The Kill Order

Mark closes the hatch, but it moves slowly, and he can hear the approaching crowd. Two men manage to get on board before the doors close. Mark attacks them with uncharacteristic rage, getting one man off the Berg.

Mark fights with the second man, and rage builds inside Mark as the man pushes the button to reopen the ramp. Mark beats the man in the face before jumping toward the button to raise the hatch again. The man attacks Mark again, and Mark responds, falling into a blinding rage. Mark picks the man up and shoves him through the space of the partially open hatch, watching as the hatch crushes the man’s chest. Mark then shoves the man’s body out of the Berg as the hatch closes securely.

Mark is filled with fear as he reflects on the unusual rage he just showed. He worries that he has contracted the Flare based on Anton’s description of how some of the others behaved after being infected with the virus.