The only sounds that resonate around them is the flames. Everything else is eerily quiet.

  「This was the calmest things would ever be」

  "Michael."

  John's voice cut through that silence as he adressed his friend walking infront of him.

  "What is going on."

  The simgle repeating question that would have the most obvious answer, John could not accept it.

  "The end."

  Yet, Michael gave a slap in the face answer, there was no hidden kindness or easing in that answer. It made John slightly shocked but... tilting his head up, he tried to ignore his own feelings.

  When he looked up, the night sky was off. Stars were missing and the remaining stars were... misplaced.

  That was when he saw it... a single star opens into an eye.

  "...Michael?"

  The eye closes as Michael turns around, looking confused.

  "Whats up?"

  "...nothing. So we're trying to leave the city?"

  "It is the safest!"

  "How do you know all this?"

  Michael did'nt answer as he turned back around, continuing to walk as John was left in the dust.

  "Hey! Wait up!"

  「Its better to give the benefit of the doubt.」

  Catching up, they stop at a small corner shop to stock up and gather supplies.

  "John, you should change."

  John was still wearing his work suit was dirtied and slightly torn due to the First Hour. Michael handed him some clothes from his backpack.

  「I didnt even notice he had a backpack on until this moment.」

  John just had a blank expression on his face, why? The clothes he was handed were... very tight(?).

  "Me? This?"

  "Yes."

  "No."

  "Yes."

  Michael went into the back and changed his clothes too, somewhat similar but he had a coat on as an extra.

  John had a tired expression as he went to the back after Michael to change. When entering the backrooms to change, he saw a dead body in there.

  「It seemed an Undead cannibal was killed there.」

  On the corner of a wall were clothes, presumably Michael's. John finished changing as hewore the skintight clothes.

  "John! Are you done?"

  "Yeah... im coming."

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  While leaving the backrooms, he sees a seated corpse, half eaten wearing a nice vest.

  Shrug

  john walks out of the backrooms with the skintight top and flexible pants... with a vest on.

  「Thats when i found it.」

  John reached Michael who was looking through the shelves for supplies.

  "Michael."

  Glancing up, Michael let out a quiet choke as he held in his laughter.

  "H-hey john..."

  "What."

  "Look for supplies too."

  Michael waved off John as he turned to continue look.

  John's eyebrow twitched at this.

  「Seriously, was he always this annoying?」

  John sighed as he turned around to look around. Finding many supplies.

  「Current supplies - Backpack, Flashlight, Batterys ×13 (need more), Pens × 2 (current one running out), Water botles bottles and...」

  While picking up and putting supplies in the backpack he found, Michael taps his shoulder.

  "John."

  "What."

  Turning around, he saw Michael with his own backpack and... a sword? 「Where the hell does he get stuff like this?」

  "Where the hell did you get that?"

  "Get what?"

  Michael tilted his head, acting oblivious and cute. John just looked disgusted before looking at what was in his outstretched hand.

  "Here is a gift."

  「A journal...」

  "Why the hell would i need it?"

  "More than you'll know...'

  Taking it out of his hands, John looked through it. A perfectly empty brown journal.

  "Why?"

  "It helps keep your mind secure!"

  Looking through the pages again, the same white pages remain unchanging... except for the last page, three big dots...

  「 ● ● ●」

  "Whats this at the last page?"

  "What?"

  "Nevermin–"

  "The End."

  "What?"

  Michael turned around and headed for the exit.

  "We should start walking again, The Day will soon begin."

  John followed from behind as Michael kept walking, not waiting or slowing down. His steps quicker than normal, almost deliberate.

  "Wait up!–"

  "Quiet."

  Michael put his finger over his lips as lights began shining around.

  "Its starting..."

  Grabbing John's hand, he pulled them both into a shadow.

  "What is??"

  「Daybreak」

  Daybreak

  "Daybreak"

  The sun began its rise, it was fast, its goal was simple. Dominate the sky.

  Soon, it stopped moving as it reached high noon before releasing a high, deafening shrill shriek. The bright rays intensifying.

  《SHRRRIIIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH》

  Thankfully, Michael covered his ears while John was rolling on tground holding his ears.

  "Fucking hell-mphf!"

  Before John could yell out in pain, Michael covered his mouth his his hand.

  "Do not let it hear us..."

  The second round of screaming began. The survivors of The Night must now survive The Day.

  John, removing Michaels hand from his mouth, nodded as he slowly began to speak again.

  "What is that..."

  "The sun. The first thing ever worshipped by human - or any sentient - mind."

  "What?"

  "Do not let it trick you. It is our sun, not god. Do not let it 'bless' you."

  "How do you know about this."

  "John. Now isn't the time for those questions."

  "But it is important as to why i should trust you."

  "John, im your friend. I want to help you, so please. Trust me."

  「My friend... he has been my friend for so long, yet also so annoyeing ing」

  "...fine, i will. But i expect answers to why you know so much."

  "Alright, someday i will tell you."

  John turned his head away with an annoyed huff but what he saw frightened him.

  "Michael... if you know so much, what do eyes in the dark mean..."

  "What? The darkness? That isn't supposed to..."

  Turning to face what John is staring at, he froze before grabbing his hand and running... into the light, into its gaze.

  "Michael! The thought you said-"

  "That was before i knew!"

  "Knew what?"

  "That thing is here! Its out much earlier!"

  Michael's words came out in riddles as John tried to understand any of it.

  "Damn it! Great Radient Lights have come with the Void of Darkness Rebirthed!"

  "Michael! What are you saying!"

  "John! Cover your eyes!"

  Soon, blinding lights shone across them as the gaze of it focused on them.

  John caught a glimpse of the sun... it was beautiful. It was... a blessing.

  "...n!"

  "..hn!"

  It was too beautiful to remove his gaze, it would be wrong to do so.

  "JOHN!"

  The buildings covered the sun as John snapped out of whatever trance was keeping him... a slight shimmer in his eyes.

  John got pulled into a building by Michael, into a kitchen inside of a cafe.

  Dazed, John was sat down onto a desk as he heard screams... warm blood splashing onto his face, yet he did not care... he could not care. His eyes hurt.

  He grabbed and rummaged through his backpack while Michael was... well, removing the survivors of inside the cafe's kitchen.

  Taking out the brown journal, he took out a new pen and began writing.

  「Chapter one...」

  He began writing what happened. As the shimmer in his eyes finally subsided.

  Looking up, he saw Michael wiping his sword... with a campfire, strewn around were splotches of blood and cut up bodies.

  "Michael..."

  "They were undead cannibals."

  "Can we sleep..."

  "...yeah, its safe."