Witchchild
Contents
History
Early Life of a Prodigy
Lillian Anders was born on June 15th, 1997 to a middle-class family in San Francisco, California. Her mother, Jennifer Anders, is a respected mage amongst the mystic community and her father, Donovan Anders, is an ordinary pharmacist who had been in the business for a number of years. The family lived a rather comfortable life in sunny San Francisco for the first 10 years of Lillian's childhood; Jennifer continued making waves within the community, Donovan was leading a humble but successful business and Lillian just kept on making friends at her school.
When Lillian turned 10, she became interested in her mother's work. Jennifer happily taught Lillian everything she knew, which Lillian learned at an impressive rate. After a couple of years, it became clear that what the Anders had was a special little girl. Lillian had an innate connection with magic, a connection that few had. She was a natural. Lillian was beginning to learn spells that were way ahead of her age level, casting them with levels of control that rivaled those who'd trained in the arts for far more years than Lillian had. By age 13, Lillian was flinging round college-level spells with little effort. However, such things do not go unnoticed in the mystic world.
The Ivory Circle and the Journey to a New World
Lillian's magical prowess soon attracted the attention of the Ivory Circle, a local magic cult who have been tracking Lillian's progress from the beginning. They saw Lillian's abilities as potent tools for the extension of the Circle's influence, as the Circle had wanted to reach beyond San Francisco for the longest time. When Lillian turned 14, the Ivory Circle decided it was time.
One faithful night, Lillian and her mother were ambushed by the Circle on the way home. The band of mages attempted to kidnap Lillian only to be beaten to hell and back by the magic duo. This overwhelming victory against the would-be attackers awoke something in Lillian, something that made Lillian crave more. The pleasure of beating up bad guys, the idea of using her own skill to come out on top made Lillian very happy. Lillian started learning the more offensive applications of magic, bolstering her already impressive skillset and starting her path to heroism.
Eventually, continuing pressure from the Ivory Circle eventually forced Lillian and her family to flee from San Francisco. At age 15, Lillian found herself in a completely different world. That is, she found herself in Millenium City.
Millenium City and the Rise of Witchchild
Coming to Millenium City became one of the most important events in Lillian's life. It was here that she became inspired to become a heroine. She saw the superheroes that soared through the sky and in between the skyscapers, she saw the huge gatherings of crime-fighters of all shapes and sizes, she saw headline after headline of criminals getting busted on a daily basis. She soon became obsessed with superhero culture. She read the comic books, watched the movies, attended the conventions. A few months here and Lillian knew what she wanted to be. A superheroine. She continued to hone her abilities every day and learned as much as she could about the mystic world. Life was good, much better than back in San Francisco. At least until, one day, her mother disappeared.
The last time Lillian saw her, Jennifer was heading out to attend a mystic gathering. That was it. No heartfelt good-bye, no famous last words. She was just...gone. No mention of her was made, not even in the papers. Lillian and her father were crushed. Now, Donovan struggles to take care of Lillian, is working overtime to make up for Jennifer's disappearance and is almost never home because of it. Lillian, essentially on her own for most of the day, continues to pursue her dream of becoming a superheroine.
On September 20th of 2013, Lillian became Witchchild. Dedicated to joining the ranks of the superheroes and helping the citizens of the world, Witchchild is slowly gaining prominence in Millenium City as a skilled magician and a young upstart heroine with potential. Of course, all of her crime-fighting are secondary to her true goal, to find out what happened to Jennifer Anders.
