MicroHorror

June 24, 2009

Starvation

Vladimir Kopavich (Vlad “The Drab” to all his buddies, who were now all long gone) staggered down the road. He was dying. He had long thought himself immortal, his whole kind immortal, but starvation, it seemed, was the great equalizer.

The countless zombies that filled the streets paid him no mind, and he paid them none, even though to move forward he often had to shove one out of the way. They showed no interest in him, because he could not provide the food they desired.

And neither could they to him.

And so Vlad “The Drab,” the last vampire, fell to his knees and reflected on the irony of life. He would die of starvation, just as his brothers before him.

The zombies filled the city streets like liquid in a glass, swarming and moaning up and down each street, searching for the same thing Vlad needed.

But there were no humans left.

Just zombies. Millions of zombies.

People, people everywhere, but not a drop to drink.

7 Comments »

  1. Nice story Jeff. The ending made me chuckle.

    Comment by TonySmith — June 24, 2009 @ 8:56 pm

  2. Loved it!

    Comment by Bob Eccles — June 24, 2009 @ 9:57 pm

  3. Nice concept. Good story.

    Comment by joshua scribner — June 25, 2009 @ 5:04 pm

  4. Interesting mix.

    Comment by Brett — June 30, 2009 @ 2:10 am

  5. That was tremendous! got me laughing, clever concept.

    Comment by Leehughes — August 9, 2009 @ 7:24 am

  6. The concluding line was devastatingly hilarious!

    Comment by Soham Ganguly — June 29, 2010 @ 11:34 am

  7. Had a good laugh out of that one. Nicely done.

    Comment by Viktor James Night — December 23, 2010 @ 12:14 pm

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