Fate's Final Act

-CH2- Melody

I sat silently under the Oak tree, and next to it was a huge frozen lake. Which sparkled beautifully in the middle of the white snowy blanket that surrounded it. Some snow powder fell gently on the edges of the lake, as if it was some flour strayed on a backing table.

It was the only place where I felt safe. Away from all the bullshit of the villagers. I glanced at the scratch on my hand. The blood was dry now, but it seemed a bit red on the edges.

I let out a long sigh, the air condensation forming almost immediately even though it wasn't that cold in the morning. But the cold was coming from inside me. I unbuttoned my shirt, reveling my perfect yet battered skin. Scratches, welts, bruises. You name it.

But I had more important things to deal with. I felt the coldness emanating from the left side of my chest. I place a hand on it and feel the icy skin under my palm. It's not just an expression; my heart is truly freezing.

As I transform into my human form, it affects me badly. My heart starts freezing itself into ice, and soon, my fingertips and other parts of my body become icy blue, with frostbite occurring randomly.

Fortunately, that only happens if I stayed in my human form for too long.

And it did a couple of times. But the more I turned into the human form, the longer it took my heart to go back to normal.

The elders were alarmed when they discovered my condition. They revealed a prophecy, warning me that on my 21st birthday, I would transform into a monster. My hair would turn completely white, and my body would become a source of ice storms that can doom this world, leaving me without conscious control over my actions.

I would become like a destructive tornado, killing everything in my path.

Therefore, I was destined for execution on that special night.

However, there was hope. There was a way to break this curse. I had to take the heart of a human virgin female who had never experienced love.

Once that heart was full of true love, I had to kill it. If I did so, I could become a full human, no longer a threat to the elves. The elders would allow me to live in the human world.

I sighed at the heavy burden I had to carry over my shoulders. I buttoned my shirt back and leaned my head back on the tree, letting my long locks fly freely with every soft breeze. I threw the apple I bought earlier up, and then it fell right back into my hand.

I wiped with it with my clothes and then took a huge bite. I was starving.

Suddenly, I heard the sound of blades scratching the ice. Excitement rushed through my whole being.

She was here. Finally.

The ice skater. I gave her the name... Melody.

I relaxed even more into the tree. Almost immediately, I started hearing her majestic humming as the blades of her weird looking shoes started scratching on the icy floor of the lake. And her blonde hair looked just like sun rays, that felt as if they could hug you and make you filled with warmth and love.

Her smooth, thin legs danced perfectly over the snowy floor. She looked just like a free bird. Without any restrains, without any bonds.

Unlike me... My hand went to touch the blue gem that rested on my chest.

"♪You are my sunshine♪"

And soon. Melody started singing my favorite song, a song that reminded me of how it felt to have a family. To be normal. Without any pain. Without any torture. She sang it as perfectly as I heard it when I was five years old.