Before Jak Mar was born and would become the hero we know today, There was only Lilith. A mysterious seventeen year old girl who would journey from the northern snow covered land of Jenar City to the industrialised Haven City. It is there she would meet Damas Mar along with his trusted friend Erron Shinji. Their paths slowly crossing which would set events that would change them in more ways than one.

Prologue

Jenar City is a place where snow dropped almost every day. Within the city a young lady walked around looking for information, she held a journal close to her chest as she talked to her mother who walked beside her.

"Are you sure we will find it here Mother? What if the guards catch wind of us?" The girl asked her mother quietly while she looked around the small market place.

Her mother simply sighed and said, "Then we both run and we never look back my dear Lilith."

The city itself was not run by a simple leader but rather a cult known as the Enlightened Ones, they were known for hunting down Sages and believed that channelers must be killed as they were considered "Unholy beings." They had their hands in everything that went on in Jenar. Lilith cautiously looked around making sure the guards did not approach her and her mother named Maia who managed to obtain the item she was looking for after bargaining with a stall owner.

"Finally we have the amulet now." Maia said as she placed it in her satchel and soon she and her daughter started to walk back to their home only to be stopped by a large guard who seemed more curious rather than suspicious.

"Pardon me ladies, but are those blades handmade? I couldn't help but notice their unique design." The guard asked politely as he looked at Lilith's sword which hung from her hip loosely.

Maia smiled and responded calmly, "Why yes they are! My husband forged them before he passed on and we honor him by having them with us."

The guard smiled back and shifted out of the way for the duo to pass.

"How noble of you two. Well you're both honoring him very proudly. Have a good day now you two!" The bulky guard exclaimed and waved goodbye before walking in the opposite direction.

Lilith blew out a breath of relief and said, "That was way too close Mother, I thought he figured us out."

"Perhaps, but at least he was a nice one for a bloody change unlike the rest of them. I hate the way they look at you Lilith." Maia replied in disgust at the thought of the guards staring at her daughter with lust in their eyes.

Within minutes they got home and soon after locking up they headed into the kitchen to cook their dinner. An hour later the duo sat at a small table opposite each other discussing their day.

"So this amulet, this will grant us passage to any city?" The teen asked as she held it up looking at the amythest gem in its centre.

Maia nodded and said "To be more precise it will let us leave this damn city behind. As much as I hate the idea, it's the only way the cult can't follow us. Your abilities still need honing and the last thing I need is you letting your "other self" coming out at the worst opportunity."

Lilith stood up and shook her head in response. "Mother you know I'm not like that! I know you're just trying to protect me but I have to stand on my own two feet someday. That's why I make sure I spend as much time as I can learning to control the dark eco within me!"

Maia knew she was right, she just wanted her daughter be safe. "Just promise me you can look after yourself should something happen to me Lilith."

Her daughter moved towards her before embracing her tightly and whispered to her, "I promise. But you better promise me you make it to my wedding before you pass on. You're all I've got left since Dad died."

The duo stayed in the warm hug for a whole two minutes before they were interuppted by a bang on their door.

"By order of the enlightened ones! You are under arrest for practicing witchcraft and Eco channeling. Either you come quietly or we break this door and drag you harlots out!"

A Guard shouted while banging furiously on the door with eight other guards ready to storm the house armed to the teeth with stun batons and rifles. Within a few minutes Maia and Lilith soon found themselves surrounded with no chance of escape. They both placed theirs hands behind their heads and soon they were forced out of the building and into the streets of the cold city.

"Mom. Is this it? Did we screw up?" Lilith asked as they both walked towards a large church with a large group of cultists waiting to meet them.

Her mother shook her head and smiled despite being dragged by the guards and replied. "No little one, they must've been watching us for some time."

As they both were forced onto their knees their eyes met with the head of the cult. An older woman who wore a blood red robe with gold trimmings and a small dagger sheathed on her belt. She slowly approached them and grabbed Lilith by her cheeks and looked in disgust.

"Filthy little child. You reek of dark eco. How many men have you infected?" The leader asked while Lilith was shocked at the question.

"Get away from her you bitch!"

Maia shouted as she broke out of her restraints and attempted to attack the elder cultist only to be whacked in the back by a guards shock baton which forced her back down. The leader turned her attention to the enraged woman before slapping her across the face.

"Hold your tongue or I will cut it off! To be an unholy being is one thing, but you are worse to have a tainted child! Have you no shame?!" She asked raising her voice while Maia looked at her feeling the anger inside her rise up.

"You are pathetic, you think you're helping people? They live in fear of you! You use us an excuse so you can dictate how they live!" Maia shouted in response while the citizens looked in fear.

They couldn't oppose the cult or they would face their supposed wrath. Lilith felt the dark eco within her boil up inside, She took a deep breath and looked at the leader in anger.

"Mother is right, the only monsters we see is you." She calmly said while the old woman looked back at her coldly before she grabbed Maia by her hair placing the dagger under her throat.

The cultist leader then spoke out to the crowd. "These unholy beings decieve you! They claim they help people but you are wrong! Look at the corpses of the poor souls who were foolish to believe they could save them!"

She signaled the guards who then brought a family with all of their throats slashed. Lilith felt sick as she saw the lifeless bodies leak blood out of the throats.

Maia raised her voice in defiance and said, "Liar! You killed them because they wouldn't join you!"

"What a loathsome excuse! Is there no end to your lies?" The elder asked as she held the dagger ready to slit Maia's soft throat.

Lilith looked in horror, her heart beating so fast she felt it was about to burst. The guards grabbed her and pinned her down holding her head to look at her mother, tears slowly fell as she saw her mother looking back at her.

"Mother! I can't lose you now! I need you. Please. . ." She cried out for her Mother who whispered to her.

"It's ok Lilith. I'm always with you, no matter what. You can let it out. . ." Maia gave an assuring smile before she felt the dagger move across her throat swiftly.

Within moments her blood flowed down the steps of the church. Lilith tried to scream but no noise came out, her Mother died right before her eyes. The cultist wiped the blood off her dagger and turned her attention to the weakened teenager who stared at her mothers dead eyes. The guards made her stand up and she kept her eyes on her mother's body.

"Now child. You have a choice, either you confess your crimes or I will make you suffer a much worse fate than your mother!" The leader said threateningly while approaching her next victim.

There was no response, just silence. Lilith looked up and stared into the eyes of the leader, no emotions showed which only angered the cultist even further.

"So be it Child. You should've told the truth!"

The cultist held the girls throat and soon raised her blade to strike into her chest but without warning a spark of dark eco forced her to let go of Lilith. The guards were about to attack only to be launched back by a large blast of dark power.

Lilith stood before the leader and the rest of the cult. Dark Eco slowly engulfed her body as she slowly walked down the bloody steps towards the now scared leader who shook with an intense fear.

"Guards stop her now, kill her!!" She shouted and within moments Lilith was surrounded by guards armed with blades and guns.

"You killed my mother. . . Now I'll show you what this "unholy being" is capable of!" Lilith screamed as the dark eco took over her body.

Her hair turned from blonde with green roots to pure white, blue eyes shifted to pitch black, hands becoming sharp deadly claws and skin turning to a purplely grey with glowing veins. The guards opened fire on her only for the bullets to ricochet back at them. One by one they fell within seconds of each other while the cultist leader looked in horror as the "demon" made her way towards her.

Another group of guards arrived and attacked with blades only to be cut down by Liliths claws as she used her acrobatic skill to dodge their attacks.

After she brought them down she then turned to the leader who screamed in terror. "Please don't kill me! I can give you anything! ANYTHING!"

A grim smirk formed on Dark Lilith's bloodied face and soon she grabbed the defenseless leader who squirmed before being impaled by the sharp claws.

Blood oozed out of her stomach and she looked into the black eyes of her executioner who whispered, "I want my mother back you heartless bitch!"

Lilith then ripped the leaders heart out and threw the body away from her, she stood before the remaining cultists who soon ran off in complete fear.

"If I see your faces again, you will suffer the same fate! So run!! Run and never bother another living soul again!" She shouted to the fleeing cultists.

The Dark Eco girl moved back up the stairs of the church and looked at her mothers body.

She held the body up as if she was holding a child and whispered to her, "Mom I did it, they won't harm anyone anymore. But. . . You're gone. . ."

Lilith broke down in tears as she slowly changed back. She screamed and cried in sorrow as she held Maia to her chest. The people gathered around her, they didn't see a monster at all. They saw a young girl who just lost the one person that meant everything to her.

End of Prologue