The Shadows in the Ice

Chapter 1: The Deadly Encounter

Irina's POV:

I was born with a curse that will forever haunt and torment me. The power of ice, cold and snow. Some might say this isn't a curse at all and more like a blessing. I don't, and will never, think that way. This power i have makes me feel anger towards everyone around me. It makes me feel scared that someone might hurt me for it. It makes me not trust anyone around me.

I tried to stop it and control it once. I couldn't... I ended up hurting everyone around me, my loved ones and my whole kingdom. Now all there is here is ice and snow everywhere. A kingdom full of frost and darkness. I have been trapped in a kingdom that would once be mine to rule for 529 days. My heart is made of ice. I feel nothing, and i am always cold and lonely. This curse made me lose everything i ever loved. Nobody will ever love me. Being alone will be my biggest curse and punishment.

I am all alone in this castle. I try to stop surviving and my human body always helps me get through survival. However, my biggest desire is to die but my body doesn't let me do so. My survival instinct is always intact. I have killed and hunted down animals to survive. I feel regret and guilt every time i have to do it. Regret for living while all the bodies are still all around the kingdom. The voices, full of pain, screaming is always present... in my head. Their agonizing souls and voices torment me every day. Even when I am alone, I am not at the same time. The only aspect of my life that gives me peace and desire to live is painting. For now, I have little materials with me since i can not acquire more.

I decided to sit on the cold and comfortable snow. For me, it was like a blanket or pillow in my home. My long white, snow-like dress covered my legs and surrounded both of my sides. My inspiration and vision for today was a light blue sky filled with soft clouds, the ground overflowing with tall, healthy green trees, and leaves falling slowly onto the bright green grass. My dream world. A world that was impossible for me. As I was beginning to move my brush, I heard something in the bushes. I grabbed my sword from behind me and pointed it towards the bush. A small creature ran out of it, and as I felt relieved, I put my sword down. I fell down on my back as I felt something painful impact my shoulder before I could reach my sword again. I let my guard down, and now the snow was turning red. The pain was obviously there, but that is not what bothered me. It annoyed me that I was caught so off guard that now I lay down on the snow...defenseless. As my consciousness started to disappear, i saw someone. The first person i ever saw after almost 2 years. Is my heart, turned into hard and cold ice, finally going to start to melt...? I vanished into my mind filled with the darkest of thoughts and memories.