His name was Cess. He was one of the greatest sorcerers on the continent of Greenia. Cess was a very famous man, although it was not for his magical genius. He lived alone deep in the Unnamed Forest. The town nearest to the Forest was Cess' birthplace: the small town of Roac. The citizens of Roac were the ones that started the worldwide net of lies about the nut who ran away long ago.
Living in the Unnamed Forest was bad enough for the superstitious villagers (the Forest was said to be the meeting place of evil spirits), and at night, the villagers could hear strange growls and screams echoing through the skies. As far as the townspeople were concerned, Cess was even more of a nutcase now than the small child that had left the town many ages ago, claming that he was off to make something of himself; only to run off into the depths of the forest.
Some say that he had died long ago from being trapped inside his mind with the demons and shadows that lurked within for too long; after all, it had been thousands of years since he had left Roac. But the most popular belief is that he sold his soul to the Lord of the Underworld in exchange for immortality and is still living in that forest, biding his time, grumbling to himself in the darkness, planning some evil scheme inside his demented mind.....
There is no proof of Cess still being alive, only the lies that have spread about him all around the world; his false tale has been recorded in all the history books. No one except one special someone will ever know his true story..........
Her name was Zillah. No last name. No family. She had never really known her parents, for they had abandoned her on her fifth birthday. Not knowing what to do or where to go; she was totally alone. By day she begged for food, getting only scraps that never calmed her ever-growling stomach. At night, she slept in the dirty gutters of Roac, and could hear the horrific howling from the far off forest.....
Despite her grungy clothes and her shrunken appearance, her beauty shone through. The deep circles that ran underneath clashed with the sparkle that never seemed to flicker out of her deep green eyes. Not much is known about Zillah's past, and no one but Cess can even dream of what will happen to her in the future...........