The Fire of Courage (The Special Philippine Edition)

<p><strong><em>I am not a warrior.</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p>My name is Uryana. I am twelve cycles old and a child of the <em>Baraw</em> tribe from the <em>Sa-Babaw</em> peaks.</p><p><br></p><p>My people have been plagued by the Serpent a beast made of flame. It first devoured our livestock then burned our fields and orchards to ashes.</p><p><br></p><p>Our strongest warriors were called to face this creature but each of them including my own father met their end at its merciless jaws.</p><p><br></p><p>I was chosen by our tribe Elders to fight the Serpent. Would I be seeing my final dusk tonight or would the hope and fire in my heart be enough to guide me in my greatest battle?</p><p> </p>