Dead Man Walking: Living By Day, Dead By Night
Chapter 150: Madison's Birthday Chapter I

Zane had crafted the Champion's Plate Set for Madison just in the nick of time. Because the very next day was her birthday. In this apocalyptic world, it was not common for one to celebrate the anniversary of their birth. After all, most living beings were fighting life and death struggles on a daily basis simply for a chance to survive.

But Gravestone was remarkably well defended. Partially because Eliza and Bartholomew had until now been hesitant to deal with Zane due to his potential connections to their mother. And partially because Zane and his girls were among the highest level awakened survivors in the world.

Regardless, it was because of their security, and their large stockpile of supplies, that Gravestone was able to take a day off. Or more specifically, Zane and the girls who hid beneath the surface of the world in their fortified bunker complex to celebrate Madison's 18th birthday.

Because Madison's family had prepared for a vacation to Carson prior to the beginning of the end of the world, one which was meant to engage in business dealings with the Governor and his family. She had an ample supply of expensive clothing stashed away in her room.

And she was not afraid to dress up for the occasion. In fact, she loved the idea of doing so. It was her eighteenth birthday, and if she was being honest, she did not know if she would live long enough to see her nineteenth.

Plus, she had become quite close to her new friends over the past few months. But more than anything, she wanted to impress Zane. Despite treating her like dirt at first, Madison had recognized Zane's strength, along with the other, more appealing sides of his character.

In addition to this, she had begun to rely on him daily for her very survival. Because of these things, she had grown increasingly infatuated with the man. And since he already had three other beautiful women by her side, she wanted to particularly stand out on her eighteenth birthday in an attempt to attract his attention away from the others.

With this in mind, Madison had dressed herself in her finest attire. It was a pink sequin dress that was completely strapless and cut off at the knees. It was a tight fitting dress showing off the natural curves of her body, which, while inferior to the other girls in Zane's life, was still attractive enough to capture any man's heart.

Like usual, she styled her hair long, with twin buns on the top, but she also went out of her way to wear makeup today. Something she normally did not do, at least after Zane came into her life. Not because she didn't want to, but because it was a pointless endeavor when one had to sweat and toil every day for survival.

Even Zane, whose usual cold and indifferent personality, had to admit that Madison looked stunning on this day as she coquettishly approached Zane after emerging from her bedroom, sitting beside him at the table while clinging to him tightly.

Her expression was flushed as she shamelessly spoke the words to him that made his heart skip a beat.

"Big brother… Do you know what day it is today?"

Elena's jaw dropped when she saw this girl's shameless behavior, and Olivia narrowed her eyes at the girl with a curt smile on her otherwise pretty face. As for Angelica, she sat by, stuffing her face with an innocent expression on her face. It was not until Elena responded to Madison's words did Angelica realize that something abnormal had been said.

"Big brother? Who is your big brother? Did you bump your head last night while you slept?"

Zane was utterly silent. He had to admit that Madison's act was damn near solid enough to fool him, but he was also conflicted. Hearing the word "brother" being brought up traumatic memories, and because of this he felt like he was suffocating, not that was possible with his current body.

The man even reached towards his neck, almost as if a noose was tightening around it, which was a gesture that Elena found alarming, as she knew exactly why he was reacting this way. As a result, Elena reached across the table, and shoved Madison's head onto the table, forcing her to bow her head before Zane and apologize as she did so.

"You little bitch! Can't you see that you have traumatized Zane with your words? Apologize!"

Madison had not even thought about Zane's trauma related to his own sister. While Zane's sister was his older sister, and she had said the words "Big Brother" instead of "Little Brother" it hit close enough to home that she instantly realized his mistake and apologized to Zane.

"Shit, I'm sorry! I was just trying to be cute! Please don't be mad at me, Zane!"

Zane snapped back to reality, almost as if he was in a trance and had missed what was happening. He looked over at Madison's current state. She was literally crying as she begged him for forgiveness. And because of this, Zane recovered his usual stoic demeanor as he forgave her.

"It's fine… You did nothing wrong… And yes, I know what day it is today. I even got you a special gift. Do you want to open it now? Or later tonight when we have cake?"

Elena was shocked at how quickly Zane had recovered, and ultimately released Madison, who ran over and hugged Zane, crying in his arms and apologizing profusely. Zane continued to console the girl, assuring her that everything was alright until she finally calmed down enough to ask about his present.

"You actually got me a gift?"

Madison was almost pouting when she heard this. Zane had told her just days before that he would not be able to do so considering their circumstances, and because of this, she had already planned how to guilt trip him into giving her what she wanted.

But now the bastard had said that he actually got her a gift! Was he trying to bully her? It was simply unfair! After all, if he really did get her a gift, it would spoil all of her plans! Because of this, she was impatient and immediately demanded to see proof.

Zane did not hesitate as he manifested the box which contained the set of armor and weapons he had crafted for Madison. He handed it over to her with an excited glint in his black eyes before confirming he had indeed got her a present.

"It wasn't exactly my plan. I mean, I thought for sure it would have taken longer to get the required materials, but yes, I got you a present. I damn near got myself killed making this for you, so you better appreciate it!"

Madison immediately knew what Zane got her when she heard this, and was absolutely stunned. She no longer had the patience to wait and quickly opened the chest, which contained her gear. The moment she did so, the system sent a message to her.

"Items Received! Inventory Feature Unlocked!"

Madison immediately equipped the gear, causing all of the women to blush at the sight of it. Madison didn't realize it at first, but the army was incredibly skimpy. It was almost like that stereotypical "fantasy bikini armor" leaving her torso aside from her breasts completely exposed, along with her long legs.

It was also tightly fit to her body, and slender. There was no excessive bulk to the plate which for whatever reason looked like it was manufactured out of a dark gold. It was so revealing that it looked like she was wearing a metal g-string, which caused Even Zane to look away at the girl's shameless appearance.

Madison did not know why all the girls were blushing at first until Zane finally spoke up.

"I didn't realize the system would have such stereotypical female armor… Whoever designed this thing has to be some kind of pervert… Honestly, Madison…. I didn't mean to…."

The pink-haired bimbo was a bit confused until she looked down at her own body and saw how much skin was revealed. Immediately blushing as she tried to cover her shame with her hands, falling to the floor and blushing while she screamed.

"Zane don't look!"

But how could he not? He was a man, after all, and a beautiful woman's body was mostly on display for him at this moment. As much as Zane may try to look away and cover his eyes as a show of "respect" to the girl, he was secretly looking through them, examining the young woman's finely sculpted body.

He felt a need to say a silent prayer to whoever made such glorious armor. And when he did so, he heard a slight feminine giggle in the back of his head.

"Hehehe…"

As for Madison, she screamed and ran off to her room while crying, not even bothering to un-equip the armor due to the shock and embarrassment she currently felt overloading her mind.