X-Men: The Heart Of A Steel Man

Chapter 1: Alive

Screaming, memories, the heartbreak that's all she felt as her hand dug upwards into the world, grabbing onto the grass and small shrubs of the ground. As the clueless girl tried to crawl out she felt another hand, a warm soft hand grabs her and with all this person's force, had been pulled from the dirt.

Tears escaped her eyes due to the moonlight and dirt inside of them, when she got pulled she curled to her knees. "Oh...my child don't cry.." the little girl on the floor looked up at the voice, it was an old woman.

"mmh..." her voice sounded broken and like she had a cold, but soon enough had vomited, which had pumped her stomach.
"Let's get you home and with some nice clothes my dear....it's been a very long while hasn't it?" The woman took hold of the child's hand again led her to her home.

"Nina....Gursky" the old woman walked the child, to the small cabin towards the back.
"Don't be frightened my dear....dont worry" There was already a tub with steaming bath water, telling her to step in, Nina did so and had felt all the dirt and mud come off of her slowly.

"You have evolved. Just as I hoped. You know I was there...I saw you and your...mother your father..terrible day..bad thing to witness. I just had to help you but not until so many years later because I wanted to get the correct date...I didn't want you to be too old or too young when the years came by, you know..." the old woman talked as she cleaned the child. 


Staring at her Nina was confused but didn't do anything about it. Nina was brought inside and clothed, and fed.
"I...what happened...I can't remember.," she whined and touched her head, then touching her antlers and removing her hands.

"Oh, don't touch those. You're too young to understand what you so don't for now. And it's alright my child.. you will as you grow older" she nodded and walked around. A tune in her head as she began to hum it, she looked around as she saw a deer come through the window with the head inside.

"A..deer?" Nina said softly as the old woman smiled.
"You know general knowledge, you shall be a smart girl" The old lady went to the deer and touched its head.

"Animals...I-I remember animals..." she did a small smile and hugged the deer.
"It's so..Beautiful..."

Soon enough the sky grew dark and the old woman had been telling stories about mutants, the war between humans.

"That's...that's so awesome! What can I do?"

"We shall see my child...we shall see. Now take a rest. We have things to do tomorrow....along with many years..."