I wasn't bleeding out, his spike was still in me, and I pulled out a Desert Eagle
*flashback*
(Johnson) Colonel Graves! I want you to have this
*picks up Desert Eagle*
(Johnson) im not sure if I'll live till tomorrow, so I wanted to give you this, my father used it for a while then gave it to me, and now im giving it to you, i feel compelled to give it to you, so please accept it
Okay, Johnson, I will take it, thank you
*end of flashback*
I pointed the end of the barrel at the cranium of the mimic
This is for Johnson's motherf-
I pulled the trigger and its head exploded, blood splashing everywhere, i guess their anatomy is different in some ways from ours since I don't think it should have blown up like that,
I could feel myself sinking into the abyss, but I can't leave my friends to fight that last brute, my ears are ripping themselves apart from the sound of the Desert Eagle so close, I could start to hear more
(Jane) Crap crap c-ra-p *she shakly said*
You should be back with the woman and children, why are you here Jane
(Jane) Shut up, stupid, I can fix you up right? Where is the medkit
*I smiled* I have a gaping hole in my stomach this is not fixable Jane
I felt a pull again, a force pulling me, i looked down at the body, i took out my combat knife and cut into it grabbing a gem out of its chest bigger than my hand, i put it in my pocket with the rest of the gems
(Jane) Why did you do that??
Even in death I feel pulled to the gems of these twisted beasts
I looked over to Marcus grappling with the brute, I took aim and shot the Desert Eagle till it was out of ammo, the last shot broke through the armor of the head of the beast, and it fell over dead
Marcus! Grab the gem and bring it to me, and the one that we killed with the tanks
(Marcus) crap man, okay!
I looked around, the mawlers were lost they started running away, i looked at the tank that brute ran towards, the barrel of it was ripped off, but the men were climbing out slowly
This is fine, this is fine, im sorry Emily, I couldn't keep my promise *I started tearing up*
All the pain in my body I started to feel at once, the adrenaline was gone completely, and Marcus gave me the final 2 gems
(Marcus) damn man, you're going to leave me with the 3 girls?
*I started to laugh but stopped because of the pain*
Im sorry Marcus, Jane, it's my turn, I can't feel any-
It was darkness, all I could see, all I could hear was darkness im a small dot in a dark abyss
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Monster Codex
Monster Name: Mimic Mawler (Opiquide)
Type: Evolved Stalker
Threat Level: 5
Description:
A pale, humanoid creature about six feet tall with a lean, corded build and horned ridges where eyes should be. Its face is split by a shark-like grin, throat lined with gills, and arms end in long needle-like spikes instead of hands. Its skin steams in sunlight but doesn't ignite, hinting at partial adaptation. It can mimic human voices with uncanny accuracy, using memories stolen from those it devours.
Strengths:
Mimic double: it makes a double of itself to try and get a jump on the enemy
Mimic Voice: Perfectly replicates the speech and emotion of victims to lure survivors.
Adaptive Stealth: Can vanish briefly by bending light around its form, even in daylight.
Burst Speed & Strength: Short-term muscle overdrive grants immense power and speed, enough to kill higher types of creatures. The effect fades quickly, leaving the body drained and slower.
Tactical Mind: Unlike lower types, Opiquide plans, probes for weakness, and coordinates lesser Mawlers.
Weaknesses:
Post-Burst Fatigue: Each power surge damages muscle tissue and reduces stamina.
Sunlight Exposure: Skin steams and weakens after long periods in light.
Core Reliance: The gem in its chest maintains function; removal results in death.
Overconfidence: Toys with prey instead of finishing fights immediately.
Behavior:
Coldly intelligent, proud, and curious about humans. Speaks with deliberate pauses, studying reactions as if dissecting emotion. When wounded, reason gives way to animal fury. Sees itself as a higher life-form destined to inherit the surface.
Survivor Note (Lucian):
It sneered at me because the system put it on a pedestal. I don't need to be a titan, I need cunning, timing, and a clean shot. That's how you bring down a god in the body of a monster.
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