The Chronicles of Brinlynn Prologue

by Stardream in Where the girls are always mean-er (oh-oh)

In the year 1460, in a world called Brinlynn, where some people had powers and magical creatures lived all about, Atlina was born in Reidle in Hestina, one of nine continents on Brinlynn. During this time, an evil king known as Braydon ruled Hestina, and wanted to forever rule it. People were treated harshly, and many tried to escape, but most were caught by the king's bloodthristy hounds. If they lived to survive the hounds, they soon wished they hadn't.

One day before Atlina's birth, one the king's most trusted oracles by the name of Wislind rushed through the doors leading to the throne room, then dropped to the ground in a bow.

"My lord." He said, gasping for breath. " I have forseen your end. A girl of water element shall make you meet it." After that he colasped, out of breath.

The king stood up, and ran to his lawbook, and entered this; 

Decree 972: All girls of the water element will be prosicuted and killed.

Atlina was a water talent. And you can tell if someone is a water talent is a small blue circle is behind their left ear, which, when the king's guards checked Atlina, was there. Her family protested and begged the guards, but the guards didn't listen. They walked outside and threw Atlina into a water - proof cart with other girls of the water talent. One of the teenage girls wrapped the baby in a cloth, placed her in a floatable basket, and gently threw the basket into a near by river. Later, she was taken out of the river by a genral of the rebel army. And so then began this story ...