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B R E A T H E!
Her body burned hot like lava inside a volcano, the only one who could save her was the man before her eyes.

She clung to his skin, her desperation to survive left her with no choice but to surrender willingly.

After the pain ended, pleasure began to fly, exploding inside her mind, making her feel like she was in the middle of a sea of fire.

Drifting in and out, there was no escape.

She had to B R E A T H E! that was what the world taught her to. Rina had no choice. Being the only member that survived after her entire clan and village was set ablaze by an enemy on the other side of the mountain. She watched helplessly as the fire kept consuming what they built for decades -a home- with tears in her eyes, she could not save anything or anyone.

Young Rina at the age of six, was playing with her brother, Terrence who was twelve when all this happened.

They both stood helpless and rooted to the ground. The two had to find shelter before the so called "Kizima" -a witch- started the walk around the mountain. The legends so say that Kizima, was a witch who lived under the mountain and only came out to shade its skin. It is also said that no one has ever seen it and no one knows how it looks like.

Young Rina and Terrence went far far away into the woods in search for shelter.

The night appeared short than other nights and morning came.

The journey back to the village began, with determination in Rina's heart, she knew that she would find something worth saving. After two seasons, they arrived home. Home, was no longer home, their home had turned to a ruin. One could see the rage in Rina's eyes as she kept running around trying to figure out if something survived. Her heart turned cold and all she knew was vengeance. 'VENGEANCE!'she said with tears rolling down her red swollen eyes.

Terrence however had nothing left besides her little sister. He watched her sister burst to endless streams of hot springs that came out off her beloved sister.

This small village of Sisa -Rina's village-, was ruled by a King who was King Toyo -Rina's father. Rina swore to revenge on behalf of her perished people.

After the long search of the remnants, Rina and Terrence decided to cross to the other side of the mountain, the so called 'Kimata'. The village of thieves, murders, conmen, drunkards.

Little did they know that this quest was going to be a challenge simply because Kizima was at the top of the mountain that very day. The long journey up the mountain began. The two did not seem to give up. They climbed and climbed, and climbed, till they were at the top.

Fear filled their eyes as they watched Kizima take a nap. So many question kept turning, churning and burning inside Rina's head, as she stared at the huge ogre take a heavy nap and snored loud like the seven trumpets set to bring down a huge wall in war. The snore grew so loud that she could not hear herself think. Now that Kizima was deap into its sleep, they decided to tip toe past her.

As they were almost to the edge, Terrence slid into a hole. He went down screaming in fear and shock.Rina on the other side was tried to get some ropes that were lying besides Kizima but sadly, she woke up Kizima.

Kizima in anger, woke up. It was so angry that it destroyed half of Kimata village. Stretched its hand down the hole where Terrence and Rina were in search of what Rina thought was, food.

Deep inside the mountain were the two royals, trying to figure a way out when suddenly Kizima appeared from the blues. On the sight of the two, Kizima laughed, it laughed so hard that the ground developed tremors. Then asked them where they were going to. They explained what had happened.

Kizima swore to help them on one condition. They had to figure a riddle out and complete the quest. Rina and Terrence came into terms with it. The three became friends. And the long journey began after the riddle was told.

The tale of the two royals who became friends with the mighty 'garba' as the Kizima's used to call it so began!

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