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Out of curiosity and the need for a good story, this unlucky reporter snuck within the quarantined city.
It had been about a week since the roads were closed off to the public. A perimeter of various military men and vehicles had been setup within a single night after the city was evacuated. With little information being given out about why the city was forcefully enclosed, many news sources had attempted to get access to the city with zero success. All that was said was a disease had rapidly taken the city and it was necessary for the citizens to quarantine themselves.

After this crafty reporter managed to gain entrance to the city, he quickly learned why these actions were taken. The city had clearly been trashed and abandoned, but something else stood out more to him. The city's streets, buildings and lamp posts were all black. Covered in a thick, gooey jelly that moved at the pace of a snail. The goo was almost a complete void; at occasion, there would be a face of bloodshot eyes and human-like teeth within it. Disgusted, the reporter took his photos and avoided this unknown substance. Having enough evidence of the black jelly, he tried to seek out the quarantined citizens. But his search was all for nothing. There was no one-- not even a body. This made him uneasy and the setting sun did not help this feeling. He thought best to start heading towards the place he entered this city.

No longer could he see the sun and the last rays of light barely lit his path. Not being able to see his feet clearly, he stumbled upon some trash and dropped his camera. A piece of his camera popped off, landing into a nearby goo pile. Dread came over the reporter when the black void flinched at the touch of the plastic camera piece. Suddenly, the goo sprang into the air, creating a tentacle of itself. It actively searched for what had touched it, squirming around till it had found the reporter. Latching onto his arm, the faces of teeth emerged from the void. They bit down onto him to insure its grip. The reporter frantically attempted to push and pull off the black goo, but that just caused it to crawl over him faster. His skin slowly turned purple and bruised by the touch of the goo and teeth. Once all movement of the reporter stopped, the faces dragged him into the void of black jelly, leaving behind his broken camera.

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This is for the Infections & Mutations Skin Contest, hosted by Nitgo!

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