Once I gave the order, the underlings perched on the buildings to the east, west, and south moved immediately, as though they had anticipated my command.

I jumped from the third floor of my building and into the supermarket in one go. As with any supermarket, there were many entrances. That meant, it was impossible to block every entrance. I had to restrict the entryways somehow. I gave a command to the flock of green zombies that were coming into the supermarket.

‘Block the travelator and escalators going up to the second floor. Make sure nothing gets through.’

I split the twenty-three underlings evenly and had them block the way to the second floor. Very quickly, the ground started to rumble. It seemed like the black tsunami had arrived. I took a deep breath and went out through the main entrance of the supermarket. The cold summer breeze made me sniffle.

Thud, thud, thud.

GRR!! KARRR!!

Along with their intimidating footsteps, their hideous voices assaulted my eardrums from a stone’s throw away. I clenched my fists and looked to the horizon. Whenever I found myself in a situation like this, I always asked myself the same question.

‘Why do I put myself through all of this for people that I don’t know?’

Perhaps it was because of my conscience, or just useless hypocrisy....