Liora's life had been simple, ordinary even - until the day the sky cracked open. She was an orphan, raised by a humble healer in a village nestled at the foot of a great mountain. From a young age, she had always felt an odd connection to the elements. The wind would often whisper to her, the ocean waves calmed her restless spirit, and the fires she kindles always seemed to burn brighter when she was near. But it was nothing more than a curious gift, one that she couldn't quite explain.
On the eve of her twenty-first birthday, everything changed. The skies above her village darkened unnaturally. The winds howled, and the earth trembled beneath her feet. A rift in the sky opened, glowing with celestial light, its pull magnetic and powerful. Liora, drawn by an instinctive force, stepped forward, her heart hammering in both fear and excitement. The world seemed to spin, the air thick with magic. She barely had time to take a breath before the rift pulled her in, and she vanished from the mortal realm.