For this section I will be saying Atsuko and Lyon, but when the story starts I will be subsituting Atsuko for I. The first chapter takes place shortly after Lyon's and Gray's sensei seals Deliora away.

Lyon had found Atsuko in a city that was mostly destroyed completely abandoned for unknown reasons to her at the time. She was unconscious when he found her. Atsuko had some minor injuries due to some rubble that lay near her. The town, where Atsuko was found, looked like it had a bomb go off or some type of magic was used. Lyon wasn't quite sure which it could have been. The area where Lyon had found her in was mostly rubble, or gone completely. He had found her under a pretty big pile of rubble. Lyon told her that she barely had any injuries, due to her magic circling a building above her body. Atsuko was still out of it when Lyon took her with him. Not one member of her own family, ones that were actually still alive, ever came to claim her and take care of her, and leaving her in the hands of Lyon. Lyon was left to take care of Atsuko after realizing that no one would come and take care of her.

When they first met Atsuko didn't talk much, if at all. Lyon had to learn how to translate for her whenever the time called for it. Little by little Atsuko opened up to Lyon. Atsuko confided in Lyon about her family. Lyon was the first person she ever trusted after what happened to her parents. Atsuko never opened up to anyone other than Lyon.

Atsuko was following Lyon around town. They were trying to find out more information about the demon, Deliora, and where they could eventually melt the ice.

Lyon is like an older brother of sorts to Atsuko when they were growing up together.