Prologue
Long long ago in an area that is forgotten and yet remembered, there was a meeting of five kings. From the south came the reluctant leader of the Blackfire wolves. From the East, the all too eager prince of Dragons. From the north came the frozen twin lords of the Seers. From the west, the high priestess of Light. To greet them all, there was the king of man at the center. These five kings met to decide the fate of their world and how to fight the growing darkness. The creatures of twilight and man had to work together to defeat the darkness. My family descends from the western priestess and even though no one knows what happened at that gathering, that would create the divides that exist now.
The wolves are solitary and a bit hostile. The dragons are lonely and seeking physical comfort in anything. The seers are broken and blind. Man is, well, you can imagine the state of mankind. Lastly, the followers of the priestess. While we were once known as mystics, I find “Witches” suit myself and my people much more. We have always held onto our old ways and been respectful of all life, but when Mankind sets out to destroy you, it’s hard to keep an open mind to peace. My grandmother once told me that while man has hurt our people and pushed us to near extinction, we must not hold the sins of the past against anyone because all those who created such atrocities are long dead.
My mother, however, is very weary of mankind due her past, that she refuses to talk about. In fact, all she talks is the legends of our family’s root, Lillaine Neverlite. I’ve heard all the stories of how she fell in love with the scion of the great evil and bore his child in secret and shortly thereafter having her final battle with him and greatly weakening the darkness. Mother says that the child, a girl later named Emillia, was raised by Lillaine’s brother and close followers to be the second greatest priestess our kind has ever know, it is her to whom I owe my name.
The stories of Lillaine have always intrigued me, especially how it is believed that in Lillaine’s dying breath, she cast a curse on her own soul. This curse would be reborn in her bloodline until the darkness was truly defeated. It was said that you could tell it was her by a birthmark on her right Shoulder that would appear when the girl reached the age of 21. The Coven my family and I belong to, all hope it will be me. Especially since my birthday is believe to be the same as Lillaine’s reported death.