Four Pillars: Life of a Shadow Serpent

With Sellifer confirming the thoughts going on in Valyr's head with her words, the latter went silent for a bit before asking the woman a question. "How did you even get the affinity in the first place?"

"Even if you ask me, I wouldn't be able to answer." Sellifer shook her head in response. "After all, that was the same question my parents asked themselves when they found out I had an affinity for the forbidden energy."

"However, even after they retraced their paths to their ancestors, there was no solid conclusion to be found. All they found out was that I had gained the affinity for mana out of nowhere."

"If you were to ask me why, I would have no answer as well." She shrugged her shoulders soon after. "I did think for some time that the affinity was given to me for a greater purpose…"

"But I guess it was just the heavens doing its usual shenanigans of making sure beings were imperfect one way or another."