Warning: These Chapters will or may contain depictions of violence, strong language and adultery that may not be suitable for some readers.

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Ken opens his eyes from his slumber. He rubs his eyes twice and gets off his bed. His room is different, it was more luxurious.

Ken down to the wardrobe and takes out a black boxer. He puts on, now covering between his stomach and thighs.

He opens the door to his room with a ID order his and walks out of his room once again with bare feet.

[1905th Shelter Shuttles, December 25, 2054. Level 39.]

He approaches a room with a logo showing a droplet of water on the metal door. Under the logo said 'Male'. He uses the ID again and the metal door slide open.

Inside their various shadows of men were seen shower behind waterproof curtains. Ken walks up a pipe inside a sink and proceeds to wash his face.

While washing his face, a memory from the past flash before his closed eyes. The same woman with blond hair was carry him by the hand. Her right arm was badly injured. Her pale skin also turning a dark green with brown bumps covering her infected arm.

Ken looks up at the mirror. He sees his wet face with water dripping down his chin and hair what was caught by the cool water.

He frowns at his reflection and throws water at his face one last time. He wipes his face in a towel, which was hanging beside him.

He exit the room in a hurry. He walked down the hail with nothing but boxer's.

He never stopped having those nightmares or visions. They taunt and haunt his brain unstop.

Ken never told anyone about his problem. Even his best and only friend, Cyan. He plans to fight his battle by himself alone.

Two years has past, since he been forcefully given this job, as gatherer.

He had been put in training and studies by the leaders of the shelter. He basically knows everything about the job. Only a one thing he is not sure about: If he's getting paid.

All he has to do is find useable resources outside and come back safely. That's simple said than down.

Even though it's more liveable up here, it's not satisfying.

Outside he may been killed in the horrifying and painful way. He had already wondered if he should commit suicide like the others.

"(But what the fun in that?)", Ken walked out of his room saying to himself.

Ken was dressed in a black jumpsuit with a same colored helmet, which covered his face with a strong protective glass.

He entered a elevator and descended down. Ken had press the lowest button on the elevator '20'.

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Ken continued his descend to level 20. He stand into the elevator by himself, looking at the door with a unbreakable gaze.

After an half an hour, the door the elevator slide open. Ken exit the elevator.

Level 20 was filled with noise by machinery equipment. Level 20 was used to build robots and vehicles.

Ken walked past all the men, women and machinery. He went climbed down stairs that were at vertical of the level.

As Ken journey down the stairs, the sound of the machinery faded. Ken continued down until he reached Level 1.

Ken paused he steps as he took a moment to spectate the hell hole he once lived in, "*Sniff* Smells like the same shitty perfume".

Ken turned his focus to the closed gate.

"I wonder what I'll find out there?", He asked himself out loud with curious look on his face.

"Well I find out today", Ken put up a confused small smile on his face.

All of a sudden, Ken heard a faint roaring engine. Ken turned around to see what was making the noise.

When turned he saw nothing but people carrying on their business.

"Where is that sound coming from?", Curiosity captured Ken's attention.

In the middle of the level, where Ken was near. A visible circle appeared on the hard steel ceiling. Steel bars lowered down the platform that was now created.

A large vehicle was elevated down on such platform. The sound of the engine was now blasting Ken's ears.

The large vehicle landed on level 1 grounds. The vehicle drove of the platform and the platform began to ascending to it's place.

The large vehicle stopped infront of Ken. Ken moved out off way so it could pass.

The vehicle stand it's ground. In response to this, the driver of the vehicle opened the back door of the vehicle.

The driver was a female with pink hair and was wearing the same suit as Ken. She signal him to approach her.

Ken realized that she was a gatherer, "Oh..".

Ken started to approach the woman who called. He put in two wireless earbuds in his ears and started playing music on his phone.

Ken entered the vehicle. He saw that some other persons were in there before him.

A guy with normal black and glasses was reading a book, while beside him sat a two girls with identical figures such as white hair and their faces; was begin hold by a guy with orange hair and smoking a cigarette in his mouth.

On the other side sat a guy with blond hair, beside sat Cyan and at the edge of seat, sat a lady with cyan hair and child like face.

At the front seat was the lady with pink hair and a someone who was seeable.

Ken walked up to Cyan and said, "Hey Cyan!", He extended his hand as fist towards.

"Hey, Ken", He said with his feminine voice.

Cyan fist bumped Ken by extending his hand towards Ken's.

Ken took a seat beside Cyan, his best friend.

The man who was seeable, because he was blocked by the chair he was sitting on, tapped his foot with patience.

"Are we now ready?!", He asked from.

Everyone looked at were the man sat, but didn't say anything.

The pink haired lady answered for them, "Pretty much".

The man tsk in annoyance, "*Tsk*, Toddlers", he whispered to himself.

The vehicle started to move towards the massive closed gate. When it was right infront of it the driver stopped.

The crew waited for farther action in silence.

The in the middle of the massive steel gate, a red circle was from. It flashed off it's bright crimson aura in the faces of the crew. The gate slowly slide open.

The guy with the glasses put away the book and started paying attention to the gate.

Behind the gate was covered again with a hard metal confinement. The driver, drove the vehicle into the confinement.

The gate closed behind them as soon as they entered.

The hearts of every person at time was beating faster than usual. Ken and others face was soaked with sweat.

"You alright?", The guy smoking the cigarette asked the girl he was holding on his right.

The girl answered back, "Yeah".

"Don't worry, I'll protect you", The guy said confidently.

The girl blushed at his egoism behavior.

Ken commented about the guy in his mind, "(This guy is full of his shit, isn't he?)".

Ken decides to relax himself by turning up the music in ears to the point he can't hear anything, but it.

Cyan took out a naked sandwich from his pocket secretly and decided to feast on it.

The guy with the cigarette replaces the old one with other. He takes out a lighter from his top pocket and lights the cigarette.

The blond haired guy beside Cyan asked him, "Are you a guy?".

"W-what?", Cyan who was indulged in his sandwich asked the man to repeat.

He pushes his face uncomfortable close to Cyan's and whispers, "*Whisper* Are you a guy?", The man asked again.

Cyan who's mouth was stuffed said, "Yeah..".

The man looked open and down Cyan body, like he was scanning him.

The man responded, "Good", while lifting his head back to were it was.

Cyan turned his head the opposite way of the man and said to himself, "(Creepy)".

The doors to the outside world slowly slide opened.

The sound of the door opening put everyone on edge.

The unseen man sighs at their predicament, "*Sigh* Let's get this crap started", He turned the pinked hair girl and said.

She nods her head.

The door continues to slide open.

The girl with the cyan hair takes out a small knife from her back pocket. She cuts the palm of her hand, drawing blood from it.

Ken catches glimpse of the girl damaging her hand.

She turned her head to look at Ken. He turns he head to look forward and closes eyes, while nodding his head and tapping his feet.

The girl redirect her gaze at her palm.

"(Their are some crazy bitches out here)", Ken said in his mind.

The doors finally open and the destroyed outside world is now fully shown.

The man in the glasses closes his eyes and pray out loud, "*Gulp* Jesus Christ please protect him", He weep about.

The girl seating at left of the orange hair dude, pointed at the glassed guy praying, "What a baby!".

The pink haired lady ventured the vehicle to the outside world.