The trio fought their way toward the roof, the stairs becoming a gauntlet of gore. Students who had been friends minutes ago were now mindless predators. Using a mop handle and sheer desperation, they reached the rooftop and barricaded the door.
"We have to go! Now!" he yelled, ignored by the confused teacher until the first "them"—the walking dead—crashed through the classroom door. Highschool of the Dead Episode 1
The sun beat down on Fujimi High, a typical afternoon droning on with the hum of lectures and distant sports practice. Takashi Komuro, cutting class as usual, leaned against the rooftop railing, staring vacantly at the school gates. Then he saw it. The trio fought their way toward the roof,
A lone man stumbled toward the entrance, his movements jerky and unnatural. When the gym teachers went to intercept him, the stranger didn’t speak—he bit. Within seconds, the mundane peace of the school shattered. The teacher who was bitten collapsed, only to stand up moments later with clouded eyes and a guttural moan, sinking his teeth into his own colleagues. "We have to go
But the victory was hollow. Hisashi had been bitten during the ascent. As the sun began to set, casting long, bloody shadows over the city of Tokonosu, Takashi and Rei watched in horror as Hisashi’s fever took him. He died, only to reanimate, his fingers clawing at Rei.
The world hadn't just changed; it had ended. And for the survivors at Fujimi High, the nightmare was only on page one.
With a heavy heart and a lead pipe, Takashi did what had to be done to save Rei. As he stood over the body of his friend, he looked out past the school fences. Black smoke rose from the horizon, and the sound of sirens was drowned out by a chorus of moans.