Chapter One:
The Flame of Hope.
Let our story begin in the land of filth, decay. Of bogs, and unlikely enough, one of the most powerful magics in all the lands; the ability to tame and control fire. This ability was later deemed the name Pyromancy. The name of this land is appropriately named The Great Swamp. The Great Swamp is ridiculed and looked down on by the other Kingdoms and Lands for its major use of the "Unsavory" practice of Pyromancy. Unsavory because it's creation was an abhorrent accident, a mutation if you will, of a failed Great Flame that the Witch of Izlalath had attempted to conjure. This ability to control fire is not completely unknown however. The original Witch and her Daughters of Chaos had once used great and powerful Fire Sorceries against the dragons, but time does it's work, and has rendered these Sorceries all but forgotten to all but a very few. The aspect that makes Pyromancy unsavory is that it is an abomination, and an abomination that a fool beggar could use with simple knowledge and time. This makes Pyromancy dangerous and feared, and feared it shall be. Some say the people of The Great Swamp WANT to have people fear their power, so that they can live in peace, away from the world and away from ridiculing and down looking eyes;
To Hide.
This is the reason that a young girls family has made a simple home in the great swamp, away from even the other swamp dwellers. Although, family is not the best word to describe the conditions. It is simply the young girl and her Father. The mother had died at child-birth and any other family connections were not known, so the father took the child and raised her on his own, in seclusion and safety. This mans name, was Salaman. Some say he is The Salaman, the pupil of Quelana, of the stories, while others simply say he is an experienced Pyromancer with odd preferences. No one is certain. What is certain is that he is a respected and experienced Pyromancer, and is feared by many and hunted by others. This is why he has chosen seclusion from the rest of the world, hiding away in his small wooden home, tucked away from the world behind mounds of earth and large, Ancient Trees. Some even say descendants of the Great Trees
Now, his daughter, named Kaita, has only ever known this little house and its surroundings since she could remember. For 17 years, her father has raised her, in seclusion. He has taught her how to fight with a blade, find food and water, survive in harsh environments, and Yes; teach her the Power of Pyromancy. He has taught her, and raised her, not only as his Daughter but as his Apprentice. She, since the day she was able to walk, has trained in some way or another to become a Powerful and Great Pyromancer. He teaches her not only how to fight and survive, but also wisdom. "True power is for those who are intelligent enough to wield it and control it. Only then can you be powerful." This statement has been told to Kaita by her father since the day her training started. She has been studying legends, how to read and write, history of her land and others, magic, and of course, Pyromancy with a fervor only a Father could inspire.
To Kaita, this was joy. You see, Kaita is as dangerous and skilled as she is curious. This makes her an apt student and accomplished apprentice. For all her years and learning and training, she has never left the relative safety of her home in the Great Swamp. That is, until her eighteenth birthday. And that is where or story shall truly begin.
Chapter One: End.