THE LEGIONS: CHAPTER 1

STORY DESCRIPTION

Title: Viridian Grace - Chapter 1

Grace is born with striking pure green hair and eyes, on a night when the moon itself turned green - marking her as special to her devoutly religious family. Her lineage includes powerful exorcists: her grandfather died battling witches, while her father passed young fulfilling his duty to protect the innocent. Left to grow up with just her mother Martha, Grace faces constant ridicule from others for her unusual appearance, but finds strength in their deep bond and shared faith.

When Grace is set to turn eighteen, her mother falls ill. Determined to help, she leaves school to work at a local eatery - even though she is below legal working age. But tragedy strikes days before her birthday: a towering witch attacks their mountain home, setting it ablaze. Grace rushes to the scene with her mother's friend Lucia, only to find Martha gravely wounded, clinging to an ancient book and glowing green necklace.

With her last breath, Martha gives Grace the items as her birthday gift - then dies in her arms. A priest arrives just in time, using a magical cloak to spirit Grace away to safety, though Lucia perishes in the fire. The priest reveals Martha had secretly continued their family's exorcist work to shield Grace, and that she is now the last of the Viridian bloodline.

He warns her of Draco - a vampire born the same day as Grace, half-human and destined to become an unstoppable daylight-proof king of darkness who has already killed thousands. Devastated by loss, Grace struggles with grief, even attempting suicide before finally finding the will to train. As she studies ancient texts and learns to wield the power within her inherited necklace, she accepts her fate: she is Viridian Grace, the last exorcist, and humanity's final hope against the coming darkness.