Translation
Dunkle Zeiten
How it all started ...
Prologue How it all began ...
Yujou Koda's mother passed away about 6 years ago. She was then thirteen. Everything had changed since that day.
December 13th 3 years ago. Yujou was once again wandering aimlessly in the big city where she lived, looking for presents for her friends and her stepfather. Even if she didn't like her stepfather, she gave him something every year. She passed many shops. Again and again she looked through the large windows into the shops, but she couldn't find anything. After a while she decided to go home again because it wouldn't make any sense, because nothing worked since the death of her mother.
Her way led her past a forest she had never set foot in, nor did she intend to. But something seemed to make her step inside today. With careful steps she went deeper and deeper into the forest. In the forest it was not at all what it seemed from the outside. From the outside the forest looked scary and dangerous, but from the inside it was wonderful.She came to a clearing. She looked up at the sky and saw that the moon was shining reddish here. She thought she was crazy and kept walking.
Suddenly she heard some noises. She followed them and came back to a clearing. Some animals ran past Yujou to the clearing and stopped there. "What the ...", Yujou whispered to himself. Suddenly she could see what all the animals were running to. There was a person in the clearing, or maybe not. It looked like a human being, but instead of human ears it had cat ears. Yujou stayed away from the spit. She had heard many legends and myths about the so-called "cat people", but never believed in them and now she saw one.
The cat man said something that Yujou heard but did not understand: "Sade medio andrate" ° That had to be the animal language with which people can speak to animals °, she thought to herself.
The cat man stepped forward, and now Yujou could see that it was a woman with bright red hair and eyes.The Cat Person looked in their direction and she had the feeling that she was being looked at. "Who is there?", Yujou suddenly hears the cat people speaking, "Come to the clearing!" Since Yujou had no other choice, she stepped forward.
"Hm ... Who are you and what do you want here?" Asked the cat man seriously. Yujou replied, "I'm Yujou Koda and I just went into the forest." "That's right!" She suddenly heard another voice behind her that sounded young, followed by a squeak. Yujou turned around and saw a girl who had long blue-violet hair, green eyes and a guinea pig was sitting on her shoulder. The cat man said: "Hello Kajia, I thought you and Sajia would never show up again." "We thought so, Mia," laughed Kajia.
"So, and now back to you!", Mia said seriously, "If you promise not to tell anyone about it, you can go again, but never come back here and just forget about Kajia and me.It is better for you. "" Yes, "said Yujou." Then go! ", Mia ordered and Yujou ran out of the forest.
A year passed, but then for some reason she was dragged back into the forest, back to the clearing where she had once met Mia and Kajia. Also this time the two were there. But they seemed to have been waiting for them. "Hello Yujou. It's been a long time," Mia said gently. "You are not mad that I came back here?" Yujou asked uncertainly. "No", Mia replied, "We have to ask you something. Could you see the moon shining reddish a year ago when you were in this forest for the first time?" "Yes, but what ...", Yujou was interrupted. "So it is true.", Kajia said to Mia and then looked back to Yujou, "Please do us a favor and keep what we are telling you secret." "Yes", Yujou replied. Mia began to tell: "About 1000 years ago there was a girl, she was pretty and smart. One day her mother died inexplicably.Her father died a long time ago and she had a stepfather. One day the girl met a cat magician, also known as the "cat person". At first the girl was supposed to be silent, but this was her undoing, because one day, when she needed the help of the cat magician, someone killed her. To this day nobody knows who. "
"And what does that have to do with me now?" Yujou asked, bored. "Think about it," said Kajia, "Part of that applies to you. Such legends happen again every 1000 years. So if something happens that is not normal, please come here and Mia and I will help you."
Yujou was totally perplexed, but recovered and replied, “Yes.” Then she went and ran home, but never forgot the words of Kajia and Mia.
Yujou Koda's mother passed away about 6 years ago. She was then thirteen. Everything had changed since that day.
December 13th 3 years ago. Yujou was once again wandering aimlessly in the big city where she lived, looking for presents for her friends and her stepfather. Even if she didn't like her stepfather, she gave him something every year. She passed many shops. Again and again she looked through the large windows into the shops, but she couldn't find anything. After a while she decided to go home again because it wouldn't make any sense, because nothing worked since the death of her mother.
Her way led her past a forest she had never set foot in, nor did she intend to. But something seemed to make her step inside today. With careful steps she went deeper and deeper into the forest. In the forest it was not at all what it seemed from the outside. From the outside the forest looked scary and dangerous, but from the inside it was wonderful.She came to a clearing. She looked up at the sky and saw that the moon was shining reddish here. She thought she was crazy and kept walking.
Suddenly she heard some noises. She followed them and came back to a clearing. Some animals ran past Yujou to the clearing and stopped there. "What the ...", Yujou whispered to himself. Suddenly she could see what all the animals were running to. There was a person in the clearing, or maybe not. It looked like a human being, but instead of human ears it had cat ears. Yujou stayed away from the spit. She had heard many legends and myths about the so-called "cat people", but never believed in them and now she saw one.
The cat man said something that Yujou heard but did not understand: "Sade medio andrate" ° That had to be the animal language with which people can speak to animals °, she thought to herself.
The cat man stepped forward, and now Yujou could see that it was a woman with bright red hair and eyes.The Cat Person looked in their direction and she had the feeling that she was being looked at. "Who is there?", Yujou suddenly hears the cat people speaking, "Come to the clearing!" Since Yujou had no other choice, she stepped forward.
"Hm ... Who are you and what do you want here?" Asked the cat man seriously. Yujou replied, "I'm Yujou Koda and I just went into the forest." "That's right!" She suddenly heard another voice behind her that sounded young, followed by a squeak. Yujou turned around and saw a girl who had long blue-violet hair, green eyes and a guinea pig was sitting on her shoulder. The cat man said: "Hello Kajia, I thought you and Sajia would never show up again." "We thought so, Mia," laughed Kajia.
"So, and now back to you!", Mia said seriously, "If you promise not to tell anyone about it, you can go again, but never come back here and just forget about Kajia and me.It is better for you. "" Yes, "said Yujou." Then go! ", Mia ordered and Yujou ran out of the forest.
A year passed, but then for some reason she was dragged back into the forest, back to the clearing where she had once met Mia and Kajia. Also this time the two were there. But they seemed to have been waiting for them. "Hello Yujou. It's been a long time," Mia said gently. "You are not mad that I came back here?" Yujou asked uncertainly. "No", Mia replied, "We have to ask you something. Could you see the moon shining reddish a year ago when you were in this forest for the first time?" "Yes, but what ...", Yujou was interrupted. "So it is true.", Kajia said to Mia and then looked back to Yujou, "Please do us a favor and keep what we are telling you secret." "Yes", Yujou replied. Mia began to tell: "About 1000 years ago there was a girl, she was pretty and smart. One day her mother died inexplicably.Her father died a long time ago and she had a stepfather. One day the girl met a cat magician, also known as the "cat person". At first the girl was supposed to be silent, but this was her undoing, because one day, when she needed the help of the cat magician, someone killed her. To this day nobody knows who. "
"And what does that have to do with me now?" Yujou asked, bored. "Think about it," said Kajia, "Part of that applies to you. Such legends happen again every 1000 years. So if something happens that is not normal, please come here and Mia and I will help you."
Yujou was totally perplexed, but recovered and replied, “Yes.” Then she went and ran home, but never forgot the words of Kajia and Mia.