Drenched In White

by Shenna.Tenebris

To be frank, Kishou knew shit about how to raise a child, much less a child that was born from a breeding project that aims to create killing machines. Kishou himself was raised that way, the way of a killing machine. And he was sure he could never bring himself to raise his son in such inhumane ways. He didn't want his son to be like him. prequel of Hoping For More Good Days

1. The Garden

"Arima Kishou is such a talented young soldier, he is, without doubt, the best in the Sunlit Garden."

"Indeed, it would be more beneficial for the kingdom if we had a thousand more of him."

"That is actually a great idea! I can already see it! His offsprings running around and serving our kingdom!"

"Oh, why don't we make it happen now then?"

And, an inhumane breeding project was born.

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The Garden saved you, gave you food, protected you and put a roof over your head. Therefore your mind, body and soul belongs to the Garden, you are to obey every order given, no question asked.

And an even better version: live for the Garden, die for the Garden.

They were taught those rules from a very young age. Drilled into their heads, pounded into their skulls, carved onto their minds.

Kishou once did believe those trashes, for he was nothing outside the Garden. He was no beloved soldier outside of the Garden, there will be no one willing to feed him for free, no bed to sleep in and no roof to shield him from the rain.

It's true that the children of the Garden don't need to pay money for food and protection, because it was already paid by their freedom and the children themselves.

Once a child in the garden was ten years old, they were brought outside for a "tour" of the world. They were allowed to travel the world on their own for ten days.

Actually, they were brought outside to experience the cruelty of the world, supervisors from the Garden would make sure to put the child in the poorest part of the kingdom, where a child would never receive any help. And according to their plan, that child would be robbed, beaten and experience hell in ten days. The purpose of this is to make children afraid of the world and "love" the Garden more.

Arima Kishou was special, he always obey every order, no question asked, no stupid tantrums, eating problem like other children, he was everyone's favorite. So when he was ten, he was given a special privileged.

The supervisors put him into a medium part of the kingdom instead of the poorest. That had been the Garden's first mistake.

He did not experience the cruelty of the world, rather, he knew about human emotions for the first time.

He met Fura Taishi, a peasant boy. Long story short, they became friends. He had some what liked "emotions". But it seems that it only appears when he is with Fura Taishi, it is like a warm air that spreads around his chest area.

It didn't appear again after he had returned to the Garden. Fura had made him promise that he would come back, he did promised, but he doesn't know if he could ever fulfill it .

Through the years, Arima Kishou, the obedient child, has grown into Arima Kishou, the obedient young soldier. Arima was no longer unaware of the Garden's true nature.

Because he was always obedient, Arima had been allowed to do whatever he liked in his free time. He chose to snuck out through a small abandoned passage that led to the outside world.

And he read. He read every books he could get his hands on. With enough amount of knowledge, and a brain as big as his, it was not difficult for him to figure out the Garden's true nature.

The Sunlit Garden was a child soldier system in the shell of an orphanage funded by the government. That is why children of the Sunlit Garden often have direct entry into the military. Actually, when children of the Garden turn eighteen, they will be sent off to serve the military and the kingdom.

It was the royal family - The Washuu's plan all along. A child soldier system to build an army full of merciless killing machine.

Since the orphanage was funded by the government, no one suspected any thing when the children of the Sunlit Garden apply for the military.

Kishou wasn't ignorant, he wasn't air-headed like everyone in the Sunlit Garden had thought. He was drinking in every detail at any given moment, through the books he had read, he knew that information was vital. So he began to learn the art of reading between the lines, he paid more attention to people's body languages and their speaking patterns, small acts that usually went unoticeable. Before he knows it, Kishou was already a master at reading people.

So when the head doctor of the Garden dropped by his room unannounced, Kishou immediately knew that something was up. The man was in a good mood, likely because he got a promotion. But it was not his business, Kishou didn't care anyway, the head doctor was a vile creature in the shape of a human.

"Good evening, doctor."As much he was disgusted by this man, Kishou still had a loyal dog act to keep up.

"Good evening, Arima, how are you doing my boy?"

"I'm good, doctor."

"That's great, then."

The doctor's smile was more eerie than usual, it seems like whatever schemes they are planning would involve Kishou.

And his suspicion was right.

"As much as I would love to have a chat with you, we are running on a short schedule here."

Having sensed his confusion, the doctor seemed a bit surprised,"We're you not notified of the project?"

"What project?"

"Arima my boy, you are to participate a special breeding project as the sperm donor."