2 (Confusion)

As I grew up, the confusion in my heart lessened, the thought of 'why' pushed to the side for a while. There was much to learn, many times my head hurt taking in so much information. The world I was reborn into was called Kakariweuhan. The many norms and customs of this world were strict and unforgiving. I was born into a middle-class merchant's family, although I was considered a bastard.

My father, Rich, was the main source of income for my family. My mother was a technician for the IGP. The IGP was interesting; they paid the better workers lower than those that did a bad job. My mother 'Martha' was often ridiculed for doing a good job, and many times in my life was unable to protect herself at work.

The IGP had a school program for middle-class kids such as myself, who couldn't afford to go to a true school. The school took me in at a young age, and from 5 am to 7 pm I was in school learning. The school was called 'The Slums' by rich kids. The only requirement for getting into the school was that you had to be at least 3. The world I lived in was ruled by power, the strong.

The strong were the IGP, who commandeered the 'Sentinel' which was a giant supercomputer that could measure your power when you were born. That power was called 'Potential' which allowed people to commandeer a 'Drag' which in its own right was the single worst thing to happen to humanity.

Humanity used to be something revered by animals far and wide, they could use machines to do anything. Teleportation is normal, and holograms have long since been outdated. Schools teach kids how to use Drags, who needs knowledge? Then, the animals got angry, their pride in being second, was demolished by how humans genetically modified them, pitting them against each other in gladiatorial fights.

They fought back, humanity paid for what they had done, and the 'Hunt' started. The hunt was a massive universal war, where the animals captured humans and imprisoned them. The animals then turned humans into animals, forcing them into their society. The animals changed 'Drags' into scrap, and made a giant empire within the galaxy. No humans were left, everyone was animals.

The humans were eradicated, and the animals won. Animals soon became human-like. The animals were able to change forms, from animal to human, and back, and humans, who had power like me, were chained up and led to the animalization chambers. Animalization was painful, and many humans never made it, those that made it, were brainwashed, turned young, and put into a family.

In a dark dungeon, mold, and mildew permeated the air, chained to the wall, I sat, waiting to become an animal... This is where I began.