(Prologue)
I walked the halls of Seiryuu High alone. It was filled with large groups of teens gossiping and chattering. They gave me disgusted looks as I walked past them.
"She's such a delinquent." A girl whispered to her friend.
"Yea, she's always getting into gang fights with rival schools. What's her deal?" Her friend whispered to the girl.
I simply ignored them. I got used to it. They were right. I'm a delinquent. Guys from other schools always fought with me. I don't why though. I always end up coming to school with bruises and scratches on my body, but the guys I fight with end up going to the hospital. They think I'm some defenseless girl. Apparently they're wrong. I'm of Chinese descent. I learned ancient Chinese martial arts when I was a young girl. Maybe that's why they pick fights with me. I'm not Japanese. I'm Chinese and I have tanner skin than they do. I say they are a bunch of punks. Doesn't matter though, I've been alone since I started high school here in Japan. My parents were killed a year ago. I moved here to Japan because I knew the language, plus I thought I would've fit in. I guess not. Since I have no friends, I study a whole lot. I am the top student of this school. I get the best grades and have the highest IQ. This school loves that I'm enrolled here. So, I could less about my social life. As long I have a good education.
After school, I decided to study for an upcoming exam, so I walked to a local library I always studied at. As I walked inside, the whole library was crowded with people. I didn't feel very comfortable, so I snuck upstairs to the reference room and quietly shut the door. I gently sat down on the hard tiled floor. I sighed as I sat in the darkness. I glanced up when a certain red book caught my attention. I quickly grabbed it off the shelf and stared at it. It was in Chinese; my native language. I was very fluent in it.
"The Book of the Four Gods?" I read out loud.
"Hm, sounds interesting."
I curiously opened it and stared at the first page. As I began reading, a bright red light engulfed my entire body. I found myself floating, surrounded by a huge red phoenix bird. Its cry echoed throughout the abyss. I gazed at it at awe. My heart raced as a smile crept onto my lips. I closed my eyes as I let my body lead me to where it was needed.