FANNING THE FLAME WITHIN: A COMING-OF-AGE IN ASHES

The burnt earth stretched before him, a testament to the devastating fire that had swept through his world. She stood amidst the rubble, a lone figure against the gray sky. The flames had coming of age rituals taken everything, but within them, a spark flickered. A spark of determination that refused to be quenched. This was a land reduced to ash,