[ WP ] Killing another human now allows you to exchange your remaining lifespan the victim 's . Young people live in fear while the elderly plan their attacks .

*The world has changed, and I with it. * 
 
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 No one knows exactly when it started, but somehow we've finally noticed it. I guess we kind of found out after several killers managed to live way past a normal person's lifespan. When you kill someone, you can get the rest of lifespan. 
 
 You know how they started raising cattle in those large pens thousands at a time? It's like that, except with children. Before this got out, in the rich countries, a lot of wealthy people started adopting. At first, we all thought it was great. All these wealthy people, adopting those poor orphaned children. I guess there are some things you're better off not knowing. 
 
 I'm not young anymore. 
 
 I guess I'm glad I found out only after my spouse passed on. If I had known before, I probably would have joined the others, purchasing healthy little children as sacrifices. Now I'm just waiting until I can pass on into the next life. Life's too painful all alone. 
 
 I remember a time when children would run up to their grandparents, eyes filled with life and joy. Since the news came out, I have n't seen any sign of my grandchildren. I do n't blame my kids, I guess. Better safe then sorry. Actually, maybe the ones I should be worrying about would be my children. They would n't... would they? 
 
 No, I'm sure they're fine. My kids have at least been sending pictures. Children sure grow up fast. 
 
 I miss those old days. Just about anyone could be a murderer these days. Who would n't want to live forever? The politicians and almost all of the wealthy are doing it. 
 
 I remember when things were different, when children were n't just a commodity. It's legal now, to kill a child without a guardian. After so many millennia, we've finally created a world without orphans. I just wish it was n't this way. 
 
 A specific type of slavery is legal again. I kept up with new laws and bills because I expected this. The media never covered it, of course. Every country has always had sex slaves. We all knew about them, but most of us turned a blind eye. Rumor has it, that industry has been integrated into the current one. It's a way to make sure there's a steady supply of children. Childbirth takes a toll on a woman, there's a limit to how many times one would be willing to have kids, and sex sells. Two birds with one stone. I wish it was nothing but a rumor. 
 
 A lot of young healthy people have just disappeared around the world. It started becoming way more common once the laws for mandatory DNA and genetic exams were passed. A lot of young talent has also appeared in their place in the governments too. There's a lot of government funded Eugenic programs, the kind that encourages selective breeding. At least, that's what their site says. But we all know it is n't just selective breeding. There's culling too. 
 
 Money has always been power, I guess it's obvious in this world. How else would it be legal to raise children in big, nice-looking facilities just to buy them and slaughter them for their lifespan? Oh, the kids are well cared for, at least physically. I do n't doubt that. I've toured one of those facilities. Really nice big building, refreshing and peaceful. It's filled with toys and games and places for kids to play. There's plenty of sun and grass, and the food is top class and nutritious. The health and safety standards there are ridiculously strict. 
 
 The children there are lively and active. None of them have much more than a basic education. Most of them wo n't need it. If they show they're really talented though, they have a chance to get out and be truly adopted. 
 
 Everything that enters the place is carefully evaluated before the kids can get it. 
 
 The news they see is heavily regulated. Reels of children being adopted, some of them kids they knew. Professional actors or people who have been evaluated are allowed to `` adopt'' children. It's mandatory when purchasing from the better facilities, for them to keep the kid alive for one year and treat them nice, so the others wo n't catch on. Fake letters are sent back to the kids, with some candies and treats, telling them about how wonderful it is. Those kids in there were so innocent. None of them knew the truth. 
 
 I had to excuse myself several times. I got some hard looks from the caretakers when I came back with slightly red swollen eyes, but I'd spent a big chunk of my savings to see this. The amount I had spent would have been enough to buy ten children, so they let me continue. 
 
 I've written everything down. I wanted to publish it, but... no one cares. The ones who have the power to change things want to live forever. The ones who want change have been suppressed by fear. The most prominent public speaker for this cause was assassinated and his reputation was thoroughly soiled with what I'm sure was false evidence. 
 
 It's going to be decades before this is undone again. Maybe it'll be centuries, or millennia to come. Maybe things will stay this way forever. 
 
 I remember a time, where young people could help old people with no fear. I remember when children could play on the streets and visit their grandparents. The children in the facilities live much better lives then the children now. Most kids are home-schooled now. For some, it's a way to protect their children, for others... 
 
 Abortions have gone way down now. Some people have even made it out to be a work of God. The irony is lost on them. Sacrificing babies used to be a devil worshiper thing. 
 
 The economy is going strong. Young men ca n't have children. Their only value is genetic diversity, to help avoid too much inbreeding. Women though, post-pubescent and pre-menopausal women are valuable. They're a protected class. If a girl survives to have her first period, she's usually safe. After all it would be bad if the world's supply of children ran out. 
 
 Some days I'm glad I'm old, at least I do n't have much to fear. I'm old enough I only have to see this for a couple more years, and then this nightmare ends. Those young people, their lives are only beginning, and it might end any day because of someone looking to live longer. Some days I wish I was younger. I dream of the things I could do when I was young. Maybe if I had taken a different path, I'd have a power to turn things around. Either way, it's wishful thinking. 
 
 I'm just an old person on my deathbed, still dreaming of a better world, a beautiful world.
