My life was never simple. The world I was born into was cruel. Men are hunted. Women rule the entire galaxy I call home. Even my family wanted me dead. I almost caved. Then I met her. A tri-tailed fox as my ancestors called them. She was different. She saw me not as an animal or a potential slave. I was a friend to her. At first I didn’t believe her. I thought she was trying to trick me into slavery like the others. But she was sincere. Her ear was once tagged like mine. She was a slave as well. She knew what it was like. To be used, beaten, and traded like an object. We started talking a few years ago. It was the first time I felt normal in years.

I remember everything from that day. We were hiding in one of the old warehouses in the JPN district. It was one of Chimera Tech’s original buildings when the company was founded. Now it was a hideaway for refugees and slaves. Male slaves that is. You see, the “war” as it’s known is a cover for the truth. Ever since the founding of Chimera Tech, a group of radical feminists began a movement to enslave all males across the planet. And within less than a decade, they succeeded. The radicals, now known as The Founders, controlled all forms of government across First and Third Earth. And with Second Earth ready to fall, I knew it was only a matter of time before I would be taken away. Sure enough, on my 16th birthday, they took me away to be inspected, marked then sold to the highest bidder. I almost thought I would be a waste, but for some reason I was sold for more than 40 billion credits. Only ones meant to serve as guards or “donors” were sold for a quarter of my price. I immediately scanned the crowd looking for my owner. I wanted to run. I wanted to try to escape. I wanted to die right there than be sold to her. But it was already done. My new owner and mistress was a princess from my own country. She looked me over with a look of pride, excitement and I could have sworn I saw fear in her eyes. Lauren. That was what she wanted me to call her. The trip from the auction block to her manor was short, only an hour. She talked to me the entire time. She told me I was special. She said that I was a charmer. I had no care for what she said. I only wanted to know what purpose I served to a princess my own age. She smiled and placed a hand on my head. She said I would be her special friend. That I was going to be different. Before I could reply, the limousine was hit from the side. We hit the pavement after flying through the window. Looking up, I could see a truck in front of Lauren and me. Immediately, I felt a furred hand hoist me up and throw me into the truck. I didn’t see what happened to Lauren but if the gunshot meant anything I didn’t have to guess that she was gone. Before I could think of thanking anyone, I noticed they were all wearing the same thing. The Chimera Tech uniform. But one of them stuck out the most to me. The girl who offered her hand to help me. The girl with three tails.