The flames flickered in every direction. Everything was burning. The trees, the grass, the rocks, and even the ground. In the midst of all those flames and heat was the figure of a girl.
She had long black hair that had a shade of red and was holding a staff in her hands. Her body was totally covered with hungrily burning flames yet she was not taking any damage from it. It was as if all the flames were under her command.
Which was true, in a sense…
"Ichigo!" she said, her voice full of anger. Her eyes showed the hatred she carried and looked as if they were burning themselves.
She was Xara, one of the three adventurers whom Zero had abandoned inside the labyrinth in the Gannett town. Due to his actions, her other two friends had died right before her eyes and she completely blamed Zero—or Ichigo, the fake name he gave to them—for it.