CH/ 01

[WINTER, 31, DECEMBER, Year 2999]

[TIME 23:56]

A man was shouting at someone and following him around,  "Please, my king, think it through, the world will be thrown into chaos". The man with the beard, who looked around his fifties, answered him, " For a man who has lived hundreds of thousands of years, you really are a coward, I might need to change your nickname after that, from the great advisor Nido to the coward Nido".

Nido had a serious annoyed expression on him, "I don't care what you do". Nido took his arm, stopping him, "But I will not let you do such a thing. The Realm is not ready to give out the power it once took from the world, consequences will be severe. Humans are not pure creatures".

The king powered up, mana was surrounding him, enhancing his clenched fist, the king punched him away, hitting a wall, "I am the one who decides here, not you. I don't care why my ancestor took all the world from the world, was it so they could be the only strong humans?".

Moving forward, the king came upon a red button. Looking at it he said to Nido, who was trying to stand up with his old body, face covered in blood, "I hate this soft world, everything is peaceful, i want war and fight for the rest of my life".

The king broke the glass and the red button needed a little touch to be activated. Nido, with a bloody mouth, said, "Don't do it, among humans... monsters can be born". Then he remembered a man in the past with 3 kids standing above his village, evily smiling at him.

At 00:00, the king pushed the button, "Let there be monsters then".

[OUTSIDE WORLD]

People were celebrating the new year, Year 3000, then the sky that was covered with billions of fireworks vanished and shocked everyone. People started to ask questions, chattering, the kids started to cry, the world went dark, fear was breaking them apart from each other, men couldn't see their wives nor their wives could see them. Mothers didn't know their children, nor did the fathers, they thought it was the end of the world.

The dark night slowly disappeared, as a mysterious blue and yellow light covered the world's darkness, tears were on their faces.

The lights exploded in the sky and divided into the world, the lights covered every living being with a soul and became one with it. People heard about such a prophecy but didn't believe in it.

This was the sign of starting a new world.

Among the humans, a boy of 16 years of age was on the ground beaten up, saw his body covered in light, the blood and beating on his face were slowly healing. He said to himself, "Grandpa was right. The preparation was all worth it".

[FIVE MONTHS AGO, 2999, JULY SUMMER]

In a school in a faraway village, the president of the school was giving a speech and then he asked the students, "Thank you for holding with us for another year, we ask all the students to go to their classes and get their grade certificates. Thanks again".

The students divided into groups and went their way. On the way, they were chatting and having fun with each other, but one was alone among them. They were calling him "Max The Liar", even though Max wasn't one.

"My name is Max and  I live in Craydon Town, I am the one who is walking alone among the thousands of student friends. I have come to the realisation that I am alone and need some friends. Well, that's what you would think, I would think about".

Max entered his class, since he was lost in thoughts, he was a bit late, which made the teacher angry and cursed him, making the class laugh. With his head low, he walked past the students to his seat, in the corner of the room.

"Throw it, don't be a p*ssy" said a boy to a student next to him. The boy, with stress and thoughts, thought to himself, "If I don't throw this, I will also be cast aside and made fun of. This school is crazy. Even the teachers make fun of students, why did I ever come here". Rolling the paper, he aimed and threw at Max, "Sorry".

Hitting Max's eyes, though it did no great damage, he looked at the boy who threw it, "Well done, stay with us and not this loser, haha... he did great with his first throw".

Max and the boy looked at each other. Max saw the boy was afraid. Without a second thought he moved on and sat on his seat, the boy was complimented by the other students and was told, "Don't worry that loser won't do anything to ya...", "Yeah,  heard he once got into fight with Arthur, he got beaten up so bad, he didn't come to school for a whole month...", "His family even filed a charge but got denied, Arthur's family backed the police with gold...", "Yeah, that bastard is rich".

"My name is Phil Chase. I am a transformed student. It's been one week since I came to this school and I must say it is more like a dirty prison than an educational school. They divide each other by class and money. Who has the most is he who stands at the top. Since last week, I have seen many get bullied and beaten up, but none has it like Max, he is on constant war with everyone, every single move he makes is like he sets foot on a bomb, these people truly hate him, for no apparent reason, they are all just trolls, I feel bad but I too must stick with the ones at the top or I will be thrown into garbage", thought Phil to himself.

Max in the corner was thinking, "Phil Chase, the new transfer student, last week. He was a rookie and I showed him the way things go around here. He even told me that he won't adapt to them, he is different, but just a second ago he showed his true self. He too, is nothing but a human and thus is an adapter to the ones around him. All humans want to become likeable by their surroundings. I will never hide myself just for the mere pleasure of others. They can go to hell if they want to see people like themselves, I bet it is full, unfortunately".

[SCHOOL ENDED]

The last day of school had ended and Max walked home alone. The sun was shining upon the world that day, Phil was running to Max's direction. Max heard someone was behind him running. With a heavy breathing Phil called out his name, "Max... Please wait...", Max turned around and looked at him. Phil was terrified, his face was damaged, blue scars and blood were visible, his broken glass was in his hand, "What the hell is wrong with your face, Max".

Max looked at him in the eyes and told him, "The upper-class students were angry about their grades and beat me up for it in the toilet", "What did those animals think you are? they have destroyed you-", "Well they thought just what you did, when you throw the paper at me, they don't want to seem low before the rest of their class-comrades".

Phil got on his knee and slowly showed tears, "I am sorry, I didn't mean to do it, I was just protecting myself from shame and I-", "Stand up Phil, even if you cry i will not forgive you", Phil looked up and was shocked, "But I will promise I will never do such thing to you ever again", Max walked away, "Please Max, I am sorry, I really am, from the bottom of my heart I am asking for your forgiveness", Max Yelled back to him, "Then ask for forgiveness before the school, if you really want me to forgive you".

Phil went silent and Max looked at him and answered him with a smile, "Just as I thought, it is not your heart that asks for forgiveness but your mind that asks for it. I hate people who hide their true selves for the attention of others. I will not forgive you, but I wish you a better life. Goodbye".

Max went on his way home and Phil was on the ground thinking about the life he was in. "Am I not real? Is it my mind that controls me or is it me that controls? The mind. I refuse to believe his words. I was asking forgiveness from the bottom of my heart", Phil stood up and screamed at Max, "I will ask for your forgiveness in front of the school, I promise you".

Max didn't even look back and went on his way, "Life can truly be a curse sometimes".

[AT HOME]

"After my parents saw the beating I got in school, they got into a fight. I really hate being at the center of a fight. They love me and I don't want their love to be answered by my silence".

The sounds of parents fighting were heard by the neighbours and the kids at home. A kid of age 7 came to Max with a 5-year-old one. Seeing the sad face of his brother, sitting on his bed, injured, he asked, "Brother... what happened to you, why mom and dad are fighting?", Max picked up the 5-year-old one and closed the door. He sat down once again on his bed.

"Don't worry, just some adult stuff that I don't even know about...", having no idea what to tell them. He lowered his head from shame, getting emotional, he hugged his brothers and with tears said, "I am sorry, i am weak, I am the cause of problems, you don't deserve a weak elder brother like me. I am sorry, I wish to be better".

The brothers got out of his hug and picked up Max's head, "But you are the best brother anyone could have...", with the chubby voice, the 5-year-old one also said, "Yeah, you make us fly high, you are the best, no one does what Elder brother does in kindergarten for the kids, so brother is the best".

Max took them in arms once again and gave a kiss to each, "Thank you for your kind words, they are the medicine for my problems".