Hiding in an abandoned building, formerly an office building that was destroyed by the fire, Malik was breathing a bit heavy while peeking out one of the broken windows, where the smell of ash filled his nose. having a hand one his cleaver just in case someone was to have a run in with him. His clothing, stained with speckles of blood from an altercation he was in the middle of before.

Three days ago, Malik was on his daily run to find more food when he was sneaking into a store to rummage through anything that may have been left behind. Grabbing snacks and such, looking to stock up on beverages, Malik quietly and cautiously looked around a little more before getting ready to head out. That was before he walked up to the back door only for it to fly open with 4 guys with machetes and baseball bats walking in to catch Malik. 

This was indeed too good to be true. No way in hell could he get out of this place with no problem. Seems that's not the way the world works. It was like life was telling him, he needed conflict to become stronger. Your earnings are not rewarding unless you go through some struggle. it was interesting that these men were not sick like others and that they weren't caught by the military yet. That was usually the scene around them in this war-torn world of today.

As these men surrounded him, Malik did have his knife and cleaver but a gun would have been favorable and he prayed that his antagonists didn't have one. As the fight was initiated with the men surrounding him, Malik didn't hold back. he had to be brutal. Killing was not something he wished to do but this was survival. lodging his cleaver into on man's skull, stabbing another to death, slitting one's through and breaking the other's neck while sustaining cuts and bruises himself, the fight for his food looked to be won until 2 soldiers showed up at the end of the intense fight.

Tired and not wanting to continue, malik ran and was being pursued by the two men as they separated. malik knew he couldn't simply get out of this without encountering one of them. While hiding in the cut deep in the alley, Malik grabbed one of the soldiers killing him and taking his gun. Shortly, running into the other, Malik shot him in the head. hear the shots, 3 other soldiers went to check it out and found Malik near their comrade's body as they yelled in their language at Malik to stop but Malik fired at them, running off. 

Ever since then, the soldiers have multiplied near the area to look for him for the murder of the 2 soldiers. 

Now....
Still in hiding and watching trucks go by, Malik knew he needed to keep going as he had to find the back way out where he would not be spotted. He figured that he would be safer in a less populated area, thinking the new subdivision would be his best bet to lay low for a while before needing to head off again. On the way, he picked up his supplies that he had hiding and headed to the subdivision.