Prologue: 19 years ago
In a land of beauty where all things blossom and creatures and animals roam freely with no fear, a very special child was born. This child of fortune was much awaited by the beings of the land, for this child would be the most powerful single child ever born to the magical and mythical community.
A woman of incredible beauty strolled around the land with amazing grace. She looked at all that was around her and breathed in the glory that she called her kingdom. She watched the wood nymphs dance through the forests and the leprechauns count their gold as that sang. As she smiled at the scenery of home, she placed her hands on her belly and her unborn child. Despite the rules of the magical world, she had fallen in love with a mortal and conceived a child. A powerful child. Her heart ached as she had to leave her love behind to protect him from the evils that were out to get her. She had to return to her kingdom to keep them safe. Now, as she walked along the wooded path, she wondered how her beautiful child would flourish in her world. With the wind blowing through her long, curly hair, she heard whispers of reassurance from the Gods. She watched as a beautiful butterfly landed on her caramel skin.
"Well, hello. And how are things in your home", she asked it. A small smile crossed the butterfly's small face and with great form, it flew away. "I see all is well", she said as she watched it go.
As she continued her trek barefoot, she came across a serene river where she decided to give herself a rest. She sat on a rock near the water's edge.
"Soon, you will get to see all that is beautiful," she directed towards her child. "The world is waiting for you."
It was as if the baby heard her. The woman's hand flew to her stomach as a sharp pain ripped through her body. Instead of alarm taking over her senses, a smile grew on her face. The baby was coming. Slowly she pulled herself off her place on the rock. When she was fully up, she felt a trail of water run down her leg from under her dress.
She made her way halfway back before she could not longer go on. The baby needed to be born. She found an open spot in the middle of the woods and placed herself down among the foliage. After an intense wave of pain washed over her once again, she closed her eyes and used her powers to call for help. A low roll of thunder sounded and the wind swayed the trees in a rhythmic dance. Within seconds, three beautiful wood nymphs came prancing through the woods to the woman's side.
"Mother Nature, are you alright?" asked one who was dressed in an emerald dress.
"What has happened?" asked another dressed in purple.
"The baby is coming," replied Mother Nature as she tensed through another rush of pain.
"Oh my! What do we do?" the third nymph, dressed in pink, said with a rush of panic.
"Calm down, girls. Everything's going to be fine. I just need you to help me. Grab the baby when it comes out, I'll do the rest," Mother Nature said with a reassuring voice.
Mother Nature managed to coax herself through another hour of pain before the little miracle was born. The sun had disappeared and the moon replaced it, bright and welcoming. When the moon was high in the sky, directly over the mother and her helpers, the must anticipated child came into the world. With a light, angelic cry, the baby was placed into its mother's arms. Mother Nature stared down at her little darling.
"It's a girl" said the emerald nymph.
"She's beautiful" said the pink nymph.
"Yes, she is," said Mother Nature.
"What shall you name her?" asked the purple nymph with excitement in her voice.
Mother Nature looked up at the moon and back at her little girl.
"Well," she said, "since she wanted to wait until the moon was upon us, I shall name her Varali which means moon. And since she is as beautiful as my Earth, her middle name shall be Kaia for Earth."
"Varali Kaia," said the purple nymph. "That's nice." Mother Nature smiled at her wooded friend.
"Yes, but what about her last name?" asked the emerald one.
Mother Nature thought for a moment and then smiled. "Stevens, after her father, Joe Stevens." She directed her attention to her infant. "Do you like that? Varali Kaia Stevens?"
Her question was answered by a soft smile that crossed the child's small face.
"Then so be it. Welcome to the world little one. I love you." With that, Mother Nature kissed her baby on the forehead and ran her finger down the little one's tiny leg. What she didn't see was the glowing spot on the infant skin, right over her pelvic bone. As the glowing diminished, a symbol took its place. The skin took on a darker shape in the form of an Egyptian cross and matched the necklace her mother wore around her neck periodically for protection.
As the wood nymphs and other creatures celebrated the little one's arrival, little did they know they were celebrating much more. For this child would be a very powerful one and with the help of two other special girls would become something amazing. For the next two years on this exact day, these two girls would be born to magical mothers and mortal father, only they would not be as strong as Varali. They would go by the names of Veronica Azura Wilson and Violet Sofia Peters. Together, these three would be known as The Enchanted Ones.