THE SILENCE IS BLACK

THE SILENCE IS BLACK

THE SILENCE IS BLACK

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Takeru was never one to follow the rules, always going places he really didn't belong and causing trouble that he knew would one day catch up to him. Though Takeru knew this, it was far from being the most important thing on his mind. 

You see, Takeru, along with his twin, were born into one of the wealthiest of families. Their parents were government officials and they took part in the creation of the utopia that the population now knows today.

Years passed and everything seemed to be fine, aside from a few low class offenses created from Takeru's nasty habits. But as the two grew older, Takeru noticed something, his brother had changed. Takeru could see his brother's eyes become glossier and glossier as they clouded with the flaw that eventually took over. Takeru's brother became blind.

Initially the flaw was easy to hide, thanks to the help of tinted glasses and colored contact lenses, but sadly, that was not enough. Takeru's parents were clever and, of course, they caught on quickly. Though, to Takeru's surprise, they weren't as shocked as he had expected. No, they understood exactly what they needed to do and that was to save their son.

Locked up in a hidden room, Takeru's brother spent his days laying lifeless on an old and dilapidated bed, his only joy brought on by Takeru's short visits.

"You'll be okay.." Takeru smiled softly as he ruffled his brother's hair. "I'm here.. I will protect you." 

Not long after those words left his lips did everything that Takeru had sought to protect, had gotten ripped away from him. 

The government had begun actively searching from house to house as they planned to weed out all of the flawed that remained. It was only a matter of time before they had come knocking on the Miyamoto family door.

The loud sound of voices and knocking filled the mansion as a silence had begun to settle upon them. Rushing to the door, Takeru's father tried to calm himself as he answered, two patrol officers standing on the other side of the threshold.

"What can I do for y-" "Sir we're here to investigate a claim." Within seconds, the officers had surpassed Takeru's father and began sniffing around the house with a newly developed heat sensor.

Takeru has yet to remember what exactly happened after. The only memory that remains is the blood curtailing screams as the world became black. 

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