Sign of the Zodiac: Aries
[Sign 2: Taurus] Malignos

Bianco washed his face behind the bar. A large water tank stood in front of the back door of the bar. Usually the water is accommodated from drops of rain that occasionally falls. Bianco often uses the water to wash the face or even clean the bar. Water in Nuchas is very rare. Therefore people do hold rainwater for preparation for the long dry season.

The young man then opened his white shirt and his red waistcoast that was exposed to blood. His matching-colored apron was also slightly splashed with blood. But Bianco let it go. He was only bare-chested because his top clothes had been so heavily stained by his own blood. Bianco's body is not as thick as a paratorero. But because Beatrice once said that his body was good, Bianco continued to train his body to stay clay and tight.

“Pwah!” bianco sigh after throwing a dipper of fresh water on his face.

The back alley of the bar gave off an unpleasant smell. Bianco was not disturbed. He was used to living in such a slum. The dark atmosphere plus the puddles of black water make the place stand it feels quite gripping. There's no one else there. Contrast with the frenetic bar and entertainment venue is very rowdy in front of him.

Bianco took a deep breath and rubbed his face and chest with his uniform that he had squeezed into a lump. Luckily he left the other uniform in the employee's break room. The young man was about to enter the bar, hoping that the chaos was over, when he suddenly heard the sound of a woman shouting at one end of the alley.

Bianco was silent for a while while looking in the direction of the sound. He was wondering whether to check it or not. Crime, criminality to death are common in Nuchas. Bianco has trained himself to no longer care about such things, to the extent that such conditions do not afflict him or anyone he knows.

But somehow, the female scream this time felt so strange that it made Bianco feel so uncomfortable. Like there was something else he should have confirmed. But what should the young man do upon arrival at the place of the woman who shouted earlier? He did not have a body as strong and as big as the torero. Even his martial ability was also only limited to the initial level.

Even so, curiosity seemed to invite Bianco that night. The wind that carried the smell of bacin as if whispering a sentence of invitation to him, to just peek at what was the cause of the woman's scream. Bianco surrender. He also followed his instinct to walk soundlessly towards the voice of the coming female scream.  He thought of not attracting any attention and tried to go unnoticed.

He did not know what kind of person attacked the woman. If he's lucky, maybe just a little bandit who likes to steal money without trying to kill his victims. But if he meets a large body, then it will be a problem. The poor torero usually did not have enough money to pay women in brothels.

Therefore, once in a while, after losing a game and not getting a penny, they vent their anger and lust by blocking any woman who walks alone and then rape her. He often killed his victims without mercy. Bianco is used to seeing death. Bodies with various conditions, no matter how subtle, did not bother him at all. Death is nothing new in Nuchas. The humans in this place were already indistinguishable from animals.

After a while of searching in the dark, Bianco finally arrived at the end of the alley. The sound of chewing sounded vague. The closer to the sound, the fishy smell of blood grew stronger. Bianco covered his mouth and nose with his hands, trying not to let out a breath sound. With his body attached to the wall of the building, Bianco then peeked behind a pile of wooden boxes that were sloughed carelessly at the end of the alley.

In the dimness, for the first time, Bianco witnessed the thing that made him nauseous the most. A dark creature that was all black, towering as big as two or three times its body. The creature had bristles and its shape could not be identified as human at all. Bianco had never seen such a creature before.

And so, once again, Bianco again walked away without a sound. But panic and shock filled him, making his hasty footsteps now make a soft scraping sound on the rough stone road. The black creature turned its head and realized the existence of Bianco. Both of the creature's red eyes immediately caught the young man's wetness and then shot towards him with a speed beyond reason.

Bianco ran as fast as he could while groaning loudly. The creature flew so fast that it is now a bit behind Bianco. Suddenly the door opened and a bright light came out from inside the bar.

“Bian, where are you?!” andres is looking for him. “Many customers want to order drinks,” continued Andres while looking to the right and left.

In the next instant, Andres realized that his co-worker was in a life-and-death situation. So Andres swiftly pulled Bianco's slender body and immediately brought the young man into the bar. Andres shut the door of the bar as fast as lightning before the monstrous black creature managed to reach them. Thanks to Andres' dexterity and his long flying hours as a former torero. Only with these two reasons, Andres can still be alert and alert even though he is being told off because of the drugs he consumes.

“You okay, Bian?” asked Andres while kneeling down to Bianco's secret, which he threw on the bar kitchen floor.

Bianco was still stupefied and looked surprised. “I'm fine. But what was that? I've never seen anything like it. She ... she ... ate a human,” Bianco said later.

“Malignos. That evil spirit that preys on humans,” replied Andres while helping Bianco stand up.

“Like that malignos form?” bianco's asking still can't believe it.

Andres nodded slowly. “This is because you never get out of a bar and hang out with people, so you never see that thing. You're lucky I came on time.”

“Thank you, Andres,” muttered Bianco as he took a glass of water to drink, hoping it would help him calm down.

“Now wear your uniform and get back to work,” Andres said later.