The village burned as screaming men and women ran about, not knowing what to do with themselves. Children screamed and cried for their parents, most of whom had perished in the inferno. Armed soldiers dressed in steel armor marched through, tossing torched onto anything that wasn't already ablaze.

A young woman with long black hair and a slight tan was helping people escape the march of death by guiding them away from the blaze. She was immediately tackled by two soldiers. They put a pair of handcuffs on her, along with a large metal collar that vaguely resembled a choker. They yanked the woman up and shoved her over to the other soldiers. They caught her and held her in place while another soldier stood in front of her, glaring at her from behind his helmet.

"You, woman," he spat. "Who are you?"

She was dressed in a gray peasant's dress with a faded red sash around her waist. There was a large armband on her upper right bicep circling her arm in the shape of a golden snake.

The woman did not respond but tried to wiggle free from her captors. She failed in doing so but stomped on one of their feet angrily. He jostled her roughly in response.

"I said, who are you?"

"It's cute, you know," the woman said in an annoyed and rough voice. "It's cute you think I'm gonna tell you when you're burning my village to the ground!" Her voice escalated into a roar. "WHY WOULD YOU EVEN THINK TO KILL INNOCENT PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER DONE ANYTHING BUT LIVED HERE THEIR ENTIRE LIVES IN PEACE! YOU ARE ALL MONSTERS!"

The man took out his sword and pressed it to the woman's neck. "Tell me your name," he growled. "Or I will kill you right here and now. Do not doubt me."

"Don't doubt him," another soldier said. "He'll actually do it. He's scary when he's mad."

The rest of the group nodded in agreement.

The woman growled. "Fine. If you really want to know."

She looked the soldier straight in the eye with her piercing blue-grey gaze. 

For a moment, the soldier was terrified.

"My name is Victoria Skyfury, bitch."