Chapter 36: Page XXXVI - The Devil's Contract [Ｉ]
"Him being there gives me hope." Anastasia thought to herself as she was gazing at Theodore's daily movements. "I had nothing. I was nothing. And I couldn't do anything. But he... he made me do something I didn't want to do. And that's living.
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"Hey... will you... help me discover this thing called living?"
Anastasia, a decade ago. Lonely, broken, helpless.
In this world, people aren't the ones controlling it. Its a single non-living being who manages to manipulate the lives of every people who ever lived in this planet.
Money.
Everything was that. The cause of it all as people always said.
Food, people, pleasure, protection. Anything. Anything can be bought with money. The world of government doesn't rule it. It rules the government.
And that's exactly what was going on behind the scenes of Anastasia's life. Her life was indeed ruled by money. Just like everyone else.
Living in the slums...
The morning was the same for everyone but when night turns, its a total blackout at her place. Electricity wasn't present. A clean source of water. And no daily source of food other than heading out and selling whatever they could.
She and her father lived with smiles even though they're both under these circumstances.
But that soon changed as loan sharks and debt collectors came finding his father.
A sum of only a couple thousands. For others, it would be nothing. But for Anastasia and her father, it was everything.
They both grinded in months. Working tirelessly in multiple jobs. Anastasia picking up any cans on the roads, garbage... Anything. Anything that can be sold she picked it up.
After some more months, they finally paid off their debt. But these loan sharks wanted more. Far more.
"Good you've paid your debts." A man in a suit then said.
"Then... you'll leave us alone? Please... I still need to put my child in school." Anastasia's father was begging and was on his knees.
"This is just a part of the debt. You took way too long to pay your debts being overdue for two months. I'll be charging you the same amount. Give it next month or the next two months."
"This isn't what was in the agreement! I paid everything! Please! Leave us alone!" Her father was begging so much to the point that he wrapped his arms around the man's legs. Begging to get released from their misery. "How can we even get that amount of money!?"
"There is a way." The man then kicked Anastasia's father off his feet sending him flying. He walked over to him and then pointed under his ribcage. "This. This thing right here will fetch a lot of money. Or if you want yourself to completely clear your debt then you can just die for us. Organs right now is a hot stuff in the black market."
"Wha- wha..."
"Heh. Old man, make sure to prepare it. Or your daughter will be sold off. See ya."
Anastasia's father was left there sobbing to himself and banging on the ground. Anger was forming inside of him but... what can he do?
He had nothing. He's nothing. He can't do anything. He was just a poor old sod who can't even find a future for his own daughter. He knew he had no options. He had the answer. That's why he'll do it.
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The business man who were seeking money from Anastasia's father. After they've left, they immediately went into a club.
They all sat down and order tons of food and drinks and even invited women to sit with them.
"Boss, that's cruel don'tcha think! I mean, he still has a daughter!" One of the bald man who was in the group of the people who went to extort money.
"I couldn't believe that they've got this much money in just a few months. I can extort more money from them. This isn't the end." The 'boss' of the group replied.
"HAHA! Boss is cruel! But he does give results! Raise a toast, for boss!" Everyone raised their glasses and the whole club was going wild.
"There's only one place in this town wherein you can extract an organ. Kidneys... A person can live with just one or even without. And those things fetch for an insane price. But its not just kidneys. Heart, liver, lungs or maybe more... keke. That place is owned by us."
"Wow boss you've really planned this out!"
"Of course. Boys! Drink well, eat well and sleep well! In just a few months, we'll be racking in millions from this idiotic father! HAHA! Another victim..." The man then put his cigarette on the ashtray. "Another income."
Gifts
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received Weekly Power Status
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Ranking 
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