Okay. So I've created my own back stories for the different planeswalkers. This one is Chandra's and it also explains how Phoenix came into being.
This story is kind of paired up with The Light Within but you can read this one individually and not miss anything.
"Jarvis!"
Jarvis turned at the sound of his name, "Hey Sis, what's up?"
"Where're you going?" the redhead looked up at him. Her orange eyes sparkled with innocent curiosity.
"I'm just going down to the city for a bit," Jarvis shrugged.
She cocked her head to the side, "Why?"
"Because there are some things I need to take care of," Jarvis shrugged.
"Like what?"
"Just stuff," he ruffled her hair, "You don't need to worry about it."
Chandra watched her older brother walk away. I wonder what he does when he goes to the city. She shrugged and wandered back into the village she called home. I'm so bored. I wish Mom or Dad would leave already. Then I might be able to do something fun! She sighed as she opened the door to the house.
"Hi!" Her oldest little sister darted up to her.
"Hey, Lily," Chandra smiled, "You are Lily right?"
The girl nodded, "Yep! That's me!"
She looked down at her sister. The younger girl was set to be taller than her when they were older. Her strawberry blond hair was pulled into a simple ponytail in the middle of her head. She came up to Chandra's chin. Chandra sighed and looked around, "Where's Lilac?"
"Oh, she's with Mom and Dad at the market," Lily smiled.
"Oh," Chandra nodded. Having twin younger sisters is hard. I'm always getting them confused. I'm sure they don't appreciate it. Oh well.
"Hey, can you make flames?" Lily asked excitedly, "They're so pretty."
Chandra sighed, "Okay, but you have to keep quiet about it alright?"
Lily nodded.
Chandra took her hand and led her out of the house. She led her through village and into the mountains. Lily followed along excitedly, "Can you make the horses again?"
"Actually I was thinking something a little more exciting," Chandra smiled.
"Okay!" Lily nodded, "What?"
"A phoenix," Chandra nodded.
"Really?"
"Yeah," Chandra led her sister to a cave a little way away. It had been a precarious climb up but the two girls were used to it. They went there often. Chandra would show them her ability to create fire in the palm of her hand. They kept it quiet because if anyone knew then they'd get in trouble. Fire magic was outlawed and the use of it was punished severely. Chandra didn't really care though. She walked into the back of the cave and held out her hand. She turned it palm up and flames began to dance across her skin. Lily watched in awe as they took on the shape of a bird. It launched off Chandra's hand and flew around the cave. Lily giggled happily, "It's so pretty! How do you do that?"
"I don't know," Chandra shrugged. She smiled. It is really pretty. A phoenix. It symbolizes rebirth and a new beginning.
"That's so cool!" Lily smiled. She clapped her hands excitedly, "Can you do the dragon?"
"The dragon's hard," Chandra shook her head, "I'll do the horses though."
"Okay!" Lily smiled.
The phoenix dissipated as Chandra closed her hand into a fist. She opened it again and three horses composed entirely of flame pranced around each other. They ran up her arm and back down and reared at each other.
"They're playing!" Lily squealed.
Chandra nodded, "Yeah." She closed her fist again, "That's it for today. That phoenix was harder than I thought it would be."
"Okay!" Lily smiled.
Chandra led the way out of the cave and back to their house.
"Where have you two been?" Their mother snapped.
"Sorry," Chandra muttered.
"Watch your tongue and answer your mother's question," her father warned.
"We were playing in the caves again," Chandra shrugged.
"You know you can't do that! You'll get everyone in trouble," her mother yelled.
Lilac glanced at Lily.
Lily swallowed nervously.
"Like I care?" Chandra rolled her eyes, "Honestly you can't control every aspect of my life forever."
"We discussed with Roxin's parents," her father started.
"I don't care," Chandra insisted angrily, "I'm not marrying some moron. I don't know him and you can't make me!"
"You must," her mother insisted, "It will put everyone in the village in a better position."
"I don't care," Chandra repeated, "I'm not marrying some idiot! I'm nine. You can't seriously be thinking on marrying me off already."
"It would be best if we got you into a more structured environment as quickly as possible," her mother said.
Chandra rolled her eyes, "Really? And you think some idiot I don't know is going to help with my 'problem'?"
"He is the son of a highly regarded politician in the city," her father chastised.
"Like I care? He's a spoiled brat. Good for him," Chandra shrugged indifferently. She growled softly, "I'm good. I'm just going to take a walk."
"I want you to reevaluate your attitude. You have to come at this with an open mind."
"Fine," Chandra snapped. She stormed out the door. They're gonna send me into the city to live with some spoiled brat when I'm nine? That doesn't happen until they're like fifteen. Then everyone starts talking about getting married. This isn't fair. I don't understand. They're just trying to get rid of me. Why'd Jarvis have to go now? What's going on anyway? Why does he always leave like that? I want to know where he goes. I want to go with him. I guess he thinks he just can't afford to look after a kid. I'm not a kid. I can take care of myself. The flames aren't going to hurt anyone. I've never hurt anyone before. Why would it happen now? I've a good enough handle on it. She glanced around and realized that she had wandered completely out of the village. She sat on a rock and looked out at the horizon. "I don't want to be here anymore. I want to know what it's like to be free," she recreated the phoenix in her hand and let it fly around her, "like a bird."