The Last Man on Earth Page #3

But you said he was your friend.

When I find him I'll drive a stake

through him, just like all the others.

But you lived through all this.

Do you know why?

Perhaps I was chosen.

That's a laugh.

Or perhaps it's because a long time ago

when I worked in Panama...

I was bitten in my sleep by a bat.

My theory is...

that the bat had previously

acquired the vampire germ.

By the time it entered my blood...

it had been strained and weakened

by the bat's system.

As a result, I have immunity.

It's only a guess, but it's all I have to go on.

You don't think that I'm immune, do you?

It's a simple matter to find out

whether you are or not.

What will you do if I am infected?

Cure me?

You don't have to answer.

I know as well as you do...

it's incurable.

There might be a way.

If not of killing the germ, at least

of containing it, keeping it from spreading.

If I had the equipment, the time.

Which you don't.

You are one of them.

I was. And without that injection,

I'll be one again.

What do you mean?

- You found a solution?

- That's right.

Exactly as you said it could be.

I take that for it.

What is it?

Defibrinated blood, plus vaccine.

The blood feeds the germ...

the vaccine keeps it isolated...

and prevents it from multiplying.

We've had it for some time now.

We?

There are quite a number of us.

And I thought you were alone.

I was going to cure you.

- Does that amuse you?

- No.

Now, I want the truth.

I want all of it. Why are you here?

To find out if you know any more

than we do.

You know far less.

We're alive. Infected, yes. But alive.

We're going to reorganise society.

Do away with those wretched creatures

who are neither alive nor dead.

Start everything all over again.

And you want me to join?

You can't join us.

You're a monster to them.

Why do you think I ran when I saw you?

Even though I was assigned to spy on you.

Because I was so terrified

of what I'd heard about you.

You're a legend in the city.

Living by day instead of night.

Leaving, as evidence of your existence,

bloodless corpses.

Many of the people you destroyed

were still alive.

Many of them were loved ones

of the people in my group.

I didn't know.

- Is there any way you can get out of here?

- What do you mean?

They're coming after you tonight.

That's why I was sent here.

To prevent you from resisting them.

I'm supposed to keep you here

until they come.

- To kill me?

- Yes.

Your new society sounds charming.

The beginning of any society

is never charming or gentle.

And you pretended to be shocked

at my violence.

What are you waiting for?

Why don't you go on and use it?

Get it over with. Use it.

Now you know.

What are you going to do?

- What are you doing?

- It's already done.

What?

Look.

You see? It worked, Ruth.

The antibodies in my blood worked.

My blood has saved you, Ruth.

Do you know what this means?

You and I can save all the others.

We won't be alone.

We'll never be alone again.

You are sure?

Wait.

Don't be afraid.

Where are you going?

I have to tell them you're not a threat to us.

- You can't go out there.

- You can save us all.

When they come,

there won't be time for explanations.

They'll come to kill.

For God's sake, Robert, let me go. Please.

Ruth, look. Tomorrow.

Please. Robert.

Tomorrow, Ruth. Tomorrow will be all right.

Robert, no.

- Robert.

- Yes, Ruth?

- What if this doesn't last?

- But it will.

I've already checked it

under the microscope.

Wait, I'll show you.

I'll prove it to you. I'll check it again.

Ruth, just take a look at this.

This'll prove it to you.

There's no change. I've double-checked.

Get away from her.

Ruth, are you all right?

Run, Robert!

Run! They've come to kill you, Robert.

Run!

Up there!

There he is.

Wait, you don't understand. Wait!

Get him!

Wait!

Surround the block. Move!

This way. Hey, over here.

This way. Cover all sides!

Stand back.

There he is! In the church!

Hold your fire!

Freaks!

All of you.

All of you, freaks. Mutations.

Hold it.

You're freaks.

I am a man.

The last man.

They were afraid of me.

They didn't know.

Don't cry. There's nothing to cry about.

We're all safe now.

All safe.

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