Who is O'Neill?

Summary of the Previous chapter:

Ash, woke up in an unknown land, lost, lonely, hopeless, desperate. He doesn’t have any memories, the only thing he remembers is, his name is Ash, but later on when he fought a creature, which is known as Undead, he realized he was too strong compared to normal humans, he couldn’t understand why he had such strength, and suddenly some particles of his memory came back, and he found something extremely important, and that is, he had a family, now his goal is to find the family who wasn’t with him, he wants to confront them why they left him, and who was he, what truly is he, and many questions of the sort.

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Chapter- 2: Who is O’Neill?

Ash continued the search for Survivors Camp, and after not finding any human in the city, he saw a route leading to a hill behind the city, he started walking on that path and heard a sound, similar to that of the weapon called a gun.

He felt like he finally found the location of the survivors' camp. He followed the sound and saw 2 humans and 3 undead similar to the one he had smashed, one of the two humans had a gun in hand, and the other was seriously injured.

Ash thought to himself,

will these humans be the same as Joseph?

will he sacrifice the other guy for his own safety?

Are all the humans, scum now?

He, felt like he should first observe and see how it goes,

He saw that the guy with the gun, didn’t leave the injured man, but instead, fought the undead, and tried to distract them and make a safe path for the injured man to escape, and the injured man didn’t run, he tried to distract the one’s behind the guy with the gun. They talked to each other while they fought for their lives...

Injured person – Arsh, run! Don't wait for a dead weight like me, I am just a good for nothing... brother, please don’t waste your time, I don’t want to see my big brother dying because of me...

Arsh – Just shut up! How dare you teach right and wrong to your elder brother, you are just a kid, you don’t know what it takes to leave alone, you don’t know how cruel this world is to strangers, I'd rather die protecting you, than, to run away and live my life alone...

Injured person – why! Why are you trying to be so caring now, you were never there when I needed you back in the days, I always hated you, and I know better than you what it means to be alone, just leave me!

Arsh – I promised mother to never let anything happen to you, as long as I live! And I hate breaking a promise that I made to here.

Injured person – huh! And here I thought I was the only idiot in our family, I promise you if we survive this battle, then, I’ll be sure to take my revenge!

Arsh – nice one mike, you can still joke when you already know we’re gonna die today...

{Both Laughs loudly while facing the life-threatening battle}

Once again, you felt a sharp pain in your head, and this time it was more severe,

You heard some voice,

Sibling – Brother, please help me, those boys in my class bullied me again...

Mother – you idiot, what kind of brother are you, can’t even protect your little sister.

Sister – hehe, it was fun, I got back at you, if you don’t keep your promise the next time, I'll be sure to ask pops to punish you...

Father – hmm, so you’ll make me punish my son, just because he didn’t keep his promise?

Ash – dad, let it go, it’s my fault, I shouldn’t have made a promise like that...

Mom – Ash, promise me, no matter what, you’ll always protect your sister, even when you come face to face with death...

Ash – sure mom, this little thing belongs to me, I won’t let anyone hurt her, only I am allowed to tease her...

{the voice stops coming}

You realized that you had a happy family. so surely, they wouldn’t abandon you no matter what,

Then, why is it, that you were alone?

You decided that it’s not the right time to think for the reason, I don’t know where my family is, but what I know is, I can help another big brother to save his younger sibling...

You joined the fight, and it was over in no time, you single-handedly smashed 2 1st Gen Undeads, and Arsh cleaned up the last one, thanks to your help.

Arsh came to you to thank you,

Arsh – thanks a lot bro, I can’t express how blessed I feel to live another day with my brother, I... I thought... we were gonna die...

Ash – don't cry, I don’t like it, you were so tough just a moment ago, why are you acting like a weak little girl...

Arsh – sorry, I got emotional again, that was the first time I ever fought something, like... I am a scaredy-cat.

Ash – Alright, leave the stories for later, now, tell me, do you know where the survivor’s camp is?

Arsh – I do, let me lead the way, but first, can you stay here with my brother, I'll bring a wheelchair to carry him, I am not strong enough to carry him on my back...

Ash – just be straight, I know you want me to carry him, that’s why you are describing it with so much detail...

Arsh – hehe, sorry...

Mike – hey, there’s an injured person here, stop talking and help me get up!

Ash – you! Alright, then don’t mind me!

{ash grabbed his legs and arms, and lift him, and placed him on his shoulders like a rice bag}

Mike – Hey! Hey! Put me down! I’m scared! Don't you know how to treat an injured person?!

Ash – no, I don’t, I lost all my memories, so I don’t know what you mean, and because you're not so heavy, I feel more comfortable to carry you like this...

Mike – like hell I care about your memories, put me down or else...

{Ash got irritated and stared at him, mike felt chills going down his spine, from fear}

Ash – or else, what or else? What will you do?

Mike – I... I'll cry!!

{Arsh couldn’t take it any longer, and started laughing loudly}

Arsh – alright, jokes aside, you can think of him as just useless luggage, and carry him however you want.

Mike – thing?! What about that promise you were talking about? Was it all fake?

Arsh – I made a promise to protect you from danger, I never promised that I won’t let you feel pain ever... did I?

Mike – how could you? I thought you finally turned into a good big brother...

{They both laughed, but ash couldn’t take it}

Ash – Don't irritate me! Take me to the camp, or you die, I am not in the mood to joke, you get it?

Arsh – alright, follow me.

{Arsh started walking down the path on the other side of the hill}

Ash – how many survivors are there excluding us?

Arsh – there are 12, and only 8 of which, are capable of fighting because my brother is injured now...

Mike – thanks to me, the best fighter among all 13 of us, we were able to find an abandoned building, which is hidden deep in the forest, there is barely one or two 3rd Gen undead are present in there and we have enough food to last us a year in the building.

Ash – food?

Mike – so, even Mr. Hulk can’t escape the temptation of food, hmm...

Ash – Hulk? What does it mean? Well, it doesn’t matter..., from what you told me, it’s supposed to be 14 survivors, not 13, were you telling lies?

Arsh – Actually, we were only 13 in the beginning, but there was another guy, who found that place before we did, so we accepted, and joined his team. And now we’re 14 people, he’s an extremely good sniper.

Ash – What's a sniper?

Arsh – it's useless for you to know, there’s no need for you to think about it, I guess, you can even fight, face to face with those sub-demons if you are barehanded.

Ash – Alright, take me there...

Arsh – sure, we’ll be there soon, do you have any more questions?

Ash – I do. I heard from someone that, the human scientists researched the undead, and found some useful info on them..., what did they find? And is there any scientist alive?

Arsh – all the scientists are dead, and the information they found was, these undead are not the same as humans, even though they were Humans at first. Yes, they do have some similar weak points, like their joints, but unlike humans who’ll be unable to fight if something like that happens to them, these creatures are different, they don’t feel pain, even if you cut their body parts, they can still fight, and because of the sub-demons, the undead can work in proper unity even without having a brain. But the best discovery is, both the Undead and the sub-demon have a common weak point, and, it’s their head, if you smash its head open, or slash their neck and behead them, then they die, the same as humans...

Ash – I didn’t get the whole thing, but, if I'm not wrong, I just have to blast their heads with my strength, right?

Arsh – Perfect!! {Feels Awkward}.

{soon, a large building cam insight, it was deep in the forest, but we could see a path going to the city from there, but it seems it’s dangerous because there are too many Undead there...}

Arsh – we have reached the base, we have some blunt and sharp weapons stored in there, so, after you are done eating, come and check them out.

Ash – sure, let’s see if you have anything stronger than my fist.

Arsh – sure, let’s see, we have a baby, that’s super heavy, nobody can even lift it... if you can, then, it’s yours...

Ash – this gets me exciting, though, what kind of weapon is it, is it something like that gun or what?

Arsh – it's a super heavy sledgehammer.

Ash – Sledgehammer? What's that? What's a hammer?

Arsh – Just wait and see...

Ash – alright.

Arsh went inside and told the other survivors about Ash and his strength, and about him losing all his memories, like, almost everything.

Later that day, he went to see the sledgehammer with Arsh, according to Arsh, after the appearance of the undead, many minerals, resources, and metals started appearing on the surface, even the rarest like Francium, Tanzanite, and Astatine became common. Even Titanium and Tungsten became a cheap product, that could be found almost anywhere. In just 2 years, the world developed at a drastic pace.

This Sledge Hammer was made with Tungsten, its weight was almost 60KG, that’s 132.3 pounds(lbs.). Though it was made for Humanity’s soon to be slaves, the new species, Sub-Demon, But... Neither Humans nor Sub-Demons could lift it, and it was deemed useless.

Ash – Arsh... I don’t even remember the names of my family members, I barely found out about that thing called Gun, and now, you started lecturing me on some shit called metal and all, I don’t understand any of that stuff, everything is new to me...

Arsh – sorry, I forgot that you are similar to those undead in a way, neither you nor them, knows much about this world...

Ash – the next time you give a speech like this, I'll be sure to smash that head of yours with that same hammer you were blabbering about. I don’t care about the info...

Arsh – hey! Why are you being rude to me, I never wanted to give a speech, if I so wanted, then I could have stood up for presidency, you think I'm an idiot? Even if you do, please don’t say yes.

Ash – well, that’s true. And... you really are an idiot.

{Arsh Chuckles and continues..}

Arsh – Jokes aside, let me show you the Hammer.

{They enter the room where weapons were stored}

Ash – Woah! What's that?

Arsh – though the hammer was made for the Sub-Demons, it was inspired by the Mjölnir, thanks to the useless craze of those cosplayers...

Ash – I don’t know what that is, but it sure looks great.

Arsh – you were acting tough just now, why not try to lift it?

Ash – sure.

Ash tried to lift it, but it was too difficult to stand stably on the ground. It took him over an hour just to get his body stable, but, after that, it was as if the hammer was part of his body.

The night came, it was full of darkness, it felt Ominous, felt like something bad was gonna happen...

Arsh couldn't fall asleep and go to Ash's room...

Arsh – Hey, Ash... are you still awake?

Ash – Yes... Do you need anything?

Arsh – Well, I was a little afraid, and wanted to talk to someone... my brother and the rest of them are all already asleep, so I was just checking, if you are awake or not...

Ash – Sure, we can talk... either way I wanted to ask you more about this world, like those weapons and these creatures, I want to know it all...

Arsh – welp, that's easy for me... but, don't you dare start getting angry at me like you did when I was telling you about the metals, hammer, and all that stuff...

Ash – Argh! Alright, but keep it simple, I can't understand all that stuff, it's too confusing...

Arsh – why are you so eager to find out? you can get all this with time... why do you want me to explain everything to you so fast...?

Ash – Because... I thought, if I find out more about this world, my memories might trigger, and I might find a clue about my parents, my family... I wanna know, who I am... what I am... So please, please... make it simple and help me out with this...

{Ash and Arsh talked all night, and Ash understood most of it, like vehicles, rich and poor, the strength of Undeads based on their Generation, and couldn't understand stuff related to science and machinery, things like metals and all}

The next day, there was a loud noise coming from outside, all the survivors were scared and confused.

Ash asked them what it was and why they were so scared. They told him that it was a truck, a vehicle, which was used for carrying heavy materials from one place to another, it was used by the poorest people, it is an object used for traveling and transportation.

Ash – Why is everyone so scared instead of being happy?

Mike – that’s because, trucks have become more or less useless in this day and age, there is no fuel, so it's impossible to refill and use it. The Sub-Demons have occupied almost the entire planet, and all the fuel, oil resources are under them.

Ash – then, do you think those are Sub-Demons?

Arsh – actually, no. Because the Sub-Demons are more intelligent than most Humans and don't need to be scared of anything, they like to watch from the sidelines as one human kills another, they are similar to Demons, who enjoy seeing other Races in Despair, these Sub-Demons worship the God, Yami.

Ash – then, what’s the problem?

Mike – thought they might not be Sub-Demons, they could still be super rich humans, those rich bastards have enough weapons to stand against the Sub-Demons, but that won’t be the case for long, and even they know, that the end of Humanity is near, so... they stopped wasting their time thinking ways to defeat or escape from Sub-Demons and started enjoying their lavish lives, by enslaving the commoners, enjoying themselves as much as possible.

Arsh – it's not Sub-Demons that are dangerous, it’s actually Humans. They are selfish scum by nature, but some of them get a good upbringing, making them the other way around. Humans, if I say, are the most innocent and chaotic beings in existence.

Ash – though I didn’t understand the whole thing, I still liked those words...

Mike – that's true, brother could become a famous leader if he was born a Sub-Demon, he understands the mentality and the way of life of every creature, his mind is sharp, but because of his timid personality, he’s just useless.

Ash – so, what should I do with this human scum?

Mike – I don’t know, we can’t fight them, it’s better to surrender...

Ash – no, there’s a better plan, I'll beat him up, and go meet his leader, and if possible, I'll free all those humans he captured.

Arsh – no, I can’t let you, that’s dangerous.

Mike – brother, let him go, he is powerful enough to fight one-on-one with a Sub-Demon, and with the addition of that hammer, he’s invincible.

Ash – that's right, I can easily win, and if not, I can still escape.

Arsh – please be safe, your life is more important than our safety because you are the only human capable of standing against the Sub-Demons.

Ash – sure.

Ash went outside, when that guy saw ash with the hammer, he tried to escape. But Ash was fast enough to capture him. Ash grabbed his neck, making it hard for him to breathe...

Ash – hey, who the hell are you? Why are you at my base?

Slave – I.. I.. a.. am, unable to...

{Ash released his grip and tied him with a rope he got from Arsh}

Ash – So, why are you here? What do you want?

Slave – I came here on the order of my boss, O’Neill. He told me that you would arrive here by yesterday or today, and I had to pick you up from here and take you to the Stadium, where his base is located.

Ash – Did he tell you my name?

Slave – Yes, he said, 'a man named Ash, will arrive at the survivor camp in a day or two, you have to go there and bring him here to me'.

Ash – how? How did he know my name? Who is he?

Slave – I don’t know, all I know is, I am supposed to take you there, you can tell your survivor friends before leaving...

Ash – You!

Ash grabbed his neck, lift him in the air, and threw him inside the building. Ash explained the situation to everyone. No one knew who O’Neill is.

Slave – the hell is wrong with you rich people?! First, you make me run errands, then start beating me up as if I'm not a human, I'm not your plaything, I wouldn’t have talked to you politely if not for that bastard capturing all the poor people and using them as slaves, you and that rich friend of yours are the same, if I disobey, they’ll be punished, it’s always like this, we suffer because of rich, humans sure are scum by nature, the god should have destroyed us all that day.

{Ash realized that he was no different from Joseph, as time passed by, he started enjoying power, to the point he didn’t differentiate a human and an undead}.

Ash – I'm sorry, so please take me to your boss...

Slave – heh, don’t act. I know you are no different, you have your own selfish desires...