People used to roam the world freely. They believed in the King of Colors, sitting on a throne in the mountains and making the colorful world around them, such as rainbows and sunsets. Then came a man, most greedy and arrogant amongst humans, who wanted more. So he invented a new color. The King of Color felt betrayed and sent a plague of lizards upon mankind to eradicate them. For generations, man was prey and ran from the lizards. The lizards were attracted to colors, so mankind learned to live in black and white and made their stronghold, the Pale City.
Tara had a secret affair with the ruler of the Pale City, the Makavi. Tara became pregnant and soon she gave birth to Kroma, who was born with colored eyes. In a world where color meant a certain death, Kroma was remade into the daughter of the King of Colors. Tara was hung for birthing Kroma and Kroma was made into a monster to teach the citizens of the Pale City about why they should fear colors.
On one such occasion, a young boy named Zet discovered there was a girl beneath the clothes of the monster. He befriended her, which cost him his life. Kroma escaped the city and ran into the wilderness surrounding the Pale City. Hunted by Damog and other hunters, she was rescued by a man named Soristo. He took her to his hideout, where he revealed to have been a former magistrate in the Pale City. He also told her how to manipulate the giant lizards. He had discovered that their sight was based on color, Their behavior was linked to the color of their neck, which they can change at will. If their necks turn red, they attack. White, they search. Purple, they rest. Yellow, they move and blue, they stop. Soristo used flowers from the wilderness and turned them into powder. He used the powder to make the lizards do what he want.
As soon as Kroma was asleep, Soristo turned on her, claiming he was banished from the Pale City because of her. Because he had questioned her heritage as the daughter of the King of Colors. In battle, Kroma overpowered and killed Soristo.