Scarlett's POV/Backstory

All my life I've never known much besides sadness, my parents were poor drunks who didn't even really know each other. They thought I didn't know, but they had a massive debt above their heads for drinking and gambling. What's worse is that on top of that debt was a debt from loans they had made. It seemed like they were loansharks, I later learned they were also the mafia .It at least seemed like they had good heart because they helped and tried to raise me. When I was young, my parents had died from an unknown illness at the time. In was given a short day to recover in a church by an old, red priest. Unfortunately he was raided by the army's knights a day after he started taking care of me. He supposedly had a dangerous magical item, however I'm not sure what it was. Luckily I escaped before they could find me, the country's army is as horrible as the mafia, maybe worse, except that they're controlled by a manipulative ruler.

I've never been much of a talker or an emotional person, but I was devastated, he was the first in a while to help a street living orphan. I think I might have scared others with my ability to call upon two patron goddess for help. I learned magic from books I snuck out of the library when no one was looking. I returned those, after learning the basics. I had learned many things such as that magic is not permitted to be used in public areas without a sort of of magical seal permit. I tried to scrape by as best as possible but it did no good, for a while I was a barely living, underfed, malnourished, piece of garbage. To top it off I learned I had a bounty on my head for capture by the mafia because my parents died. Their debts were moved to me.

For a while my only possessions were clothes and a short sword that was my grandfather's. I heard he had been quite an adventurer with this being his favorite blade. It had been in the family for a time, so I was naturally displeased when a nasty, repulsing, stunted, dusty man came up to me offering to buy it. He must've seen me in the alleyway between houses .I replied with a no, despite the massive debt I had. However he forcefully took it from me, muttering about how idiotic I was being. He threw a single Ecora at me, while muttering again,"stupid stupid stupid, I'm doing her a favor, yes, a favor, yes yes, I'm gonna have to resell this at the Armory of the Duke. Hmm, surprisingly good quality metal, the shopkeeper would pay loads for it."

I decided to pay a visit to this "Armory of the Duke" . It was a day after, long enough for him to sell it, but not long enough for someone to have already bought it. I walked up the grimy streets of Forest Town. surprisingly it was actually worth enough to be featured in an advertisement about the store already. I made a beeline for wasn't the proudest moment of my life, however I did not regret it. I walked into the weapons shop, seized a dagger, and the family shortsword. I then burst through the door as an employee busted out in full plate armor. It seemed as if he were trying it on to prove a point to a customer.

"NASTEH THIEVIN' SCANDRAL, THAT DAGGAH IS ME OWN!"

In a cold sweat I started running as fast as I could. He kept shouting curses as he chased me in heavy plate armor.

"WHY THE 'ELL CAN' PEOPLE … BE ... CIVIL THESE DAYS! MOST OF THE PEOPLE ARE 'OMELESS IN THESE …. AREA, BUT THOSE WEAPON'... ARE THEE BEST IN ...THEE SHOP! MY 'EAD'LL... FIR' ME FER THIS ONE! YOU DIRTY DUAL EYE!" He shouted as he sputtered onto the ground.

For some reason that felt too easy, I didn't even need to use magic, although I suppose the challenge would be keeping the weapons away from criminals, actually, larger criminals. I had no choice but I dashed into another old alleyway. Coincidentally, i ran into that man again. I spoke to him in utter hatred.

"You just had to steal my sword and sell it off! Didn't you? Well, if I were less sharp I would throw the Ecora back at you, but I need it. So here's a nice kick to junk!"

I ran as I left the man in excruciating pain.

Although he was still free to roam the streets, I wasn't, now I'm on a watchlist for two things. Debt avoidance, and Stealing. My days keep getting better. I realized I needed to get of town, so I ran to the gates. I also snitched some metal from a man working on my way .I tried one of the spells I saw on the library at the guards to get out.

"Oh patron Goddess from the sea,Cessabit ,please accept this humble offering of metal as payment for the power, liquid manipulation!"

The guards heard me shouting, and turned to look. As they did so I controlled the blood in their body to rush away from the brain for a quick second. They instantly fainted.

I silently thanked one of my patron goddesses, and ran out into the woods. I then rested in a patch of open air not to far from Forest Town. For the first time in half an hour I wasn't hyped up on adrenaline. I calmed down, as I looked at the sword. It turned out it was being kept in very good condition despite being away for a day. I noticed my stomach was rumbling so I looked to find something to eat. I remembered a page in a book that described poisonous things, so I picked edible mushrooms, with some sour berries. I also noticed a squirrel was deep in sleep near the bottom of a trunk for some reason. As a few rays of light showed under the trees I crept up behind it. I managed to stab and kill, from the head. I was initially confused, but it wore off when I realized how hungry I was…

"Meat, Meat, Finally, some, food, and it's not day old bread from the kitchens!"

I grabbed the carcass and dragged it over near some dry sticks. Using knowledge learned form books, I cut, skinned, cleaned, and cooked the meat. Finally savoring taste, eating most of it except for bones. I also ate it grilled mushrooms, it tasted like the best thing I had ever eaten in years, although it was. I noticed a fox was around, looking hungry, it looks cute, but I simply smirked and shooed it away.