The Icy Night

Lyra's mind wandered back to the dreadful night when her life was forever changed. In her slumber, she relived the terrifying moments when Nevara, the Ice Vampire Queen and Aurora's mother, assaulted her family's home.

She observed as Nevara crashed through the window, her face filled with rage and her voice as icy as the frost she controlled. With a wicked grin, Nevara unleashed her mighty essence technique, Frozen Fury, swallowing the entire house in a merciless, icy grip.

Lyra's father, Owen, used his own essence technique, Glass Manipulation, to make an unbreakable shield around Lyra, protecting her from the ruinous power of Nevara's ice. Even as the house fell apart around them, Owen and Elara remained strong, their love for their daughter giving them the courage to confront the vampire's fury.

In a frantic effort to stop Nevara, Elara threw an unstable version of a solution she had been working on to undo the effects of the corrupted Sanguine essence technique. The explosive liquid burst upon impact, causing Nevara to cry out in pain as her icy body began to melt away.

However, the triumph was fleeting. The blast's force weakened the house further, and Owen and Elara knew they had mere moments left. They turned to Lyra, expressing their unending love and urging her to become the greatest alchemist the world had ever known, using her knowledge to aid others.

As the house collapsed around them, Lyra found herself shielded by her father's glass barrier, watching in terror as her parents vanished beneath the frozen debris. Alone and heartbroken, Lyra rose from the wreckage, determined to honor her parents' memory by battling against the darkness that endangered Nocturnia.

Suddenly, Lyra's eyes snapped open, her heart pounding in her chest as she awoke from the vivid nightmare. The room around her was still and quiet, but the memories of her past lingered, as tangible as the soft sheets beneath her fingers. As she sat up in bed, her mind raced with questions and fears, wondering what new challenges and revelations the coming day would bring.