As the years passed, Sako's child, whom they named Ayla after her grandmother, developed into a strong and independent young woman due to her parent's guidance. Her father taught her about the forest and the lake around her, from the plants that grow there to reading footprints of an animal. She learned to hunt efficiently as well, and became one of the better hunters of the village. From Beryl, Ayla's mother and the shaman of the village, Ayla learned about medicine and healing. When somebody would get hurt out in the field, Ayla learned which herbs to use to help assist healing. Sickness appeared occasionally, where she discovered death and how to keep it at bay. Beryl also taught Ayla about her magic. When Ayla was around 9 months old, a candle lit up after she laughed. Her mother took notice, and after a few other incidents, Beryl knew her child carried a strong Gift within.

However, with age, Ayla questioned her powers and what it meant. Luckily her mother fostered Ayla's magic and Beryl taught her daughter all she knew. But Ayla's magic soon grew beyond her mother's knowledge and so Ayla decided to continue practicing on her own, developing her powers through meditation and experimentation. She also took her mother's advice to get physically stronger as well, since magic depending upon the user's strength and willpower. Soon Ayla was 13 years old, and she had grown into a strong, willful, and curious young woman.

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"Ayla! Where are you? Dinner's ready!" cried Beryl. Her thick, brown, wavy hair, controlled by a pony-tail tied with a thin, leather strip, allowed her to focus on the task at hand. She was of medium height, but her thin bone structure made her appear taller, and she moved as gracefully as a doe. Her ivory skin, covered by elk hide, shone in the sunlight, and her ever-changing hazel eyes scanned the area, looking for her adventurous daughter.

Around some rocks Beryl found her daughter at the river, practicing levitation with her magic. Although Ayla sweated profusely, mostly from previous attempts, her determination caused a fallen log to fly through the air and across to the other bank. Ayla fell to her hands and knees, panting heavily but with a large grin plastered on her face.

"You should be very proud," said Beryl. Ayla jumped at the voice but surprise immediately gave way to joy.

"Thanks!" She stood up shakily, and wiped as much mud as she could off her knees. "I've been practicing for ages, but I finally did it!"

"Now let's go have some dinner and return to the village to celebrate this success! Preferably before nightfall." Beryl looked around warily as the sun's orange glow shined through the forest. "You know dangerous things lurk in the night, waiting for us to put our guards down. Come."

As the pair walked back, neither noticed the pair of pale gray eyes watching everything they did from behind the bushes. The observer silently sprinted back towards the village.

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As the family sat for dinner, Ayla described her feat to her father. Her eyes lit up at her abilities, and her father looked upon her with pride. However, a small frown appeared on his face after some thought.

"Ayla, please promise me that you won't try to exert yourself past your limit. Of course we want you to get stronger, and believe me your powers are growing exceptionally. But as you continue with training, listen to your body when it's exhausted. You don't want to tire yourself out too much and then get into trouble."

Ayla listened to her father, and absorbed the message carefully. She knew that there was a fine line between working for endurance and pushing the limit, and nodded as she agreed.

"I understand, Father. I'll make sure I get physically and mentally stronger before attempting anything more."

Sako smiled. "Good."

A/N:
Well then. I completely forgot about this story hahaha. Then I opened up my story folder and I was like O_o oops. I actually liked this idea but man does it need editing. Don't worry the good stuff will happen soon. And eventually we'll make it to Yugi and his friends. I did have plans to make it to the anime. But just the OG series. I'm not well versed in any of the others.