Fire had spread across the village of Ellicar, houses burned, people screamed as they tried to navigate the burning streets of flame and smoke in an attempt at evacuation, families were still trapped in buildings, people got split up, it was chaos, and nobody even knew how the fire had started.

Elissa found herself disoriented in the flames. She had never seen her village in a state like this before. She was the village chief's granddaughter, with no parents; she was next in line to be chief when he retired, meaning it was her sworn duty to protect the village and its people.

She covered her mouth with her scarf to make breathing in smoke a little easier. Still coughing, she wanted desperately to help people, but she couldn't; she could hardly see, and it made her so angry.

"Can anyone hear me?!" She called out in hopes someone would reply, and she could help them.

Her head snapped around as she heard the sound of children crying from within a flaming house. She ran towards it, but by the time she got there, the doorway collapsed from the flames. Her breath hitched.

"No!.."

This couldn't be happening. How could any of this be happening? Why was her village being burnt to the ground? Why were her people dying?! What had she or her village done to deserve this?!