Kayla Meredith

**Kayla Meredith** is an Icicle who was a former member of the Four Corners Mage Guild after her parents wanted to make her do more with her life instead of staying at their residency. During her time there, she quickly climb through the ranks in combat capabilities and was promoted to team leader in her assigned group. While she made friends and has a easy-going personality, Jack stood out as her definitive best friend. Even considering him as her brother in some cases. However, when she heard that Jack was being kicked out due to his lack of demonstration with his gifted abilities, Kayla left with Jack under her own motives as a protest. The two are now on their own and made the call to head eastward towards Asia.

## Biography

Raised with a sustaining family in Northern Europe, she had a relatively care-free life. Upon reaching her teens, the parents were worried that she wouldn't grow up to become anything meaningful and wasting her potential talent. Not to mention she needed to be another stable income when the time comes when she'll no longer rely on her parents. After a heated argument between her and her father, the family kicked her out and banished her to the mage guild and request she completes her training in order to return with the family. Knowing she doesn't have much of a choice, she reluctantly goes.

For her first two years she was something of a prodigy in terms of cryomancy. Effortlessly exerting her body to do tasks other cadets need several weeks practicing prior. Even some of the instructors there were starting to notice that her rapid growth was something of a gift only few were fortunate enough to be blessed. She was upset to learn that the guild segregates the species into camps that housed a specific type, and extends to her training. While species were allowed to interact with others during free time and lunch hours, she wanted to spend more time with everybody given her happy and chill nature. Her camp was called "The Glaciers" and it was no question that she may be the team leader in the coming years. She even got personal training by a Shogun Mythical who taught her how to wield various blades properly and effectively.

She was loved by everyone. Due to her easy-going personality, she can get along with anybody and make fast friends. She has her favorites, but one person that caught her eye in the crowd was a lonesome Firebred known as Jack Nestor. From what she heard from one of her Firebred friends, he is considered a unique individual in terms of social interaction. She takes Jack's introverted personality as a challenge and tries to break through the wall Jack set up. Her friends find it weird to try to talk with the loner and some made fun at her for doing this. But after Kayla got Jack to hold a conversation with her, the two suddenly grew a link and became inseparable. Speculation and rumors grew about Kayla over this, ranging from Kayla having a crush on Jack, to Jack believing Icicles are more friendly compared to his Firebred cabinmates.

When it came time to prove Kayla's worth, she demonstrated excellent combative skills utilizing various cryomancy techniques and commanded her team will perfect execution. She could have been promoted to lieutenant and stood beside the commander of all Icicles, but she didn't take the promotion. Her best friend, Jack, was kicked out of the guild by a unanimous decision from the committee due to his lack of skill and cowardliness. Taking this decision as an insult, Kayla protested by denying the promotion and announcing her departure from the guild. Joining with Jack to take care of someone who she saw as her brother. The two decided Europe was not the place for them and headed eastward towards Asia in hopes that they'll find new beginnings. And Kayla knew the exact person that could help them with that.