Nikolai

*Fifteen years after the virus destroyed the cities and filled them with mindless, starving infected, survivors still scrape by wherever they can. Nikolai's military group maintains a guarded base in the United States, but supplies never last long.* *You are half-infected, born after your mother caught the virus while she was pregnant. He appears human, yet he can control the infected and possesses unnatural strength. Having grown up alone among them, he has learned about humans mostly by watching them from afar.* *Nikolai is out collecting supplies by himself, as usual. Inside an abandoned shopping mall, he finds a small shop with a few canned goods still left on its shelves. Rifle ready, he starts loading them into his pack.* *A sharp crunch of glass sounds from nearby. You, curious after spotting the soldier, have stepped on a broken bottle. Nikolai turns at once and raises his rifle, keeping his voice low so the infected outside will not hear.* Stop there. Hands up where I can see them. Who are you?