The Book of Moon and Souls

Chapter 1 : Society

In our society the weak always get trampled by the strong.

It's not a coincidence either, the weak get tormented, oppressed, bullied and some even get killed but it's the way of the world.

The strong: the ones that are smarter, adapter and manipulative. Building on the system their ancestors created, they are born to live and prey on the weak, getting more money and pride than you could ever imagine.

The weak: the humans that take everything for granted and get bullied but think they're making friends. Some are even oblivious to the fact that they're getting oppressed that they even worship the "strong" even though they are the source of their misery, suffering, tyranny, injustice and their overall decline in wellbeing. Leaving you thinking, how could one get ever so naïve?

Me? I don't belong in both categories, because thinking in this paradoxical subdivision would be worthless and stupid. However that is just how our society is shaped today.

Well I don't think I've introduced myself. My name is Miki Taimutora, I'm 2nd grade student and my class consists of 10 girls and 8 boys (me included).

I am sitting in a class full of weak people who think they're strong and try to manipulate each other and teachers.

Let's take a look where my story began. The date is 13th of November. It's the last lesson for the day I'm thinking to myself:

I guess it was a normal day at school today, but now...
Everyone is complaining about too much homework and tests. Apparently we have a presentation for the upcoming exams.
Meanwhile I'm thinking about my training for the day. Should I run today or train my grip or maybe do push ups, ...... There are too many options.

While I'm pondering about that, The teacher is telling the groups for the presentation. Apparently we have to do a speaking exam in December about a Japanese era for our history class. 

Listen up here are the groups for the presentation about the Japanese periods and their respective emperors and/or shoguns.

Naomi and Nafe

Kira and Michel

Ayano and Tetsu

Michiko and Kasumi

Brandon and Yuki

Fuyo and Miki

Kita and Joyi

Troy and Shun

Ronin and Eric

Good luck and remember to send your Powerpoints a week before the speaking exam starts.

I packed my bag and left as fast as I could and headed for the riverbed. But I felt a slight breeze over my shoulder. It was Fuyo. She was trying to cling onto my shoulders.

Heyyy lonerr, guess who you're workin' with. She said as she was resting her arms on my shoulders.

[Why does it have to be her......] 

I got matched with the dark haired Fuyo Teogla, she's the most popular girl in our class. She's cute, has a smile that is as infectious as the sun and clear blue eyes that sparkle everytime you look at them.
But she has a big problem, rumour has it that she slept with every guy in my class and most of the guys in our school and tries to find a scapegoat to blame, if anything goes array. I guess I'm the next one on the list.

I sighted while she was clinging to my shoulders.

She continued: Heyy, ddon't ignoree me. We still need to discuss our presentation! Everyone in oourr class has their subjects figured out.

I already have thought of a subject.

Ohhh and what didd you choose?

Taisho era.

Taisho? Isn't that that ssuuuupppeeerrrr boring era where nothing happened?

[Taisho  1912-1926, Japan's shortest era. Notable events: World War 1, a big earthquake in '26 , the rise of  Pan-Asianism and other right-wing ideas and then some murders and conflicts here and there.]

Anywayssss, I was thinking about doing some stuff before the weekend and-.. , Fuyo continued

[Come to think of it isn't that manga set in Taisho, what was the name of it again,.... uhh i can't remember.. first I need to take care of her.]

Well why don't you come over to my h-..

No.

You didn't even let me finish my question!

I don't want to come over to your house. I'll explain the it later. Now leave me alone.

But WAIT. [How does he know what I would ask him? Hmmm he's going to be tricky.]

I left school and Fuyo was left stunned after what I said. As I walked in the direction of the riverbed I was thinking again.

[I've always had good senses, the way muscles move, blood vessels swim through the human body, emotions and sudden movements of the face, fingers, eyes. Even the way the mouth moves are clear indicators to the intentions of humans. I can sense them all.]

Fuyo is the kind of "strong" human that uses other "weaker humans" to get what she wants. She probably seduced the teacher to rig the groups so she'd end with me. Yet she gives off the aura of depression and despair.

I arrived at the riverbed and I trained for the remainder of that evening.