The year 1822, was a time of tension among many countries. It was a time after the WW1. Even though the war had ended there was a scent of unrest in the air. Many things start to change pretty fast. In the cold winter in a certain city, the air was warm with black smoke. The sound of hammers hitting iron could be heard almost everywhere. The smell of melted metal and loud noises filled the entire city. It was an era of revolution after all. Despite all that the people in the city seemed to be living normal lives. On the surface at least.
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In that certain town, a young 8-year-old boy could be seen waking. As he walked, his naked feet were getting swallowed by the snow on the road. The boy wore fragile clothing. Unfit for such a cold season. He had large bangs that covered his eyes. He was shaking like a little puppy. He had the body of a dried kelp. It seemed like he was about to pass out at any moment. The people walking by judged him to be a beggar. Why wouldn't they? Despite being such a nice city, the number of poor people was by no means short. And indeed, He was a beggar. However, he wasn't alone. Alongside him walked a girl who looked a bit older than him. His sister maybe? She was holding his hand. She had the same kind of body and clothing as the boy. They both looked like they hadn't eaten in days. She kept on looking at a piece of paper as she walked. It seemed like she was trying to navigate
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"Are...are we there yet?" said the boy with a shivering voice. "We are almost there, hold on a little longer okay shin?" she said softly, her words like a warm embrace. As they walked Shin noticed another boy who looked the same age as him. The boy wore a completely different kind of clothing than shin. He looked like he came from a rich family. The rich boy was walking with his family. They stopped at a bakery shop. "PAPA! PAPA! Are you going to buy me that new creamed bread" asked the kid with excitement. "Of course, you did so well in the last exam. You can have anything you want tonight" said the father with a reassuring smile. They then brought a large piece of warm bread. Apparently, there is sweet cream inside. However, the boy seemed to buy a little bit extra." Ricky, if you take that much you are going to end up wasting it. Don't you think you should take a little less" said the mother with a gentle and warm voice "UGH...but I want to share it with tom (his pet dog). Beside I worked so hard in the exams last time. Can't I get this much?" said the boy with an annoying grunt. "Alright fine, but you will have to do even better next time, okay?" she said with a warm smile. "YAPP! Got it" the boy said with a warm smile.
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Shin watched it all from a distance holding his sister's hand. To him that looked like paradise. In his eyes that kid's life is nothing but a blessing. He watched that family slowly disappear from his vision. His eyes looked like they had no life in them. That kid's life looked like a mirror to him. A mirror that reflects his desires. It Ached his heart. He wondered "is this perhaps God Teasing him? or is this a punishment for a crime he committed unknowingly." Regardless all he could do was envy them from a distance.
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Then, slowly, the night started to fall as the two children continued to walk side by side in this unknown city. Shin noticed that even though it was barely past evening, all the stores quickly started to close. All the people slightly rushed toward getting home. It looked weird. It looked like they were afraid of the night. Shin saw a lady grab her child and quickly force her to enter the house. Shin wondered, "Is a Vampire about to wake up or something?"
"E…excuse me, why are the people acting this way?" Shin's sister asked a skinny man who looked like he wanted to get home as soon as possible. "Huh, brat what are talking about? U are just talking nonsense" the man proceeded to walk away but just as he did, he said something to us in a lower voice
"if you want to live either leave the city or HIDE"
Shin saw that the man had a pale face as he was talking. The man then left as quickly as he can. All of a sudden, the city became extremely quiet, there were no sounds at all. The roads that were crowded with so many people were now all gone. Even the animals stopped making noise.