record of the black earth

Alexandroves POV 

he made it to the gate, mostly his body was complaining even though he didn't go that far it was official he needed to fix his malnutrition as fast as possible, he wouldn't survive otherwise.

"GET IN LINE FOR YOUR PILLS"

the guard shouted for all the...4? people to line up they all looked old or dyeing with the exception of Alexandrove all though he did look worse for wear he still looked healthier then the others the other three people looked at each other as if the others pissed in there coffee but that is to be expected they were all competing to get more tags, for all intense and prepuces it was a free for all revolving around money.

there were two guards, one was giving out what looked like brown triangular bandages and the other a small yellowed envelopes that were filled with 5 pills of different colors he asked the first guard polity what the pills were for, the young soldier half smiled and answered in simple and hushed words the

"first is potassium iodine impression blue for blocking radiation particles, the second is teren for organophosphorus nerve agents, the third is cystamine to minimize radiation symptoms, the forth is sulphadimetoxin a general anti-microbial and lastly the fifth the black one is tetracycline for bio-hazards. 

and this is for the gas and the smell"

he said as he gave Alexandrove the bandage.

" sorry i didn't catch your name?"

asked the soldier politely.

" Alexandrove and you "he said as he extended his hand for a hand shake.

"radeve and that's losteve the captain" he said shacking his hand and pointing at the guard with the pills 

" RADEVE GET A MOVE ON" yelled losteve.

" charming as ever....try not to get to far into the red zone, and if you are spotted by any kind of eruptide run to the wall, the guns will take care of them...ow and, don't die." 

after saying so radeve started handing out the bandages to everyone, as losteve gave the meds once everyone was prepared they headed out.

the ground looked dead and the only thing that remaind standing appart from the wall was the husky remains of trees that were outside what the soldiers called the red zone it spanned about 4klm after the red zone was the point were the wall mounted ball turrets couldn't reach and only the wall howitzers could somewhat reach but he wasn't holing his breath that they would help if the worse came.

"okay so...were do I find dog tags?"

he asked losteve the only guard that escorted them out, losteve stared at him and spoke.

" the black zone, best hope you can run "

Alexandrove realized one thing that he underestimated the danger involved with the job, suddenly every one started to run into the black zone Alexandrove included, he wasn't dense enough to not understand he needed money and he didn't have any other choice.

he was a bit faster then the rest so he had an advantage over the others, this whent on for hours, running, grabing stealing at the end he was heading back with 19 dog tags, a fair amount even though he lost some to the others he was still pretty sure he would be good on money for a week if he played it smart.

he's memory's of the actual Alexandrove were pretty fogy but he differently understood the value of money, this world used 5 denominations, shards, copper plates, silver plates, gold plates, and lastly platinum plates, one copper plate was the equivalent to 1 rubles and one silver plate was the equivalent of 100 rubles, one gold plate was around 1000 and a platinum was around 10.000 rubles he currently had 9 silver and 10 copper plates approximately 1000 rubles or the equivalent of one gold plate a fair amount of change for a single person to live for a month in a dissent building.

he almost made it to the red zone when he heard a screech like nails on a chalk board, he turned around to see a ant/mantis hybrid catch and rip one of the scavengers in half and start eating him, he didn't turn back he just kept running but he's body had other ideas.

" dame this am not dyeing here, not now i got a second chance to live and AM GOING TO LIVE DAME IT NOW MOVE BODY MOVE!!!"

he was almost there but then his body gave out his leg slip's on the wet ground and he eats the dirt he turns around to see one of the mantis looking bug barely half a meter from his face.

" this is it am going to die again...dame it i haven't done anything yet...i want to see this world not die in a ditch"

the ant raises its pincer and...BANG!!!