Chapter 10: What? Are you going to make your move?
Alice, after her mother died right in front of her eyes, swallowed by a flying monster, she had no one to take care of her. No one to hold her or give her a roof over her head, with warm sheets and a hot meal.
Nothing.
Naturally, she should've been taken to an orphanage, but the world was disorganized, and the order of the day was, 'every man for himself'.
The monsters ravaged everything and it was difficult to stay safe.
Thus, people sought protection from Awakeneds.
No one knew when a gate would suddenly spawn out and the monsters would raid. If you weren't an awakened, you could never keep yourself safe.
It didn't take long before illegal activities amongst the awakened sprung up.
The agency did all they could to keep people safe but they could not keep every single person safe. They could not properly account for the lives that roamed around the streets and mostly focused on those with names.
Those affluent people who had money to support them.
Yes, the agency was corrupt from the start, but it just did it in moderation.
They still took care of the majority of people but there was still that minority that they didn't give two fucks about.