MangeoSmoothie
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- Posted: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 05:06:49 +0000
The State of Things
A long, long time ago, there were humans, and only humans. No one gave any thought to the things that supposedly went bump in the night, unless they were crazy. No one knew about vampires or angels or nekos or any of the other countless species of supernatural beings roaming the night. There were rumors, sure-- there have always been rumors. And up until about three hundred years ago, there were only rumors.
And then, as usual, humanity had to mess things up. In the year 2248, a vampire was captured by police when it was sneaking out of the home of its latest victim. The rest of its nest launched a rescue mission, and soon, the whole world knew of the existence of the supernatural. Once that happened, all sorts of new species were being discovered, captured, and displayed.
But eventually, the captives around the world began to revolt. They begin to organize and form an army. Some joined the army led by the angels and the vampires, who sought vengeance. Others simply wanted to return to the way things were, and sided with humanity. After a long and bloody war, it became clear that things would never be the same. Cities lay in ruin, and the human race was decimated. As punishment, those races that had fought with the humans were enslaved.
Cut to the present day, year 2593. The laws regarding slavery are many, though they are confusing. The only thing the poor know is that they are all targets, regardless of race. The only thing the wealthy know is that money can only buy a person so much time.
Our stories begin in a small shop in the city of Davenford, once the great city of New York. This shop has slaves of all sorts for sale, complete with a room of exotics: those slaves that are so rare or dangerous that simple cages would not do them justice. It receives ample business and shipments of slaves every few days. There is only one question: are you inside the cage, or out?