Shimai no Yogen

Prolouge

When I was young, I was told that when I reached age 10 I would go off to a special school. Back then, I didn’t want to leave all I had behind, I had my parents my baby sister, they were the family that loved me. But my mindset soon changed when my father explained to me that my family had a prophecy, one that had been told from generation to generation.

“ He told me that my family was bound to have two girls, the youngest sister would control the Three Sacred Treasures, they are a sign of power, and the eldest sister would tame the beast of fire” I explained to the young Hindi girl who sat across from me on the floor. There was a candle between us, providing enough light to make out each other’s faces.

“Woah, so you’re like a legend, that is so coooooolll” The girl named Rani exclaimed, her accented voice filling the room.

“Shhh, you don’t want to get in trouble on the first night do you?” I whisper shouted at her to which she shook her head no. we both giggled, being the 10 year old girls we were.

We heard footsteps down the hall and I quickly blew out the candle and put it up. Rani ran to her bed and I ran to mine. I covered myself with the blanket and waited for the person to walk past our room. I breathed a sigh of relief when I heard the footsteps go past our room.

“Hey, Katsumi?” Rani whispered

“Yes Rani?” I whispered back.

“Can I call you Sumi?” She asked.

I laughed quietly, “Only if I can call you RanRan.”

“It’s a deal Sumi” she whispered with a small yawn at the end.

“Good Night RanRan” I yawned in reply. All I got was a small ‘mhmm’ and with that she was out. I however stayed awake a little while longer, pondering about this place, the people, even what my dragon would look like. A little while later I was sound asleep as well.

That was 13 years ago, much has changed, yet some things still stands strong. Though nothing could prepare me for my future.

My name is Katsumi Ren, rider of Fopon the Chosen, and the eldest sister in the Ren Prophecy. I am the tamer of the beast of fire.