Читать книгу The Fallen Heroine - Fabienne Gschwind - Страница 4

Call me Matthis Kembs, I’m 19 years old and I come from a tiny Alsacian Village in France.

I will start tomorrow as a cadet in the Repro-Security unit from the french city “La Rochelle.”

Repros are the plague of the twenty-second century. These are genetically reprogrammed creatures that have been infected by a virus. The reprogrammed animals - named repros - become mindless monsters that attack everyone. Either the attacked person or animal is torn to shreds or it is contaminated with the virus, which also turned him into a monster.

No wonder that the reprogrammed creatures are simply called "zombies". Because they are just as hard to kill as these mythical figures. Specially trained soldiers of the Repro Security - called ReS - hunt and kill these monsters.

I myself was forcibly recruited by the ReS a month ago and am now assigned to Captain Arlette's unit.

It is the most famous repro squad in France with the legendary Tamara Arlette as commander. Everyone knows her and her deeds are celebrated worldwide. So it is an honour to serve with her.

I have just arrived at my new apartment in La Rochelle. The apartment was rented for me by the Repro Security headquarters.

Fortunately, my new apartment was furnished and I only had to unpack my few belongings. Just as I finished, my multicomputer beeped. It was a video call from the Repro Security headquarters.

In the call was not only someone from Human Ressources but also the chief editor of Multichannel-1, the biggest TV station and publisher in France!

They quickly explained to me what it was about. They asked if I would be willing to keep an accurate diary and give insight into my life in the ReS Squad of La Rochelle.

And of course, more importantly, to describe exactly what the famous commander Arlette was doing, behind the scenes. They had already projected the earnings and offered me 30% of the profits. Should I die in action, it would all go to my family. I just stared at the amount I could earn and immediately agreed.

That same evening I prepared a computer file where I would describe all my experiences in detail.