Similar to Resident Evil, a deadly virus escaped from the lab and spread around the world.  Most people die within days and then become zombies.  There were some population survived this virus.  20% of the human population were immune to the virus, however, they were being eaten and kill off rapidly by the undead.  Another 10% of the population were infected by the virus but did not die because of it.  Instead they retain most human characteristics but obtained the lust for human flesh, they become cannibals!  These cannibals act and think like humans, and they immediately see the problem they are facing – humans are dying off due to the onslaught of the zombies.  The zombies are extinguishing their food source. So the cannibals made a decision, they become zombie slayers, they are the protector of the remaining human race.  They still eat humans, but in a much more sustainable way than the brainless zombies who just kill any human in their sight.  Thus the cannibals are fighters, but at the same time they are patrons of art, they regard art, music, drama etc highly and would let the most talented humans in these fields live and work side by side with them in protection.

I escaped a zombie infected village and come across a large group of cannibals (about a hundred strong hat travels in a dozen huge container trucks).  They heard me sang a song in the woods and were fascinated by it.  They offer me to join their music and drama group, in exchange they will protect me and even teach me how to fight zombies.  I, of course have no choice but to join them.  There were already a few humans in the group.  One of them is Brad, a local young pianist legend who reluctantly joined the group (by way of getting captured by the cannibals).  Because he refused to cooperate with the play that the cannibals are practicing, he was not allow to interact with any human in the group as a punishment.  I took notice of him whenever he was doing chores for the cannibals.  He has that classic good look that makes me secretly has a crush on him.  

In the mean time I was quickly become a favorite of these nomad cannibals because I did more than my share of cooperation in the play and also in everyday interactions.  They taught me how to fight zombies and let me into their lives more than any humans in the group.  I learned that there were increasing tensions within the rank of cannibals about the future and their way of life.  Many of them are attempting the ultimate co-existence with humans by swearing off human flesh.  They even have their scientists looking into ways to create synthetic meat that taste just like human flesh. While another group is more wary about the denial of their own nature, and enjoy running a fear-based regime in dealing with the humans.

One day their was a huge confrontation outside our living quarters, apparently one of my human friend in the group Andi was caught sharing food with Brad.  The cannibals discussed how to punish Andi and Brad and they have decided to leave Andi behind and let her fence for the onslaught of zombies for herself.  Brad on the other hand, will be forced to continue staying with the group knowing that without the protection of the group and the cannibals, she will surely perished.  To my surprise the decision did not come lightly because there was a fierce argument within the cannibals. I was standing next to the cannibals when they announce the decision.  I could not hide from the anger in Brad’s eyes when he was looking at my direction.

I was ashamed of not knowing what to do to help. I went to talk with Zoe, the cannibal who would handle the “release” of Andi into the wild.  He was one of the more sympathetic ones.  He said the more interaction they have with human like me, the more sympathetic they become.  But a few elders and their supporters in the group are more hawkish in this and there is not much he can do but to follow the order.  He did “suggest” that I should leak the information to Andi on which town the group will be headed next she can followed in secret, while him and a few other sympathetic cannibals can  keep an eye on her and provide the protection whenever it’s possible.  I saw Andi one last time with the permission of Zoe, and secretly handed her multi-purpose GPS device so that she can follow the group while I would know about her location at all time.

I went to practice the play and to my surprise Brad was there providing music with a keyboard for the very first time.  I guess he’s trying to appease the cannibals by doing whatever he can hoping that they would allow Andi to stay.  The cannibals finally allowed Brad to interact with the others but did not appeal their decision on Andi.  The night before Andi’s exile, Brad came over to my tent and asked for help.  I told him about my plan.  He still worries about Andi’s safety but thought that is the best anyone can do for now.  He kissed me to thank me for my help.  

A few weeks passed and the group traveled to a deserted city.  We found an easily defendable area and settled there.  The cannibals were planning on a permanent stay.  I received a distress signal from Andi, originated from a different area in the city.  I told Zoe so that he can cover my absence while I head off to find Andi. Unaware that Brad has followed me as well.  I followed the signal to an abandon apartment complex where I caught Brad and we team up to find Andi.  The building was occupied by a mutated giant spider and its many descendants.  In addition, zombies roamed the hall as well.  I was increasingly worried about Andi, but luckily she was caught by the web of giant spider instead of the zombies.  In the web there was another human, Jack.  We rescued them while slaying spiders and zombies.  We fought our way out of the complex and onto the street.  We were joined by Zoe and a group of cannibals and humans.  Zoe told me that the group has formally split into two factions, one that want to co-exist equally with humans and the other hawkish group that want to continue their way of life.  We settled at the outskirts of the city to continue to find a way to survive in this harsh world.  And by the way, Andi and Jack become a couple while Brad and I are together.

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This dream read more like a novel than your typical dream, I am thinking this is the kind of dreams that led to S. Meyers’ Twilight.  Tell me if I can turn this into a novel that people would read~ hehehe~

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