Known far and wide as the Queen of Ice amongst summoners throughout the realms, not many knew the tragic tale of the "Princess of snow" now known as the primordial summon of ice Shiva. Though known far and wide and seen by many these are not the true Shiva for they are her daughters, or her off shoots shard of the lonely soul that is summoned through various means throughout. Be it through fragments of the Crystal of Light the source of magics, Materia the gifts of the life stream, Precious gems weilded by the summoners of the myst continent, or through the combination of Soil the reminants of life force destroyed by Chaos many call upon her power over the spirits of ice to freeze foes and shatter them into dust or when in dire need. Though many know of her fridged powers and stunning beauty, very few left in the various realms know of the tale of the beloved "Princess of snow". Long ago during the darkness during the first wars for the crystals of light lay a kingdom in the far north known for their advance magics and their beloved and benevolent royal family who fought for and protected all those who lived within their lands. Amongst the royal family the princess was know and loved most of all for her gentle kindness and her calming pure demeanor thus why she was known as the Princess of snow. Though time and history long forgotten her name and the name of her family and kingdom reminants of the tragedy that befell her family and her kingdom still linger throughout the echos of time in the frozen lands that were once her home. Over run by hoards of demons and monsters alike the kingdom fought hard and long all in order to protect their fragment of the crystal of light from the forces of darkness that sought to claim and destort it's power for their own mallicous deeds. Many who fought during the final battle believed that the godess of victory would smile down on them, but alas fate had much more cruel intentions. Destraught from the destruction of her homeland and her family the princess unleashed all of her magical power into one last spell creating shards and javalins of ice hurling them at the hoards of monsters bearing down on her tearing them apart or freezing them where they stood, with one last ounce of strenght the princess snapped her fingers in triumph shattering the hoards into dust. Weakened from the battle the princess fell to her knees as she began to loose the last of her strenght from her injuries and the sever strain her last spell had put on her body, weakened and nearing deaths door the princess shed tears over the devestation that the battle had taken upon her kingdom and subjects. Laying in the blood stained snow as her conciousness began to fade in and out what truely brought her sadness was the lingering thoughts of a warrior monk she had meet during her travels and how she cried out in her heart "No this cannot be the end I want to see him, to hear his voice, and share in his laughter one last time,, I wish I could have done more for my people, I wish I had told him.....". With her life fading from her eyes her thoughts began to trail off as she sank deeper into the darkness of death. Upon the precipice of life and death a brilliant light flashed before her as a solom voice echoed in her mind "Young princess with powers as fierce as the northern winter winds you and your kingdom fought hard and long to protect the crystal of light within your lands, and so for your efforts we shall grant you another chance to stand in defiance of the darkness known as chaos and lend your powers to those in need" as the voice echoed in her mind her thoughts were muddled and confused all she could think of was "how" yet the answer wasn't far behind "with the power of the crystal of light we shall transform your soul into that of a powerful spirit that can be called upon by those who practice the art of summoning, Princess of snow will you lend your powers to those in need and combat against the darkness and lend your guidance to those who do not have it?" with the last of her strength as tears streamed down her cheeks the once blood red battle field soon became white and pure once more with the coming snow fall and with her last ounce of will power she called out in her mind and her heart "Oh spirits of light let me stand once more and lend my power to those in desperate times " with one final decree from the spirits of light they revived the princess as a spirit "go forth princess for you are now the primordial spirit of ice and serenity Shiva the ice queen!".