Trigger Warning: Mild Gore. It's mild, I swear! I almost made it graphic, but I didn't. You're welcome. ;)
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The citizens had begun to eat people, eat their meat, and drink their blood. They were disgusted at first, but as the hunger, thirst, and desperation hit, the taste changed and they started to prefer it.
Fona only survived because Fossu and the others passed through the village and were targeted to become the next meal.
It wasn't the first time they did so, and Fona felt so disgusted whenever it happened. The only positive was that, because many people started preferring humans, the other resources had become less scarce. She survived the heat wave with that.
However, while her body was surviving, her heart was not.
It was worse when refugees arrived to their place. What was supposed to be a hopeful event became the start of a tragedy.