Chapter 1
Toyotsu General Hospital
The hospital was bustling with activity and the nurses and doctors hurried back and forth to treat the mass rush of injured patients. There was no update on what had caused such a large crowd to rush into the ER, some bleeding profusely, some with broken bones, some with their flesh literally ripped open. One thing that was certain, however, was that nearly everyone had what looked to be teeth marks somewhere on their body.
Every nurse and doctor on staff had rushed to treat as many as possible but the number of patients greatly succeeded the workers, and was still growing.
In one of the operating rooms, a surgeon by the name of Kanna yanked off her gloves and face mask, angrily slamming her fist down on one of the tables holding the surgical equipment. "Dammit! This is the third patient that we lost in just a few hours. What the hell is going on?"
Her two assisting nurses shook their heads in confusion, both wearing their own looks of discouragement. The man they'd been working on lay completely still on the operating table with his upper chest cut open. There was a large chunk of flesh missing from the top part of his shoulder where something had bitten him. And it was a big ass bite.
Kanna didn't know what the hell was going on in the city, but this man was the third one she'd lost due to the same cause, and these three had come in long before the horde of people in the waiting area and all throughout the halls. They were delirious, and unable to form coherent words. Even their spouses and family members didn't know what had happened, which didn't help the staff at all.
Somewhere out there was some kind of animal with a perhaps severe case of rabies attacking people. Hell, with the large number of people needing treatment Kanna thought perhaps there was more than just one creature infecting people.
Each of the victims had the same symptoms: pupils so tiny they were near gone, foaming at the mouth, bleeding of the eyes, ears, nose, and mouth, and uncontrollable muscle spasms that had been so severe that they had to strap each of them down even with the anesthesia running through them. And then finally, their heart stopped beating completely. The defibrillator and everything else proved useless. Once the patients were gone, that was it.
Kanna turned her back on the dead patient, placing her hands on her hips as she hung her head. "If this is the outcome of all those people out there waiting, then we are in way over our heads. This will be the worse tragedy this country has ever seen."
There was a loud, agonized scream followed by more cries of fear and pain. Kanna's head jerked up as she looked towards the door. "What the hell is going on out there?!"
One of the nurses ran towards the door and peaked her head out, only to scream out loud. Suddenly she was yanked out of the door.
"The fuck?" Kanna's heart began to race.
She heard a noise behind herself and her remaining nurse gasp loudly. She quickly turned around, stumbling backwards when she saw the dead patient sitting straight up. His pupils were completely gone and he stared straight ahead unseeing. His mouth was open, a mix of blood and saliva dripping out the corners. His breathing was raspy as he just sat there.
"S-S-Sir, are you alright- ahhhh!!" The nurse screamed in terror as the man lurched at her, his teeth sinking into her throat, tearing at the flesh.
Kanna slapped a hand over her mouth as she stared wide eyed in fear as the man began to rip skin from the nurse and shoving it in his mouth. Hot tears fell from her eyes and she leaned over and emptied the contents in her stomach.
The man, now soaked in blood, stopped and turned his head towards her and hissed, rising to his feet and moving towards her. Kanna scrambled to her feet darted towards the door. She threw it open and exited-
And ran smack dab into one of the doctors. He turned around, his own breathing raspy as he groaned. His eyes were missing his pupils as well. This time, Kanna wasn't able to escape. The doctor lunged at her, tackling her to the ground.
Kanna screamed in terror and used her fists and nails to fight him off, but it was as if he couldn't feel a thing. With an ear piercing screech he swiftly lowered his head towards her. Kanna felt his teeth tear into her neck. Breathing became impossible and she used her hands to cover the wound, knowing it was useless. Tears continued to flow from her eyes even as she choked on her own blood.
There were several more screeches sounding from down the hall. That was the last thing she heard before the world around her faced to nothingness.
Shikon Academy
Sitting in the very back of the classroom of the prestigious high school she recently started attending, Kagome yawned widely. She stared out the window at the sky, wishing mightily she could be somewhere else. Anywhere else.
Though she'd only been here a month, she had no interest in such things as making friends or joining clubs or anything of the sort. After all, she was only a sophomore and this was the fifth high school she'd attended in two years. By the time she did make friends, there was always an incident occurring to make her have to leave again. Whether it was bullying or her father's job location, there was always something. There's even been times when she'd been used by others to gain her family's secrets.
So she just kept to herself. Homeschooling had been an option up until her father decided it was best for her to "be normal." Live a regular high school life.
She inwardly scoffed. 'Yeah, as if that'll ever happen.'
Kagome sighed deeply, letting her gaze wander. They ended landing on the front courtyard by the fence surrounding the school. The elaborate metal fence was about 10 ft high and only students, parents/guardians, and staff with special ID passes were allowed to enter. Osaka was a pretty big city and Shikon Academy was one of the more elite schools around. More than a few students belonged to esteemed families all throughout Japan.
Snobby bunch that they were. Kagome hated private schools even more than public ones.
Something caught her attention and she focused on the orange clad figure approaching the gates with a limp. The more she watched the man, the more she tried to tell herself it was unimportant. But even still...
Even from the distance there was something...off. He dragged his left leg as he walked slowly towards the gate. And though she couldn't see his face, his head was eerily tilted to the side.
Kagome narrowed her eyes. Behind him he was leaving a trail...blood? She leaned forward just a bit, trying to focus more. His arms were crossed in a disfigured kind of way. Wait a minute. He was holding something...
With a jerk, Kagome raised her hand high. "Teacher, may I be excused?" Before the teacher even responded she closed the book on her desk, grabbed her bag and hurriedly left the classroom, ignoring the hushed murmuring among her classmates. She didn't care what they thought of her. It was nothing new.
Kagome quickly walked through the halls. She was on the second of three floors. When she came across a large bay of windows overlooking the front yard out by the gate, she paused.
At this vantage she could see a bit closer. The man was definitely leaving a trail of blood. Kagome frowned. If he was injured, walking up a mile long hill to get to their school wasn't the smartest of ideas.
Kagome was so immersed in trying to watch the man that she didn't even notice someone had come to stand behind her.
"See something interesting?" A deep voice called out.
Kagome damn near jumped out of her skin. She spun around, preparing to snap at whoever just scared the shut of of her, but she paused.
Holy...hell.
The guy was tall with long hair in a braid that fell way past his waist. He had a serious looking face with the brightest colored eyes. It almost reminded her of the color of whiskey. He was dressed in the same uniform as the other boys in the school, but somehow...he made it look like designer clothes.
His expression was stern, his arms crossed over his chest. Kagome snapped her mouth shut and turned her back on him, trying to hide her flaming cheeks. 'He's even more beautiful than all these girls here. How is that even possible?!'
"Where is your hall pass?" He asked.
Kagome continued to ignore him, focusing on what was happening outside. Two of the administrators were heading towards the front gate. She couldn't hear what they were saying but she was pretty sure the male was pointing, telling the creepy injured guy to leave. The female administrator placed a hand on the man, and used her other hand to indicate the other guy. Presumably saying 'He's injured, we have to help.'
Kagome pointed a finger outside the window. "Do you see that man? Something strange is going on. He's bleeding pretty badly."
The handsome guy stopped his nagging and moved next to Kagome, peering out the window. They watched as the two administrators seemed to argue for a few moments before given in. The woman used her ID card to open the gate. It slid open and she held out an arm to beckon the injured man.
From then on Kagome witnessed true horror. The injured man lunged at the woman. They both fell to the ground. He was eating her. Eating her.
"Oh my God!"
"What the hell!" They yelled at the same time.
Kagome's hand came up to her mouth. She watched with wide eyes as the man in orange ripped the woman apart, shoving fist loads of her insides in his mouth. The male administrator then tackled the other man. They rolled around, blood and skin flying all around. The male administrator seemed to have the upper hand-
Suddenly the woman rose from the ground. She was covered in blood, her entire torso exposed, but she seemed unaffected. She twitched and slowly limped over to the male administrator. He looked up at her just in time to see her leap at him, sinking her teeth into his flesh.
"No way," Kagome whispered, stunned. She slowly looked over at the boy beside her. He had gone pale, his amber eyes filled with horror. He looked at her and they both just stared, unable to speak.
A bell sounded, signaling that lunch was about to begin. They looked back out the window to see all three of the adults perk their heads up. They jerkily stood up and began a creepy slow shuffle towards the school main doors.
"W-We have to warn everybody," the guy beside her said.
Kagome gave a stiff nod. Without looking at him, she took off running down the hall. "Hey wait!" He yelled after her.
But she was already too far gone.
Kagome didn't know what was going on or what she just saw, but if those three adults managed to get in the school and started attacking people, then hundreds of students were about to become some crazed cannibalistic monsters.