Volume 2

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Chapter 1: The Map of the Future 

Blood.
Livestock gives them blood.
As once they're cursed by God, the 'vampires' who govern the world underneath are incapable of death.

For the sake of slaking their thirst, they need blood today as well.

"So you see, be quiet, submit, and give me your lifeblood!"

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From the back alley a shriek can be heard.
"Nooooooo! Stop! Don't touch me!

It's the voice of a young girl.

Yuu-chan who was walking beside, looks toward the direction of the scream.
"What?" he said as he heads to where the voice is.

Mikaela grabbed his arm.
"Wait Yuu-chan."

"What Mika?"

"Where are you going?"

"There was a scream."

"And?"

Yuu-chan stares at him with a face as if to 'what the hell?'.

Mika answers back,
"...I'm afraid we just can't afford helping someone out..."

They heard the scream again, louder this time.

"Damnit!"
Yuu-chan begins to run.

"Oh, come on, Yuu-chan!"

In the dark back alley, a twelve or thirteen year old girl was being forcibly pushed down by a pair of boys. Her pants and underwear are being pull down exposing her white skin. Her eyes fills up with tears and dread.

The ones assaulting her were fifth- no sixteen year old boys, a naughty smile graced their faces.

On the grounds ruled by the vampires, humans attacks humans.

One of the boys said while beating her head,
"You stupid girl, shut up! I said stop crying! Be quiet, it'll be over soon."

The other continues,
"Even though you screamed, no one's coming to save you. We're sixteen. We're the oldest among the ones who survived the virus. You damn group of brats can't take us on."

And yet the girl wouldn't stop yelling.
"Help me!"
"Don't do this!"

Then she shouts out someone's name. It was probably her friend's name. But nobody was coming. No one would come at all. It was as the boys had foretold; No one would be foolish enough to take on the sixteen year old boys in this world.

Because of what happened four years ago.
Everyone who was thirteen and older died from a virus and so those who were twelve back then are now sixteen.

Now within this world there was no humans stronger than those who are of age sixteen.

As the girl keeps on screaming, the boy swung hard at her face.
"Guh-"

Then the screams halts.
Blood was seeping from her mouth as it drip to the ground.

"You idiot, you smash her face. You were suppose to go easy."

"Oh oops, sorry."

The boys laugh mockingly.
Her face seized up with despair. She wouldn't shout anymore. She gave up. No one was going to save her.

The world fell to the virus and shortly after the children became vampire livestock. There was no help.

One of the boys grip onto the girl's leg.

Mika mutters as he watches,
"...Yuu-chan. Let's go. We should go..."

But then,
"Guuuuuraaah!"
A voice breaks out.
It was Yuu-chan's.

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"Eh...?"
Looking back, he spots Yuu-chan picking up a stone from somewhere then rushes towards the boy.

"You got to be kidding me."
Mika scrambles to stop him. He doesn't make it in time.

Yuu-chan with all his might hurls the stone to the back of the boy who was holding the girl's leg.

"...Ye-owh!"
Although the sixteen year old was struck, he didn't fall. Still there had been some damage. He grips his back, crouching to the ground.

The other boy responded,
"Oi, you brat! What are you-" he's interrupted as Mika runs up and kicks him in the stomach.

"Guh-"
In that moment as the boys are preoccupied over there, Yuu-chan tells the girl,

"You, run away!"

"Ah, oh."

"Hurry up and go!"
She then runs off.

However, they also have to escape, they're in the same situation.
Mika shouts.
"Don't look at them!"

"Mi-"

"Don't say our names either! Just run!"

The two tried to get away yet they were too late.
Yuu-chan was grab by the arm by the boy he hit with the stone. Pulling it.

The physical strength of the sixteen year old is powerful.
Yuu-chan's twelve year old physique doesn't stand a chance. He's fling against the wall of the alley.

"Ghh!"

Yuu-chan's voice is in agony.
And yet he's looking toward me,

"Run"
He mouths.

But where would I flee to? It's useless to escape. I know that well.
Here our world is small. There's no blue sky in this terribly constricted world underground.

By now his face had been seen. If Yuu-chan was caught then Mika as well as everyone's whereabouts would be found out. They'll know Akane and other children are from the same orphanage.

If they do then what will happen?

Just a while ago these boys were attacking a girl who was about twelve. Akane's eleven. She's easy on the eyes too. It's likely she would be rape as a warning.

Then what should I do?
What could I do?

Mika halts in his tracks as he begins to dwell over these thoughts.

The boy gripping Yuu-chan by the neck, presses him against the back alley's wall and said,
"Oi brat, are you dumb? What were you thinking would happen when you opposed us?"

Yuu-chan scowling at him answers,
"You're the dumbass! Why should we humans be pit against another? Shouldn't we be beating up the vampires, they're the enemy aren't they!?"

And yet, the two boys shared a glance and laughed as if they hardly knew what he was just saying.

"Whaa? What are you blabbering about? How would we take down the vampires?"

"It's the livestock that always gets beaten!"

"Hahaha, you dumbshit! Accept the fact. In one way or another the vampires creams the humans."

That's true.
Come what may humans can't best the likes of vampires.

Like pigs who can't kill humans.
Like cattle who can't kill them either.

We are livestock since we can't kill the vampires.

"You won't know if you don't try!"
Yuu-chan wields a fist.

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