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Note: Ninian is 100 percent human in this fanfic.

Ice Mistress

In the thick fog, a lone figure solemnly walked away from the ruins of her once powerful manor-now only giant mounds of chipped rocks and reddish powder. Wiping her tears and turning her head back to glance at her childhood shelter for the last time, the girl continued to stride in the direction of a thick, emerald green forest. Soon she disappeared behind the dense mist and into the dangerous woodland.

As the girl nervously entered the woods, the trees grew more substantial until it got to the point where you couldn't see anything beyond the vegetation. As blind as a bat, she tried to feel her way through the forest and ended up in an unusual clearing. Right in the middle of the clearing was an abandoned, miniature cottage that seemed like it had been sitting around for centuries. The girl peeked into one of the dust-covered broken windows and found somewhat a shock. There, right in front of her pretty face was a bloody corpse hanging from the unstable ceiling. Although frightened, she uneasily made her way inside the cottage in search of some warm clothing. When she was halfway across the living room, she heard a creaking noise followed by eerie moaning. The girl paused for a second, listening to the source of the sound, and then decided to follow it. Heading upstairs she thought she heard mournful singing but tried hard to ignore it. Finally, out of curiosity, the girl dared not to make a peep and took note of the lyrics. The despondency pervaded into her heart, reminding her of her own tragedy. Almost in tears, she dashed out of the deserted cottage and back into the woods.

Suddenly, there was a rustling sound followed by dead silence. She cautiously took two tiny steps forward before a dark shadow stepped in front of her.

"Greetings, the last guardian of Ilia." The shadowy frame said in a creepy voice.

"Who are you!" the girl demanded.

"I am Nergal, the almighty ruler of the errrr…Dark Realm. Come with me and you shall have all the energy and supremacy in the world!" "Damn! I really need to think up a new name for my kingdom!"

"Nergal! You are an evil man! You are the one who destroyed all seven guardians! I will never come with you! NEVER!"

The wicked man growled threatening manner before raising an eyebrow and saying, "Such disrespectfulness! However I should have known you wouldn't join me," he paused and coldly spat, "Ice Mistress or should I say Ninian." The girl gasped and began to run as fast as she could with her long black dollie dress.

"Not so fast, guardian!" Nergal shouted and pointed a deadly finger at the retreating figure of Ninian. "I will be keeping a watchful eye on you and make sure that my genius plans will be carried out correctly."

From the tip of his wrinkled finger, the dark druid cast a spell that created a smoky atmosphere. When the clouds of darkness cleared up, the mistress once dressed in a dollie outfit now wore an ebony, lacy, black skirt and a strange shirt. The shirt was rather fancy but in a deadly way. It had a dark velvet band tied around her neck as if it was choking her and white lace that barely came up to her shoulders, leaving them bare. Just like her dollie apparel, the blouse had elegant French-style sleeves. Although her clothing was already stunning, the most appealing piece of her wardrobe was a glittering azure sapphire that was attached to a silver band of metal. The jewelry looked most uncomfortable.

"W-What did you do to me!" Ninian screamed.

"Oh…nothing much, really." Nergal smiled malevolently. "I just made a few…adjustments."

"What did you do to me!" the ice mistress repeated.

"Very well then, I'll explain. This is the attire you wear when you feel you are in danger and you automatically transform. Everytime you do so, I will be able to track your location, thus you cannot escape from me! Also, that beautiful jewel necklace is quite lethal. You see guardian, that sapphire's color is your life meter! Once it gets dull and all the vivid blue fades from it, you will perish! However there is one catch to that jewel, on how its color fades the quickest, but you will find out soon enough."

"Tell me!" Ninian insisted.

"Be gone with you! I will take you back when my plot is complete."

Unexpectedly a cold gust of wind blew through the forest and everything went white…for a while.


Sorry the first chapter was so short!