Chapter Text
Prologue
The tall yet slender woman lingered knelt in the center of a burnt circle. All around her smoke twirled in the air and ascended upwards to the star lit sky. The last lightning bolt shot around her then it went jarringly silent in the forest. After a long moment, the woman stood up and revealed her nude form to the cold night, but she seemed unbothered by it.
She took a glance of her immediate location and a flash of concern showed on her face before she hardened again. She walked out of the circle and through the dark forest with ease. She seemed in search of something as she tightened her hands at her side. Just ahead, she saw a secluded, yellow light that shimmered ahead of the forest. She walked quicker, with resolve. Finally, she escaped the dense forest and stood still on a ridge that overlooked a village nestled in a valley.
The woman tilted her head and oddly stared at the village below her. She raised her icy blue eyes to the night sky that was clear of any clouds. She observed the stars for a moment until she seemed to find an answer from them. However, it wasn't an answer she wanted because she was overwhelmed and angrily whispered, "This cannot be right." But her logic reminded her that the stars never lied.