The Diamond In The Rough✓

CHAPTER 1:

Lyra (Vika Bronova) in the media
Lyra's POV:

A gentle sigh escaped me while I walked through the markets, watching people interact with each other and the exchange of goods and money.

Not like I had much money to buy  many things. Or most luxuries.

Living with me-maw isn't luxurious. But it was better than being left on the streets. 

We aren't related in any way but she took me in when I was a baby. Something most people won't do. For that, I'm grateful.

She said my parents were killed and I was left to die in the woods. 

I don't know what I'd do without her. 

There's a reason why I call her 'me-maw' . She said she tried to teach me to say mother so she said 'you, baby; me, mother' I couldn't pronounce it well thus bringing me-maw.   

I couldn't prevent myself from smiling thinking of the happier times in my life. Humans these days have lost their humanity. 

We treat each other like absolute garbage and it isn't right. There is no sense of trust amongst us. Things are really difficult. They've always been.

Every week, a carriage or should I say cage on wheels comes into town and takes humans away to the castle.

I live in the NightShade Empire, the Vampire kingdom and the number of humans they come to take is getting out of hand.

They need our blood to survive which makes them the weaker species but they over power us so that makes them stronger.

Because things are hard here doesn't mean it's easy on the rest of the world. 

From what I heard; the humans that live in Blackflame Citadel or the land of Demons would trade places with us in a heartbeat.

They undergo torture on a daily basis.

Even those who live in Silverfang Territory or land of werewolves are used as food. 

Things have always been like this with or without the great priestess.

Sometimes I feel like she gave us up to prevent another war from happening. Like sacrifices.

Why are things like this on us? My species at the bottom of the food chain.

We feed on the little we can get and that's why I'm here. 

Sometimes when food isn't enough, I steal. And food isn't always enough so I always have to steal

Call me a thief if you want but survival is number one on my list. At least I have my freedom.

I've been doing this since I was 8 and I've gotten pretty good at it. It's not something I should be proud of and sometimes the guilt creeps in but I have to do what I must.

Me-maw tells me to stop and lectures me on how dangerous it is and all the death penalties for criminals, but we later end up eating whatever I bring.