Prologue
Strange Brand
Winging my first fic. Just winging it.
The sun cast a bright shadow over the kingdom of Zofia. The Heroes of Shadows had long past, and Zofia soon forgot of them. A girl with red-orange hair stirred in her sleep as the sun hit her eyes. She grumbled inaudibly as she turned over to resume her sleep, until...
"CELI! TIme to wake up! Today's the big day!" a voice called as said girl literally jumped out of bed and fell on the ground, her red-orange eyes close to bulging. "Faye!" she called. "If today's the big day, shouldn't I get more sleep?!" "Not my fault you were up late practicing, Celica!" Faye retorted. Celica groaned as she slowly got up. She opened her closet and pulled out orange-red boots, a white shirt, a red skirt and a white headband with a golden crest. Opening her door, she stepped back to barely dodge to children playing tag. "Kids," she thought to herself as Faye appapproached. Faye's clothing was similar in appearance only it was all brown. "You always wear brown," Celica complained. "You're no better," Faye mocked with a finger wag. Celica shrugged as the two headed downstairs.
"I made oatmeal this morning," Faye said gesturing to two bowls. Celica nodded and sat down to eat. "You're less chipper today," Faye remarked. "Somrthing on your mind?" "Nervous, I guess," Celica responded. Faye pushed a strand of dirty blond hair from her face as her brown eyes noticed something new. "What's that?" she asked pointing at Celica's left hand. "Hmm?" Celica asked before looking at her hand and gasping. A strange X mark was imprinted on the back of her hand. Celica grabbed a nearby wet towel and attempted to wipe the mark off for a good three minutes until Faye
stopped her. "It's not coming off, you know," she said. "I know," Celica responded. "It's driving me mad!" "We can look into it after the tourney, ok?" Celica nodded at Faye's comment. The two orphans exited the orphanage, not knowing of the future that was in store for them both.