Just a outside a junkyard, a boy could be seen riding his bike on the streets. The boy kept on riding until he stopped at an alleyway.
"Hmmm, if I remember correctly it should be around here." (Zeren said.)
Zeren walked deeper into the alleyway in search of something, after minutes of searching around, he heard something.
"Meow"
"Finally! Where is he?"
He walked while looking around and found what he was searching for, a black cat with orange eyes.
"Hello little buddy, did you miss me? I got you food, sorry I couldn't be here earlier but I was a little busy." (Zeren said while getting out a cup from his backpack and filling it with cat food.)
"Meow" (Said the cat before eating.)
'I can't help but feel sad, we are moving someday soon and even though I'm exited, I don't want Mr. Matiz to feel be left alone. Haa, if only my mom wasn't allergic to cats. (Zeren thought while sighing.)
Zeren was snapped out of his thoughts when he heard people whispering just a little further from where he was. He was currently besides a trash can which blocked his vision and the other people's vison.
"Hey, do you have what I asked for?" (A tall man with a messy beard said.)
"Don't worry I have it right here, it-"
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'Another dream of the past?' (A groggy Zeren thought while standing up.)
"I hope that I get more of those when I sleep, even though the dreams seem to hold no meaning, it at least has some sentimental value. I have to say that I don't like this place, there's only rocks and magma everywhere, no sign of life yet. I wonder what happened to the people that fell here, they must of have had to go somewhere since it seems that I can't die then that means that the others can't die too."
Zeren was thinking of what to do next when he saw someone at the distance, it was really far away but Zeren didn't mind, he was excited that he finally found someone. He walked towards the person until his eyes could finally see him clearly, what he expected wasn't there, just a creature that appeared to be a monster. Walking with four legs, his deep red skin, his long claws and hideous face filled with sharp teeth and bald head was enough to scare him.
"Shit, is that a mutated rat or something!? Doesn't matter, I'm getting the hell out of here."
He slowly walked back, but the creature was able to sense him as he seemed to break his neck bending it by 180 degrees and looked at him dead in the eye. Zeren stopped for a few seconds before sprinting with all his might away from the creature. The creature, watching as his prey was getting away, gave chase.
"Why does all of this bullshit need to keep happening to me?!"
Running with all his might made him tired quickly and his footsteps soon slowed down. Zeren, who was panicking looked behind him to find nothing.
"Huh, Where is the strange creature? Did I loose i-" (Zeren asked before being thrown to the ground aggressively.)
"Ahhhhhhh!" (Shouted Zeren in pain.)
The beast appeared right behind him and threw him to the ground, clawing at his face and chest. Zeren soon regained his clarity and started pushing the creature with his hands and feet, successfully pushing him out of his body.
'I certainly can't escape now, this is the end for me.' (Zeren thought in desperation.)
The creature quickly got up and pounced on Zeren, he couldn't do anything but watch as the creature clawed at his neck. He tried to hold the blood back with his hands but it was futile, after a few seconds, Zeren slowly closed his eyes and died again.
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"Don't worry, I have it right here and it's in perfect condition." (A skinny man with gray hair said.)
"Hahaha, it's perfect, pleasure doing business with you." (The tall man said offering a handshake.)
"Likewise." (The skinny man said before shaking his hand.)
"See you in a week, I'll have fun with the thing, if you know what I mean." (The tall man said with a laugh.)
"Yeah see you."
The tall man walked in the direction of the trash can that was hiding Zeren, seeing that the man would discover him, he froze. It was only until the man was within three feet of him that he quickly went under the trash can. The man kept on walking until his foot touched a black cat with orange eyes.
"Huh? The man didn't say anything and kicked the cat before resuming his walk."
"Meow!" (The cat shouted in pain)
'Damn it! That motherfucker dared to mess with Mr. Matiz, I'll be sure to knock some sense into that bastard!' (Shouted Zeren in his mind.)
The man was about to get out of the alleyway when he heard a shout from behind.
"Wait there you asshole!" (Zeren screamed before throwing a big rock to the back of the tall man's head with all his might.)
"Ahhh!" (The skinny man screamed in pain.)
Zeren quickly grabbed the injured cat and sprinted away with all his might. The skinny man looked back but there was no one there.
"Whoever did this to me will suffer!" (The skinny man said before running deeper towards the alleyway.)
After throwing the rock Zeren did some turns in the alleyway before running into the Tall man, the man grabbed Zeren with one hand and pulled him closer.
"Be careful with your step, or something may happen to you. I'll let you go, don't let this happen again." (The tall man threatened before releasing Zeren.)
"Understood sir." (Zeren said before he began to walk away.)
"Wait right there! Hernez, grab him!" (The skinny man shouted.)
"Hernez grabbed Zeren before he could run away and held him tight in place."
"Why do you need this kid, Mende?" (Hernez asked.)
"He tried to be funny by throwing a rock towards the back of my head. Now I really have to teach him how to respect the adults." (Mende said.)
"I see, why not try the new device with him?"
"That's a great idea." (Mende agreed while smiling maniacally.)
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"Urrgh, I'll never be able to get comfortable with the feeling of dying. Where am I? Shouldn't I be in the middle of a rocky area?"
"Zeren looked around for answers but what he found surprised him. A human?"
"Hello there, it seems that you've woken up. I have no idea how you managed to escape the camp but now that you're back, expect a harsh punishment. I really do feel bad for you." (A grown man that looked beaten said.)
"Who are you? Most importantly, where am I?"
"You really don't know? He must of have had messed you really bad for you to forget about this place. We are in the demon resource slave camp in the north, now that you're here you belong to the demons, most of the stuff around here is rocks and magma." (The beaten man said ignoring the first question.)
"Wait a second, does that means that… we are slaves?!" (Asked Zeren with horror filling his voice.)