CAUTION: THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS IMPLIED NECROPHILIA AND CHILD ABUSE.
Slow melodic music played in the background. The lights magnificently shone on the banquet. Men and women, all dressed in expensive black suits milled around with glasses of wine in their hands. "Pretty nice" said Ubica as he walked around the hall. "Too many people" replied Sonyeon by his side. "But you look absolutely stunning" he said, eyeing her evening gown. "Please, don't flatter me" she replied with sarcasm. Her dress flowed to the ground and greatly accentuated her figure. As she walked through the people, the men looked at her lustfully but could not gather the courage to talk to her. One of the men gathered up the courage to talk to her. He walked towards her but was stopped by Ubica.
"Mister, if you know you love your life, I would advise you not to go for her. Look around, there are other beautiful women" he said, hoping that the man would quietly walk away. The man was annoyed that this low life would try to stop him. He got angry and pushed Ubica out of the way, shoving him to the ground. He poured his wine on him and kept going towards Sonyeon that was seated, paying no attention to the small skirmish that was going on. Ubica sighed and thought "I warned you brother".
"Hello" the man said with a dashing smile. Sonyeon looked at him and looked away. "May I have the pleasure of spending the evening with you?" he asked. "Ubica!!" she called, completely ignoring the man in front of her. Ubica stood from the ground, dusted his suit and ran towards her. "Why do you smell of wine? Anyway, why did you allow him to approach me?" she questioned. Ubica looked down to the ground and bowed. "I'm very sorry. I tried to stop him but he just wouldn't listen" he said with an apologetic voice. "Sorry, but was the man with you?" the man asked. "I didn't recall letting you speak to me so casually. Were you the one that poured the drink on him?" inquired Sonyeon. "It was an error. I didn't know there was wine in my glass" he apologised. He made his voice extremely charming and he didn't see that he longer had hands. His blood didn't burst out. He looked down and shouted in a loud voice, abandoning the gentleman act. "AHHHH!!! MY HANDS!!!!" he screamed. The people looked at him. They only saw the man screaming in front of Sonyeon. They didn't see the hands that were sprawled out on the floor. They assumed he was crazy and went on with their evening. "Why isn't anyone responding?" he said with tears running from his eyes. "DO SOMETHING!!!" he shouted again. The people looked at him with a mixture of sorry and angry eyes; sorry for the woman that had to deal with such a crazy person and angry at the man for disturbing their peace. "Shhh" Ubica shushed the man. "I warned you, didn't I?" he smiled. "Take him outside and finish him. He's not worth my time" Sonyeon said. The man was dragged outside by Ubica, amidst his screams. His hands suddenly disappeared and Sonyeon was finally left alone.
The sound of metal hitting glass drew the attention of the people. They all looked up to an upper area and Minister Marnowac stood there. They clapped at the person they had been waiting for. He walked unto a platform that brought him down slowly. It stopped, just above the multiple heads down below. He cleared his throat, causing all sounds to cease. His voice came out, demanding total obedience and respect.
"Good evening to everyone here. I believe you all know me but I'll introduce myself. I am Minister Marnowac, the prime minister of Louhia" Claps rent the air. He waited for them to die down and spoke again. "All of us here know that Louhia is a booming nation built on peace. The nations of the world all joined hands to form this country. At a time, we had a certain pest infestation. Back Louhia with its four hundred million citizens. However, they were eradicated by The Great Rift. This was a stellar accomplishment that we achieved. We brought thousands of otherworldly beings to their environment" A tear dropped from his eye. He brought out a handkerchief and wiped it off his face. The people watched and it brought tears to their eyes.
"We discovered that some two million inhabitants survived with a few gaining powerful attributes. If they somehow discover us, they'll attack our beautiful nation. We cannot let that happen. Men and Women, we have discovered something deep within the reality of the otherworld. Many beings have a certain thing called a 'System' that lays dormant in our own reality. We shall awaken this thing upon the remaining citizens of Back Louhia but at a cost. We have been told to bring forth the blood of a million citizens". Upon hearing this, the people began to doubt the words of Marnowac. There was dissension here and there. He noticed and kept on speaking.
"Distinguished people, I know this may sound like a heavy sacrifice but it is needed for the elimination of those cockroaches that dwell in our beautiful nation. We do not need them to soil the name of our country any longer. We have to wipe them out for good!" he said, convincing the people. Their hatred for Back Louhia took over them. The dissent died down rapidly but one lady spoke up.
"Why do we need to destroy them?" he asked. "BOOM!!!" was heard and the lady fell to the ground. There was a hole in her head and her blood spurted from within it. The people were shocked and looked at Marnowac who had a pistol in his hand. "MEN!!" he shouted and they grabbed her lifeless body. The leader of the security men came to him and whispered "Sir, do we dispose of her body?" "Do whatever you want. You can even rape it for all I care. Just don't waste time" he answered with a wave of his hand. The leader had a devious smile on his face. "Boys, we can rape the body" he said as they took the body out. Sounds of joy could be heard outside.
"Excuse me for that. That is what will happen to anyone that asks me such a foolish question. Does anyone have anything to say?" Marnowac questioned. The people were clearly gripped with fear. "I believe none. So, to our forty governors present here, I want you all to bring forth twenty five thousand names each of healthy children so we can offer it" A hand was raised from the back. It was Sonyeon. "Who is the person you're talking to that tells you all this system shit?" she asked. "That is none of your business lady" he replied. He bowed. Claps rent the air again as he stepped away from the platform. The music continued and the banquet proceeded but this time with a heavy atmosphere.
The room was extremely dark. Small flickers of light gave it a little eerie illumination. Blood stains were on the ground and a little boy was chained up. The chains stretched his hands and legs. Large metals were clamped on his neck, hanging his head to the ceiling. A sharp spiked chain was attached to his chest. The door creaked open and a man walked in. He carried a bowl filled with what seemed like human body parts. He walked up to him and forced the parts down his throat. Tears dripped from the boy's eyes as he couldn't fight back nor could he scream. The man grabbed his face up and forced his large smelly tongue down his throats. His saliva mixed with the blood made a horrible taste in the boy's mouth and he vomited it out. The man was angry that the boy rejected his mouth and slapped him so hard on his face that his teeth fell out. "Don't worry. You'll soon die" he said and walked out, slamming the door behind him.
The boy was left there with pain in his body. He had been subjected to immense pain and suffering by different people. He even heard them say he would be used as a sacrifice. Tears dripped down his eyes and he uttered his first words since he was chained in this room.
"Hyung-nim, save me"
It was Sonyeo.