Vanessa came from a grassland tribe in Natlan, the Land of Fire. Because the Pyro Archon was the god of war, the elders of Vanessa's tribe taught only the knowledge of combat, leaving behind no survival skills.
One day, while Vanessa's tribe was short of food, they were attacked by Ursa the Dread Dragon. Yes, it was that dragon again. It attacked not only Mondstadt, but Natlan as well.
After that attack, the entire tribe had no choice but to sell themselves into slavery to Mondstadt's aristocrats, hoping to receive their protection in return.
Meanwhile, the arena, originally used for performances, had become a place of entertainment for the aristocrats. Vanessa's tribe ended up fighting for their lives there as slaves.
That life of deadly combat lasted a full ten years!
Ten years later, under the contract Vanessa's tribe had signed when they sold themselves into slavery, Vanessa and her people could regain their freedom as long as she won her next arena match.
Only this time, her opponent was no longer human. It was Ursa the Dread Dragon, who had forced their tribe to sell themselves into slavery all those years ago.
Yes, that thing had shown up again.
Because the aristocrats had by then reached certain unequal agreements with Ursa the Dread Dragon, they threw Vanessa and her people into the arena together, intending to have Ursa kill them all. Ursa was also very pleased with the offering of an entire tribe, so it gladly descended upon the arena.
Although Vanessa might already have been the strongest human in Mondstadt City at the time, there was still a gap between her and the Dread Dragon. What's more, she had a group of elderly, weak, sick, and disabled tribespeople to protect. Before long, Vanessa's tribe was driven into a