Freak Territory

Prologue

I was merely a little girl when my family was taken to the new territory. I remember looking up at my mother who, at the time, was so young and had a reassuring smile on her face. I remember seeing people crouched on the top of the gate poles with grins on their faces. They creeped me out. We were herded into the territory alongside hundreds of other families, and I remember one little boy who had tripped and fallen. One moment he was lying on the ground, the next he had vanished into thin air. I never saw that boy again.

At the age of nine, I realized that we were not under the protection of the government like we'd been told. The government had been destroyed by a group of humanoid creatures called The Freaks. They had infested the world; they hid in the shadows, they hunted the people, and they were thrilled by the fear that they caused.

I remember when this all started. I remember thinking to myself that the world was coming to an end, and it did. Now, ten years later, I'm trapped in Freak Territory with no hope of ever escaping.

The shadows aren't safe anymore, and I can't even walk down what's left of the streets anymore without the fear of being stolen or killed. Sometimes I wish they'd just kill me so I could escape this horrifying place, but I'm stuck here where I've known more loss than I ever thought I could have. Freak Territory is a place where all of your worst nightmares come to life.