The Story Before the Story
Once upon a time, in a magical land on the edges of the Universe, a baby boy was born. His parents were much displeased with this because for twenty-five years they prayed for a daughter. Papa looked upon his wife and remarked, "Let us not be disappointed for we shall call him by the name we have always wanted for our child." And so Mama agreed and they named their son Lea.
Once Lea was of school-going age, the other children did not give kind words to him on regards of his name, and so he was made fun of by his classmates. This made Lea very unhappy with himself. He would return from school and cry, "Papa, why, why did you give me this girly name?" But Papa simply told his son that it did not matter what the other children thought, that he must be strong,
"Be strong, Lea, be strong." This is what he said.
But Lea was not satisfied with this answer. And so it came to be that he would search for ways that may quell his unhappiness. This was the manner in how Lea became a pyro.
Fire. That was the only object that brought joy to poor Lea's heart. It was bright, and warm, and incandescent- everything that his peers were not. This past-time however, caused more trouble than we had originally started with.
Lea began to get slightly out of control with his playing. In was way it happened that one of Farmer Kojigo-san's goats caught upon fire and therefore was roasted. This in fact was an accident, however, the Elders of the Province did not hold Lea in high esteem, and forced him to make a payment back to Farmer Kojigo-san.
And so Lea had to go on a journey into the Mountains in order to find a Mountain Goat to repay Farmer Kojigo-san. At this time, Lea was starting to grow into a young man. Once he was in the Mountains, he came upon the Field of the Mountain Goats, and was able to put a leash upon on in order that he bring it back to Farmer Kojigo-san, therefore restoring his place in the Province.
After securing the plump replacement-goat, Lea decided to sit and rest by a nearby Tree before returning home, and contemplate his life. He felt as though everything he had ever done was meaningless. He had no friends, his parents had disliked him since birth for being a boy, and now his only true love, Fire, had caused him to be burden in the Province.
The goat-burning was not the first incident, there were others that had happened before that. He had accidentally destroyed mailboxes, flower beds, an old man's beard, hats, shoelaces… The goat was the last straw in the view of the townsfolk…
Lea became very sad thinking of these things, however, just at this moment, something miraculous happened. The Magical Rooster of the Sun descended from the sky, and gave Lea The Prophecy.
The Rooster spoke, and he spoke in a kind, comforting voice. It said to Lea, "Do not be afraid, I am the Magical Rooster of the Sun. I have come to you because I can see that you are unhappy, and I have come to give you the Key to your Destiny."
And with that, Lea had a vision. In the vision, he was riding a Golden Pony through a Valley of Happiness. Everything was bright, and warm, and incandescent, and wonderful. He felt a feeling of extreme bliss.
Suddenly, the vision stopped. Lea opened his eyes, but the Magical Rooster of the Sun had disappeared. Lea didn't understand the complete meaning of The Prophecy, he knew one thing: his Destiny could not be found in the Province of his birth, there was somewhere else he needed to go.
And so, Lea decided he would first return the replacement-goat to Farmer Kojigo-san, and then he would bid his parents goodbye, and depart for a journey- to find His Destiny.