by Max Barry

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Region: New World Union

21st Ward (2083)
August 17th Chử hated today, no hate was to easy and plane a description. She despised this day because it was the anniversary to an event that had turned her life on it's head. This day would mark the third year anniversary when she had lost her birth mother.

4th Ward (2079)
A woman and young girl walked the streets. The darkness of night having long since come and, the lights of the city turning on to chase off some of it. As the pair walked eyes scanning everywhere and in some cases lingering on people or alleyways. The little girl clutched her middle as a very loud growl came out. Followed by a small groan from her hunger pains.

"Mama I'm hungry," the girl wined as her stomach demanded food.

The mother gave a reassurance while using her nose and smelled something that made her want to salivate. Turning down the alley her nose burned with the smell of copper as she came across the source. A whole pile of half eaten bodies. Nothing new in the 4th it was home to more than a few gangs of ghouls and the rumor mill hinted at a binge eater having also moved in. Her little Chử saw the pile to and it was taking a bit of her strength to keep her from bolting for the leftovers. Her eyes shining black and crimson in the low light of the alleyway.

She took another sniff trying to smell if anyone else was in the alley with them. It proved a exercise in futility as the amount of blood in the alley would muddle any ghoul's sense of smell. After taking a few tentative steps and no one coming to try and, lay claim to the scraps. Both mother and daughter left caution to the wind digging into what was left behind.

It must of been all of a few minutes before she heard the smattering of footsteps.

"Well look what we have here fellas a buffet. Hey lady scram from the food or it'll be you joining that pile," a sour voice rang out.

Chử's mother snapped to look at the sound both with looks that could kill. No ghoul liked being seen eating. It was seen as socal rudeness unless amongst trusted friends.

"Back off," she said.

"Or what 4 against 1 says you lose lady not counting your little hanger on," the man said snidely.

Obligatory gore warning is Obligatory.

The first of the four jumped out of the way as red saw like appendage shot out. A second on wasn't as lucky as he caught a hit before he could get out of range. From the 4 glass like shards came shooting out as their Ukaku came to life. As the fight continued on it was inevitable that soon new pile of body parts would be made in the alley.

By the near end of the fight most of the four where missing something or, had a broken something. That was not to say that Chử's mother was any better as holes and shards from the Ukaku riddled her body. Due to their advantage in reach and, a higher physical speed. They had for the most part been able to keep away from the enraged mother. Now she was practically on her last leg. As one the four attacked and sent the shards flying they punctured the woman's body but the one that hit into her eye made the body slump to the ground.

However there was just one problem they had forgotten the woman's hanger on as they described her. This cost two of them as they where bisected at the waste after having a teal rinkaku suddenly jutting out of their abdomen. They hadn't really expected trouble from the little brat seeing as she hadn't tried to help her parent. Now though like a switch was hit the younger ghoul was ripping into the four now two as her six tales lashed out at everything within reach bifurcating limbs and, body parts turning the alley into the bottom of a blender.

It would be a few days later that the local CCG would pick up the girl and after not being able to find any parent or guardian to get in contact with. Putting the orphan into the system where thankfully she seem to find a new home; miles from anything that could remind her of the 4th ward. In the loving care of a woman in the 21st Ward.

(Not sure I am happy with my work but, I can be happy that it's finally out of the planing stage seeing this took me months?!? To get done but anyways here it is.)

The democratic nation of unovia, The Unified American Federation, and Sylvania Clans

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