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.....Once upon a time, a boy named Shiki was born into a poor family of a kingdom. His parents worked in the field. He had not been given any toys.
== .....There was a big forest by his house and he liked to play in there. When he was a child, he wanted to be a strong man. So, he trained his will and body in the forest. His parents wanted him to help them, but simultaneously wanted to live as he liked. ==

.....Several years later, the king put out a proclamation. Shiki went to the castle to see it. It was an announcement offering prizes for destroying a family of vampires.
== .....At that time, a vampire was in the kingdom. Her was called Shadow. She was a kind vampire, but she was driven mad by people who thought that Shadow was dangerous. They tried to kill her. They visited her home and invited her out. When they arrived at an open space, they attacked her. Fortunately, it was a deep night, so she could have a very narrow escape. She was able to revive in the darkness because she was a vampire. Thus, she became alone and she could not believe humans. == == ....This time, she started to attack people to increase her family. She could believe nothing but her descendants who were also vampires. She was popular among vampires because she was very kind to them. She had a good time in those days. == == .....Shiki went to a village where Shadow attacked villagers for the first time. There were only vampires. Shiki was attacked by them. These vampires were taught that humans were dangerous. Shiki protected himself, but he never made a counterattack on them. He wanted to make friends with vampires. == == .....Shiki met Shadow and Shadow attacked him. Shiki avoided her attack many times and tried to talk to her. When he said that he wanted to make friends with Shadow, Shadow shed a tear. Shadow stopped to attack and apologized to Shiki for her misbehavior. Shadow offered her hand to Shiki and Shiki accepted it. ==

.....Shiki went back to the castle and met the king. The king wanted to give a prize, but Shiki would not receive it. He spoke about Shadow and demanded the king that he change his mind.
== .....A week later, the king put out a new proclamation. It was a new rule. It said that people in the kingdom must not attack vampires. People accepted it naturally because they knew Shadow and her family are kind vampires. ==