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Chapter 2 - Forbidden Forest

Yukimizu ran. Ran until he couldn't. He didn't care where he went he just went. He fell on the floor wheezing for air. Tears where racing down his face as he cursed everyone who treated him differently. He crawled to a near by tree and proceeded to cry himself to sleep.

"DAD!"

"PLEASE NO, NO, NO, NO!"

"I DIDN'T LISTEN I'AM SORRY!"

"DAAAAAD!"

Yukimizu woke up from his dream in a panic. He was sweating profusely. He looked up towards the sky as it was a dim yellow. He wanted to go home to see his mother smiling, tell her about his day and proceeded to cry himself to sleep, again. He got up brushed himself off, and started walking forward. He didn't realize until now that ran pretty deep into the Forbidden Forest. His heart rate picks up as he connects two with two together. It is about to be dark. Yukimizu's body acted on it own as it ran towards the opposite direction in which he came from. He ran faster, then faster, then faster to no avail. For every step he ran, the forest extend two hundred steps. He was running till the the sun finally called it a day, as night steadily approaches.

The world of Geno was created by a god a millennium ago. It is divided into two sides that are in constant war with each other. To the east is the Demons. Nasty creatures of the underworld brought by an almighty Angels, who fell from heaven. To the west, was humanity. Humanity used to occupy both sides. Straight down the line was the Forbidden Forest. Life was all fun and games until the Demons wreak havoc over the small villages, and towns before reaching the capital of Skylaw. When humanity couldn't kill the demons with ordinary means, priest and monks showed there dominance with the power of the iuris. Iuris where the turning point for the war. Demons were slaughtered by the hundreds. Humanity has almost pushed the Demons away for good, until He showed up. He gifted the Demons iuris, giving them more powers then they already have. The Demons then finally pushed them to where the line is now. Generations upon generations say this line has never moved, once.

This battle was one of many who were looked by many gods. When humanity was gifted with the iuris, it gave that particular human a law. That person would then have absolute power over that law. The iuris weren't given to everyone, no it was chosen by them. The iuris are the gods power transmitted to that person. The number of gods also affected how many iuris are created. The only way to lose a iuris was to kill the god. Over generations of human evolution humans crossbred iuris creating, donatus. Dontaus where the offspring of two different iuris. This human could control both iuris with little power. With this it shaped how the world worked. Nobles only par their offspring with suitable partner. The poor try to live life, day to day. Not all iuris and donatus were created equal. Some where morally better then others, some have better potential then others. Humanity would create the Scriptum. The Scriptum calculated the absolute possibility of a humans iuris. From color to size, to the amount of dots it has, everything matters. Each iuris has different realms too. The higher the realm the better the iuris. Humans continued to live there lives day at a time, in the land where the strong preys the week.

Yukimizu posted next to a tree, catching his breath. It is already pitch black dark. He hesitated weather or not to go further. As he was catching his breath, a low growl was heard. Yukimizu heart instantly jumped. He heard many foot steps where heard. They slowly got louder and louder. Yukimizu leaded against a tree frantically thinking of ways of staying alive. Yukimizu thought of something, then instantly jumped to action. He ran through the forest trying not to hit trees. The animals where following him matching his speed. Yukimizu kept running, thinking of his mother. He kept running. A lonely branch caught him off guard as he fell. His arm his the ground at full force.

*crack

Yukimizu felt pain in his right arm he screamed in agony. He tried to crawl away from the danger that awaits him. He felt his hand grab the edge of something. Without any thought he pulled himself over the edge. Yukimizu saw the the night sky get progressively smaller. Yukimizu was happy to finally see this nightmare come to an end.

*Splash

Yukimizu's body drift to the water as he steadily loses consciousness.

"Finally, I thought I would have to wait here forever."