The Beginning
I suppose it all started fifteen moons ago when she was born to family of peaceful farmers. Farmers were the back bone of Rose Thorn Village, their main export was potatoes.
Her mother, was a seamstress, as most woman in Rose Thorn Village were. She spent her day mending the ripped skirts of her fellow ladies. She refused to help the men. "Down with men!" She used to always say. Perhaps she was a lunatic, or perhaps she was just a raging feminist. It would never be known. Her name was Susan.
Her father on the other hand, was a measly peasant who laboured all day and nearly all night in the potato fields. His name was Paul.
On the day she was born, the village was preparing to celebrate Monster Fest (A celebration for the witches who saved the world against the evil monsters.) The village was abuzz with chaos, as many people excitedly placed banners and streamers.
Mother Susan (As pregnant ladies were referred to as 'Mothers') was sitting at home, exhaustingly fanning herself. Pregnancy made her sweat quite a bit.
Her husband, Paul, brought her hot water bottles. She applied them onto her belly and thanked him. She then asked when Sister Argyle was going to visit.
"She'll be down for the festival. To bless our baby. Speaking of the baby, do you have a name?"
"No, not yet. I was thinking of letting Sister Argyle decide."
Sister Argyle was a witch. All witches were referred to as 'sisters' under the 'Save Magic' act of 1287. Sister Argyle was a tier 3 witch, the second highest. She visited Rose Thorn village every year, alongside some surrounding villages in Great Green Valley.
I will now go on to describe the hierarchy of witches. This will be very important for you as you read along. Not to delve too much into the history of the world, but after several wars the witches came out on top. They live in Blue Moon City, and train their magic every day.
Tier 1 Witches are the entry level witches, every three years a certain amount of humans are accepted into Blue Moon City, where they will have magic bestowed onto them.
Tier 2 witches practice independently after completing the three year curriculum. They are the most common witch to see as they often run shops all throughout the world.
Tier 3 witches is where it starts to get fun. Instead of leaving to go on their own, they stay behind in the city. Only the top of their classes get to do so. They are allowed to take part in the government and ruling of the world. They are quite powerful, and never should be threatened. They are responsible for duties such as visiting villages during the holidays. Sister Argyle is one of them.
Tier 4 witches are extremely talented and possess natural power that can often never be rivaled. They are mainly used to kill enemies of Blue Moon City. It is believed that if you ever see one... you are the next to die!
And finally, we come to tier 5 witches. These are quite literally never seen by the world, and some speculate they don't even exist at all! Those who know of their existence however know that they are so ungodly powerful that if they were to ever betray the witches, it would mean death and destruction for all. There was once a man who claimed to have seen one of them, he lost his mind the following day and now lives in the Dark Woods.
Paul looked at his wife and said.
"What an exciting day! Our child will be born! What could possibly go wrong?"
Little did Paul know just how wrong things could go.... for dwelling just outside Rose Thorn Village was a figure all in black. A figure that would not be forgotten.
