Seth stands frozen, his heart hammering against his ribs as he grips his prosthetic blade. The figure emerges fully from the tall grass, lowering the crossbow to reveal the face of his son, Blake. The boy is covered in grime and dried blood, his eyes wide and hollow.
Seth
Blake... how? The quarry... I thought you were gone.
Blake
Seth Seth steps forward, his mechanical hand whirring as he struggles to process the reality before him. Behind them, the corpse of Negan lies cooling in the trampled grass, a silent testament to the violence that just unfolded.
Seth
Blake Suddenly, the rustle of dry stalks from the north ridge breaks the silence. Blake stiffens, his gaze snapping toward the horizon where the dark silhouettes of a Savior salvage unit appear. They have tracked the noise of the struggle. Seth grips Blake’s shoulder, pulling him toward the cover of a nearby ravine. They have to move now.
+ Story Quest Added
Escape the Savior salvage unit
“I hug Blake and he hands me a pistol and says finish this dad once and for all I go up to the bleeding out negan and take aim but then say no we aren't him we are better than this and I'm gonna prove it it may be a new world but it's not his world and we all need to work together against the walking dead its us or them and I pick up negan as King Ezekiel and some of his men arrive I ordered them to take him to the prison cell and keep him alive for punishment”
SUCCESS (Great Diplomacy, rolled +0)
Seth
Blake is alive, and he still has that fire in his eyes.
Blake
Seth pulls the boy into a desperate embrace, his steel hand humming against the fabric of Blake’s jacket. As they break, Blake presses a cold, heavy pistol into Seth’s palm.
Blake
Seth Finish this, Dad. Once and for all.
Seth walks to where the broken man lies. Negan gasps, blood bubbling at his lips. Seth stares down, his grip tightening on the pistol. The silence of the plains feels heavy, but he lowers the barrel.
Seth
No. We aren't him. We’re better than this, Blake. It’s a new world, but it’s not his to rule. We need everyone we can get to fight the dead.
He heaves the limp body of Negan over his shoulder just as King Ezekiel and his scouts crest the ridge.
Seth
Ezekiel! Get him to a cell. He stays alive, but he never walks free again.
Quest Complete
Escape the Savior salvage unit
+ New Item Acquired
Pistol
+ Scene Quest Added
Secure a vehicle and evacuate the plains with the group