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A/N: This story of Resident Evil is in first person mode, so it takes the form of either man or woman whose description can only be made by you the reader. Also this story takes place just a few hours after the Hive was reopened, you will find some parts of the story have been blended in to roughly match that of the timeline of Resident Evil: Apocalypse the movie. But all I can ask of you is to just enjoy it. Also this is a mini-series so the chapters will be short and the story itself short as well. Thank You.

Summary: See through the eyes of one of the residents what really happened when the infection of the T-Virus spread to Raccoon City during Resident Evil: Apocalypse.

Resident Evil: Apocalypse Rising

Chapter 4

Blinding Light

I must have thrown up god knows how many times, the sewage smell ran up my nose and into my stomach, the sewer in Raccoon City smelt of, gone off eggs, sulphur, at least I think it was sulphur and that of old damp socks, so add them all up tenfold, then you have one nasty motherfucker of a smell lingering in the sewers beneath Raccoon City.

I was surprised that the stench didn't creep through the manhole covers and spread into the city, the smell itself could even kill off those bloodthirsty Zombies.

But the further I ventured into the sewers, you sort of get used to the smell, your mind just pushes the smell aside, that is, until you stop and start thinking about the smell again, that is when you are begging to find a way out for fresh air and hope to god you won't suffocate or die from the smell itself, frankly I would rather suffer in the sewers than face the street of those horrific monsters.

I had to get my mind off the smell, so I decided to concentrate on finding a way out of this sewer, with the sewer water touching and soaking my ankles, I felt a soft current pass my feet, so I decided to follow that current, not exactly rocket science, follow the current and that current is bound to lead you somewhere.

So as I traversed the dark, damp, dripping wet sewers with only my flashlight to light the way, I began to find – hopefully – my out.

It was now approaching 4am, not long now and it will be dawn, and here I was shunting myself down into a sewer trying to escape a city full of un-dead. What a world I live in.

~~~Resident Evil: Apocalypse Rising~~~

However long this sewer was, I had no idea, but I was relieve to see a small dim light a bit further up ahead, this had to be the exit. I ran as the light got brighter and brighter, the green sewer water sloshing beneath my feet. As I got closer I could hear birds tweeting and the smell of the sewers seemed to lift and I smelt fresh air blowing my way, I knew this meant I was near freedom from the city up above me.

My only hope was that Umbrella hadn't sealed off the sewers completely.

The further up I got, I was relieved to know that Umbrella hadn't sealed up the sewer, I closed my eye and I cried a little, overwhelmed at the fact that I was going to get out of the danger zone safely, if you have felt a sense of relief in that moment where a sudden warmth enters and seeps into your body bringing a fresh new meaning to you in general, well that is what I felt at this moment. Seeing this part of the sewer still open brought joy to my life.

But was I that stupid? Oh no, I had a gut feeling that Umbrella might be lurking just outside, as if I was going to fall for that.

Slowly, I approached the manhole and carefully peeped around the sides, but I saw no one around. It was safe for me to venture further out.

I strolled out of the manhole and found myself standing in a small quarry of sorts, surrounded by trees of green and barks of brown wood. That smell of dampness that made you feel that you were in a rainforest, made me weak at the knees, to actually smell something other than blood, sweat, sulphur and rotting eggs was just what I wanted.

I had a very good inkling on where I was, there was no mistaking this place even if one had never been here before. Arklay Mountains, I was well beyond the limits of Raccoon City.

I checked my watch, it was slowly brightening up, but you could smell that the morning air was following in its wake.

I found a narrow path that lead up to a rock a face. I bet I could get a good view from up there. So I made my way.

I started climbing, but the path was so slippery and muddy, I even had trouble in trying to get a footing, if you have ever held soap, which I am guessing everyone in the world has at some point, you will realize how slippery it is, only this time, you feel like the soap.

I had no idea how many times I kept slipping up this path so many times that the front half of my clothes were muddy, not to mention honking from the smell of sweat and the sewage smell combined, I sure needed a shower.

But, however I did it; I managed to get to the top, out of breath and was desperate for a drink. I sat on the ground for a few minutes waiting to get my strength and breath back.

From where I sat I looked over and saw lingering in the distance with a dense black smoke rising here and there, was Raccoon City.

I couldn't believe myself in wondering that I had escaped from that hellhole, even by the skin of my teeth.

Looking back at Raccoon City in the distance, it was hard to believe that the place I grew up was now a subject of terror and horror. I had seen people get killed in the gruesome ways imaginable. I had survived from being shot at by a, whatever the fuck the thing that held a gun at me and spared my life was. I had crawled through a sewer tunnel to emerge on the far side of Raccoon City honking and bogging like shit and piss, and here I was, free of horror and terror, but still the images lingered in my mind of those bloodless and…even as I think about them, I just wanted to throw up.

But I was safe now, free from the horrors of Raccoon City. At least I thought I was, that was until I heard a loud thrumming sound overhead.

I turned my head in all directions before I saw zooming at top speed from the far left hand side of the city, something that looked like a small fighter plane.

I squinted to get a better look, I wondered why there was a plane nearing the city, maybe it was scouring the city for survivors.

It seemed to zoom over the top of the skyscrapers of the city.

Then all rather suddenly my eyes were caught in a blinding light which burnt and stung my eyes. I turned away only to be met by a deafening sonic boom, it felt as if I was standing next to a loud rock concert speaker with a thousand tone of dynamite right next to my ears going off all at once, even covering my ears failed to muffle the sound.

I felt an intense heat behind me and I could feel my clothes sticking to my back. Then I felt the sudden rush of wind sweep past me, it wasn't half strong as it nearly knocked me off my feet and sent me flying, still at least I kept my balance. Some trees and bushes and rocks got thrown from their places, I even had to duck from getting hit by a rock which skimmed my left temple.

The deafening boom quietened slightly, but I could still hear the rumble of thunder mixed with explosions of all sorts.

I turned around slowly, and I realized that I shouldn't have done this, for I was met with a sight, that made me sick to the heart.

Towering over me like a massive giant was a grey and white mushroom cloud that extended so high that the more I craned my neck, the more my neck hurt. It then struck me. The plane I saw just moments ago was actually a missile. And an even more terrible thought had occurred to me, Raccoon City, my home, where all my friends and family had been were destroyed, dead, sanitized and turned to ash by the army, or I'd wager to say, Umbrella.

I stood staring out far at the mushroom cloud. I could hardly believe it; Raccoon City had been wiped from the earth. I stood frozen to the spot, just looking as the mushroom cloud continued to grow.

Then something caught my attention the sound of whirling blades, I looked around, just briefly I saw what looked like a black chopper, land behind set of hills just a few miles from where I stood.

I heard a faint soft muffled bang. And just moment after the chopper went down, I saw black smoke rise over the tops of the mountain.

I sighed heavily, I knew what happened, I just knew it, and by the density of the smoke which was pitch black, it was safe to say that not one person on that chopper survived, I just had a gut feeling, for the chances of them getting out of that chopper was one in a million, compared to surviving a nuclear blast which was one in a billion chance.

What I saw got me thinking, there was bound to be more people that were still alive in Raccoon City, safe from those creatures, those monsters, and not one of them had survived, they were all incinerated when the missile struck, and I saw it happen with my very own eyes.

Whatever happened here, the world must know, everyone must know the truth, I witnessed it happen, I am the proof, I saw everything, and no one on this earth will stop me from getting the truth out into the open.

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A/N: Here is the last chapter or Apocalypse rising, hope you all are having a wonderful Hallowe'en night, also, I might express interest in extending this story a little longer, but from different viewpoints of different people in the city of Raccoon, anyway, we'll see.

Reviews would be nice.

SoulVirus

Chapter Written out 16/10/2012

Re-modifed 31/10/2012

Updated 17:05pm