the virus king cried AUTHOR Jake Aller the virus king smiled as the politicians lied saying that the end was near the virus king infected thousands more and killed hundreds of people the virus king sneered as people panicked and partied on the beach the virus king infected thousands more and killed hundreds of people the virus king laughed as the markets crashed millions became unemployed the virus king infected thousands more and killed hundreds of people the virus king roared as the world slid into chaos people turning on one another
the virus king infected thousands more and killed hundreds of people the virus king smirked knowing that there was nothing that they could do to stop his army from infecting millions and killing thousands the virus King begin to realize that soon there would be no one left no one for his army to infect as everyone was dying the virus King yelled remaining defiant as civilization collapsed billions were infected millions died
Jake Aller is a retired US Foreign Service officer living in Seoul, South Korea, born in Berkeley, California. Aller served 27 years in the State Department working across over 10 countries. New York. Aller served in the Peace Corps in Korea, and his work has appeared in over 40 literary journals. Photo by Taisiia Stupak on Unsplash.
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the Virus King at last cried when he saw that he was defeated as one by one people began to recover and his reign of terror came to an end
