Blood Moon

Over 700 turn up to catch red moon by Sia Ling Xin

How does the moon get the red colour?

Original uploader was Raycluster at en.wikipedia and TheWusa at de.wikipedia

That is just magnificent. Yet culturally, it is also regarded as a symbol of a bad omen. What is strange is that even though I was unaware of the eclipse last night, I had a nightmare during the event:

I had finally found a group of friends whom I clicked with. A tight-knit group slowly discovering our special powers. We were suddenly thrown together in an ad hoc team and have been temporarily living in the back of a moving pick-up, which was alright for us since we were always on the go/run anyway. So far, we've been saving lives on a daily basis but recently, we have been on a covert mission, strictly on need-to-know basis as ordered by the higher-ups. (A drive-by truck had stuck intel packages on their roof meant for our team leader to pick up.)

Our team leader, a human forced to "babysit" us under orders, was a tough and decisive blond soldier who looked a lot like a cross between Duke (G.I. Joe) and Guile (Streetfighter). He reluctantly took up the position and eventually came to recognise us as fellow soldiers. At first, his Wolverine (X-men) temper would be directed at us, but after some time, it got directed at those who teased or bullied our amateurish team, which is when we came to know of his soft side and why we respect him so much. (We nicknamed him "Wolverine" as a joke, a name which he came to accept.)

Back to our mission: our latest intel mentioned a possible zombie case and we were to "take care of the source" before it became an outbreak. Unconfirmed intel suggested that the disease may be airbourne. We were soon transferred to a more spacious and well-equipped truck for additional security measure. We had to keep the curtains closed at all times. Even though it was noon, the thick beige curtains that cascaded down to the floor blocked out most of the light, which made it dark and creepy compared to previous open-air ride.

A few hours later, the zombie somehow came aboard our truck.

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