The Human Hearted Imp

Chapter 1: The Foundling in the Snow

On a cold and snowy day, snow begins to fall from the sky. There is also a large forest, and the trees are covered in snow and not leaves because of the winter season. Bushes, large rocks and boulders, fallen logs and trees are all covered in snow. Some of the tree branches are also covered in icicles. And the ground is covered in a large blanket of snow. The snow continues to fall as the wind gently blows a cold breeze. It is very quiet in the forest, a little too quiet.

Suddenly, there is a loud sound of a gun firing somewhere in the forest, and the sound of something flapping. The forest is so silent, that the noises can echo around the area. Somewhere in the forest, there is a mysterious woman wearing a black coat, with a hood covering the face, running away as she breathes heavily. The mysterious being runs as fast as she can, holding something in her arms.

A closer look shows that the being has a red face, black horns with thin white stripes on the head, yellow sclera and red irises for her eyes, shows a bit of black, shaggy hair, and judging by the face, the being appears to be a female. The mysterious female continues to heavily breathe as she runs away in fear and clutching on to what looks like a baby basket in her arms, and something covered in a blanket. The woman continues to run through the snow and clutching on to the basket with all her might.

She turns around to see mysterious flying figures following her. The flying creatures appear to have a fairly uniform appearance, each being black, white and gray humanoids with the only color being on their faces. They possess two large goat-like horns on their head, above which sits a halo with a central gem and three smaller crystals on both sides. Along with two large wings on their backs, allowing them flight. Their faces are covered with an LED screen mask capable of various expressions.

The mysterious woman gasps in shock and runs faster as she holds the basket in her arms. Sadly, the flying creatures are able to catch up to her and try to attack. They try to use their spears and guns to kill her and the bundle in her arms. The woman quickly dodges the attack and continues running. The woman trips and falls down the hill because of the snow. The woman continues to fall and lose sight of the frightening flying figures. The woman reaches the bottom of the hill and continues running away as the snow falls from the sky and the wind continues to blow. Soon, the woman is able to lose the frightening creatures, but fear they will arrive.

The female being looks around as she heavily breaths in concern and rocks the basket in her arms. Soon the mysterious woman finds a hollow log. She looks at the inside of the basket in sadness and tears in her eyes. She has to make the hardest decision of her life. She rushes to the hollow log and kneels down to the opening. She removes the blanket a bit and gives what is in the basket a kiss. She then removes something from her neck and places it in the basket. She then covers the basket full, and places the basket inside the hollow log. The woman then turns to hear wing flapping and the sound of gun firing. The woman then runs away as the flying creatures chase after her. Soon enough, they are no longer in sight.

A little while later, somewhere in the woods, Lucy, the wife of the Abercombie family is walking in the snow. Lucy is a beautiful woman with light tan color skin with multiple white clothes on her face, like on her cheeks, and one around her right eye. She looks like she is in her thirties. She is wearing light red and bright red snow clothes with purple snow shoes, and purple earmuffs over her head, showing her lovely past shoulder length black hair, and lovely hazel color eyes.

Lucy looks around to see the snow all around her. The snow is not deep, but it's still a bit hard to walk on. She looks around to see the glittering icicles hanging on the trees as the snow sparkles as the sun shines down on it. The trees also sparkle with a little snow on the beaches, despite not having leaves.

Lucy sighs, "What a beautiful day to walk in the snow. The snow sparkles, almost like diamonds, on the ground and on the trees."

Lucy continues to walk across the snow as she sees the beautiful scenery. Suddenly, she begins to hear a strange sound. The sound is kind of loud, and sounds kind of far away.