Doomsday’s local demon addict

"Hey! Come back here!"

In this day of age, 3207, the world has changed a lot. In 2035, a rain of asteroids fell on earth, thing is, the asteroids went from big like a cat, to big like a house. Half the population of earth died in two days, firstly because of the asteroids impact on the first day and also because of the energy emitted by what we now call demons on the second day. In the following weeks, the government tried to take control of the situation. A month later, society had completely crumbled. You couldn't call it earth anymore. The asteroids contained a new kind of life forms and energy, the energy could be seen with the naked eye as colourful lights and the demons, who ironically looks like fairies, are balls of the energy with a basic intelligence like a pigeon. The demons look like neon coloured will-o-wisps with shining points for eyes.

"The brat is escaping again, stop him!"

Sadly, even if the new energy and demons looked charming, they had terrible side effects. The energy changed earth's air and made it denser than water. Water left lakes and oceans to accumulate in the borders of earth's gravity, since some gasses were still lighter than water, there was still clouds forming on the other side of the water. Many sea creatures that lived on the floor of the ocean and lakes that couldn't swim died because they couldn't stay in the water and were left on the ground. The changes were too sudden, most animals and human's lungs slowly stopped working. Since the sun had to go through the water to go on earth, it's light and warmth were replaced by the new energy's. The human body is made of 70% of water, how come they didn't all die? Well, they nearly all died. But a new substance was created, a floating pink liquid called fairy blood, or mesmer for short. Some humans and animal's system succeeded in drinking this instead. Some plants couldn't take it and died too. Mesmer is a complicated substance that depends on the new energy. When it is digested, the energy gets out and the structure change to a more dense liquid that doesn't float, its nearly the same as water, when it gets in contact with energy again, it goes back to its original shape. At the end of a year, only 40% of human population remained. We nearly turned in the new dinosaurs. But human is a creature with incredible adapting abilities, two hundreds years later, the population was back to 80% of the original quantity. Planet earth was disfigured, nothing worked like before, the nature was unrecognizable and life was hell. A thousand years later, society was now working again and the ecosystem got back on its foots. Even if everything was now working again, it looked like a mix of alien and fantasy planet. The physics of humans had slightly changed. Thinner skin that was now light caramel without exception. The muscles had to adapt and become more efficient, slightly bigger eyes that adapted to the light of the new energy. All different cultures and races had mixed together to make a new one. There was only one continent and many more countries, but there was only one government. Three leaders that were elected every five years. The new energy had been called faura. What had been the deep seas was now a no man's land filled with dangerous weird creatures. Nature had drastically changed to a more colourful and luminous type. Trees don't have leaves anymore but small fluffy bulbs that catch faura, same for any grass type of plant. Animals had changed too, only cats still looked nearly the same. They now have bigger ears and eyes. Water systems were changed and showers and baths changed too.

"You're too slow, old man! Don't worry I'll leave you some."

"Brat!"

But, one of the most major changes, is demon eaters. In the year 2046, a man named Ginu, had lost himself in a fairy forest. Fairy forests is how we call the special crystal structure that forms around an asteroid, or were one landed at least. They can have a diameter of two kilometres. There is a high concentration of faura and demons there, going in is considered dangerous. Ginu, had accidentally lost himself in a fairy forest. Two days of wandering and he still couldn't see the sky. He was very hungry and the faura started getting to him. He collapsed on the ground because he was too tired. Some demons started going around him, curious. His hand flashed and caught one. As he looked at the demon, a weird texture on his palm, he decided to eat it. He realized demons tasted like sponge cakes and started hunting them to eat. Three days later, his system had ganged and he could now feel faura flowing through him. He started feeling the flow of flaura and headed to a place with less energy, finally getting out. Drinking Mesmer became easy and natural for him. Humans started eating demons and evolved with time. Now our bones and muscles are naturally made to carry and process faura. With this came a new profession, demon eater. They, as the name implies, eat a lot of demon. As their faura becomes better and they start learning how to use faura to make themselves auras, physical energy and psychic force. Of course, the job isn't only that easy. Demon eaters hunts faura animals, that also eat demons and control energy. These animals are dangerous as they easily stop bullets and have great power depending on its stade. Normal people have a hard time getting their hands on demons as the government try to keep them for demon eaters in formation and official ones. They also wants to avoid selfish companies to take control of the market. So, entering fairy forests and selling demons is illegal unless you have a permit only obtainable through becoming an official demon eater by graduating a special university provided by the government.

Of course, not everyone listens to laws. Demon dealers are the people who illegally gets their hands on demons and sell them to normal citizens. Both buyers and dealers are most of the time people that failed graduating at a specialized university. But sometimes, random people start doing it because it gives good money. That's the case with me, Jin Maki. I regularly trespass in fairy forests to catch demons and see two thirds of what I catch and eat the rest. I started selling at 15, and I'm currently 19. The reason why I don't struggle with fairy forests is because of the special conditions of my youth. When I was young, my family had bought a house in the periphery of a fairy forest because it was cheap. Normally, fairy forests are considered dangerous and people instinctively avoid them because of the aura, but the fairy forest had been recently cleaned of its dangerous creatures and the aura didn't affect me in the least bit. When I first went, it was just because I was curious about what was inside and I was 8. My parents were at work and I didn't have school so no one was there to stop me... well there was my little brother and sister, but they were 6. Yes, leaving them without supervision was irresponsible. When I first stepped in, I immediately loved the colourful lights and shiny rock formations. I went in a straight line and quickly got to the centre. It was warm and a bunch of demons were floating around. When I saw them, I remembered someone saying they are rumoured to taste good. After ten minutes, I caught and ate one. Eating something alive felt a bit wrong but the taste was completely worth it. It had a sweet sugary taste and extremely soft and fluffy texture. Afterwards I tried catching another but I had to go since I heard a guard walking towards the Center. Because it was formed from a pretty smal asteroid, the forest had a small diameter of 10 meters. I went back home without being seen and I didn't tell anyone what I did. I couldn't forget the taste of demons, so I went there again. I pretended to go play with the neighbour kid bu sneakily brought a butterfly fillet and a big plastic box. I waited for the guard to take a pause before running to the centre. I quickly caught three and ran back to my backyard. I hid in a corner and watched the small demons trying to escape the box. I put the box there and fetched a big plastic bag. My parents didn't find it suspicious and didn't question me. I put the bag on the box and opened it, trying to find an exit, the demons rushed in the bag. I quickly closed it and brought it to my room. I closed my door and windows before opening the bag. The three demons started running around the room, going from the ceiling to under my bed. Quickly, my room started to be invaded by warm colourful lights. I was astonished at how great having demons in my room was. How come nobody else does that? I wasn't aware that the fairy forest I robbed was one with the worst guarding and that every other ones couldn't be infiltrated by a mere kid. Since I couldn't just let run around, I caught one and ate it. Yet again, I was amazed by its taste. I put the other two in jars and under my bed. Of course, I treated demons like bugs so I made small holes in the lid to let them breathe. That night, I slept like an angel. The faura made by the two demons, although light, felt like heaven. The next day, I was sad to see the demons were getting a bit faint. Worried they had lost their taste, I opened one jar and ate the demon contained inside. Luckily, it was still delicious, though it didn't emit faura anymore. The next day I ate the third one. I then took the decision to continue catching demons in secret. This went on for three years until my parents decided to move. At that point, I could clearly feel the flow of faura and it's density. I could feel it move in my bones and muscles. When I understood I had lost my easy access to demons, I was devastated. I tried to go to another one, but got intimidated by good security. It took me three months before I couldn't take it anymore. The security was pretty tight, but I could feel the guard's faura from a relatively good distance so I slipped in. This fairy forest was bigger and more dangerous. Sharp toothed little creatures jumped at me in hope to get a bite, but I slapped them death before they could do anything. I got bit thrice and I was bleeding, I didn't regret it though. I wasn't even at the core and I could already catch demons. After having caught fifteen of them, I went back home even if I couldn't reach the core. My little brother discovered what I was doing, but I shut him up by giving him one and promised to give him one every time. My parents were too busy with work to notice the hidden jar with demons in them that were spread all around my room. Two years passed and I decided to target a bigger fairy forest. I had put on sunglasses, a cap and a mouth mask. I successfully infiltrated the fairy forest and caught forty demons, I was nearly crying in joy. I also had to bash up ten blood thirsty creatures, but my reflexes had gotten a hundred times better and I could somewhat use my faura to strengthen myself. I nearly got caught by a guard but easily lost him in the many forked paths. I would go there every week and now ate two at least every day. At some point, the faura in my room got a bit too thick and my mother noticed it. I showed her a pretty rock I had picked in the fairy forest and said it came from this rock I got from an old friend. My mother wanted me to get rid of it because too much faura was dangerous. I completely refused telling her I loved it like that. After lots of arguing, she gave in. At 14, I started eating about four a day. It was too late for me to realize I was now dependent on demons and faura. I had to change my target forest often or I would drain the demons in it and get chased seriously. At 15, most guards in blue rock city knew about me and despised me. A mission to catch me had then been handed to higher ranked demon eaters. Luckily, my aura sensing had become very sharp and I didn't approach fairy forests with big auras that were usually released by demon eaters. One day, I had just caught a good bunch of demons when someone approached me. The person didn't really have a big aura so I hadn't really noticed them. They asked me if I was selling the demons in my backpack. After that day, things happened and I ended up illegally selling demons. Four years later, and I am now 19. As things went relatively smoothly, I still sell demons. Today, I just hauled a pretty big fairy forest with good security. A guard had chased me, but I was too fast. Since one demon is sold 50 dollars, I can't spend too much money or it'll be suspicious so I accumulated quite a lot of money now. My fingers also collected quite a good number of scars, but with my hard leather gloves I bought myself, the problem was solved.

I opened a jar and took the demon inside it to shove it in my mouth. The comforting and familiar taste spreads on my tongue. My hand shuts my demon filled wardrobe's door and I let myself drop on my bed. For the whole last year, I started feeling something weird in my body. It's like the faura is everywhere and rules on everything. I didn't really worry about it. My bed creaks as I roll over whispering

"I'll never get caught."

I then start moving around the faura in my body for fun.

I shouldn't jinx myself like that.