Livestock

"Kiara...". Tears welled up in the child's eyes when she heard the familiar voice call out to her. "N-no..". "Kiara run! Run away now!!". "No, mom!", she croaked out, tears running down her cheeks as she witnessed her mom being killed by one of the blood suckers. The monster tossed her aside once he had sucked her dry, the life completely drained out of her. An ear piercing scream escaped her lips as she watched her mothers lifeless body drop to the ground. "Mom!!".

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BANG! BANG! BANG!

She woke up with a jolt at the sudden banging on the bars of her cage, only for her to hiss silently at the pain she felt at her sides. "Get up you good for nothing creatures!", the voice of the pet master rang through out the dark storage room. She squinted and tried to register her surroundings. '*sigh* Another nightmare. I wish it was just a nightmare', she thought to herself and rubbed her cheeks that she now realized were wet from crying in her sleep. Slowly but steadily, she tried to move around in her cage to get into a more comfortable position, all while keeping her cries of pain as quiet as she possibly could. Unfortunately, she wasn't quiet enough.

"Hey you there, shut the hell up!", the sound of the pet master's angry voice resounded in the dark room. The other humans couldn't help but feel pity for the unfortunate human who is on the end of the pet master's anger this early in the morning. All they could do was silently watch from their respective cages, for they themselves could not risk being on the receiving end of his rage knowing the consequences.

The human in question cowered backwards in her cage as the pet master stepped closer to her. She held onto her shaking hands and kept her gaze on the floor, not wanting to meet his eyes. The pet master let out a irritated scoff. "Oh, it's you. It seems yesterday wasn't enough for you. I will be happy to go another round today if you'd like", he said with a wide smirk on his face, exposing his sharp fang. A chill ran up her spine as she recalled the horrible torture she went through the previous night. Not that she forget it anyway. The numerous scars on her body will always serve as a permanent reminder of all the things she has experienced in her 13years of capture.

The smirk on his face was replaced with a deep scowl and he backed away from the cage. She released the quiet breath she had been holding. Although she was scared to the bone, she couldn't help but thank her lucky stars that he let her off with this once. Knowing how he usually is, anyone would consider this a blessing.

But honestly, she's always felt like he has something against her. Anyone could tell that he was especially cruel to her. Perhaps it has something to do with her supposed rare blood type. At least, that is what the ones who captured her said when she was dropped off here at the age of ten. Back then, she never really understood what they meant about that, and she wasn't even in the right state of mind to do so. She remembers being tested on before being brought here but that was it. She doesn't remember her mom telling her about it either.

Whatever the reason, it caused her to go through a different type of hell everyday from the moment she was brought here. Be it whipping, beating or hot iron being placed on her skin, she has gotten a taste of all. But she had never been bitten before, even by the pet master. The pet master does not feed on the pets on sale though, in order not to drain the 'livestock'. But that does not stop him from torturing each and every one of them for his own entertainment, especially her.

She is not sure if she will be bought or if she even wants to be bought, but from the looks of it, it doesn't seem like there is a chance of that happening anytime soon. The pet master has her cage kept in the darkest corner and with how clustered the room is already, she is barely noticed by customers. It's as if he doesn't want her to be noticed by customers, like he doesn't want her to be bought. She feels like the pet master wants to keep her for himself, and there is nothing she can do about it. She doesn't know what scares her more; being bought by a vampire or being owned by the pet master. All she knows is that whichever one happens, she will have the same result; a life filled with only torture and agony, and eventually, death.

In this world, humans are nothing but toys to play with, tools to exploit, slaves to carry out their every bidding, food to satisfy their hunger. Humans are basically considered as all purpose items that can be used to their hearts content and can easily be discarded and replaced when the need arises. That is the value of humans in a vampire ruled world.