Prologue: Drowning

She had always liked the water, swimming was her favorite sport and she leapt at the chance to dive in, be it the ocean, a river, or a pool. It was practically her entire life.

Until she was called. It had only been a week or so. The training had been fun. Fun until today.

They said this was a new procedure, to increase the ranks and strength of the Slayer line. She didn't have much faith, though.

They held her by her hair, and plunged her head under water. She frantically thrashed a bit, before the world went dark.