SILVER-HAIRED
Chapter 195: The Story Of Fire And Ice {16}

Chapter 195: The Story Of Fire And Ice {16}

My eyes were wide in horror, watching my death unfold before my eyes wasn’t something that’d be pleasant, this was staggering and I forgot how to breathe, my body was still like a wall and my mind shut, what more was the person responsible for it, my insides chilled and my throat ran dry. I was shivering where I was, almost like I was in the same state my past self was in, I could feel the pain in my chest and it was powerful. So much pain than I could handle, it was too much, this pain...

Yelena’s eyes were wide, they trembled, Nicklaus’ hand was piercing her chest covered in dark shadow, her heart, blood dripped from the corner of her lips, a crushed heart was what could kill a god and goddess with the use of magic.

"Your death was inevitable" Nicklaus whispered to her ear, his tone was cold, her mind blank trying to register what was going on, all she knew right now was pain that shocked her insides.

"You’re not my Nicklaus" She whispered back to him. He chuckled deeply. The sound was haunting.

"You can tell? I guess both of you are true mates"

Who was it? Who disguised as Nicklaus to take my life and why? I knew for a fact it was none other than that shadow, who was that shadow?

Nicklaus’ green eyes changed to red.

"W-W-W-Why me?" she asked, she knew she was dying but she must find out. He pulled some strand of her silver hair behind her ear and her weak gaze fell on his red orbs.

"Sweet child" he mused. "Your death is the beginning of my glory"

Yelena was about to speak but his grip tightened against her heart, her lips went apart, her dress stained with her blood. He retreated his hand from her chest, blood spilled continuously.

I watch with wide eyes... The false Nicklaus dissolved in a dark shadow, vanishing in thin air.

Approaching footsteps could be heard and I whirled finding the real Nicklaus coming to the scene, all this.... everything, this was planned!

Yelena’s eyes were leveled on her chest where blood continued to spill before leisurely raising to find Nicklaus.

"N-Nicklaus"

"YELENA!"

Her body gave out, losing the force of gravity as she slowly fell to the ground but in less than a blink of an eye, he caught her before she did. His breath was raspy as he felt her blood, panic in his eyes fixed on his blood-stained hand, they shocked relentlessly. He refused to believe this was real, he refused to believe this was happening.

"N-Nicklaus"

He faced her with bloodshot eyes, she was weak and couldn’t form words anymore.

"No," he drawled. "No... No" he shakes his head, despair filling his insides and before he knew it, hot tears were sliding now on his cheeks.

She was trying to speak but she couldn’t. Nicklaus felt his heart breaking apart every second he felt her pain. He drew on his breath before bringing his wrist to his lips and biting down on it and drawing his black blood before bringing it to her lips.

"T-Take my blood, my love, you will be fine," he says in desperate need to heal her wounds, but seeing action from her, his body tensed.

"Y-Y-Yelena?" he stammered, seeing her lifeless features, she was gone, her eyes closed and her skin beyond pale.

His lips quivered as he brought his bloody hand to careless her cold cheeks, she was no longer filled with warmth, she was cold and empty, his brain shut, all he could see was her dead face, all he could see was darkness and all he could feel was pain, his cold tears like ice fell on her skin, he buried his face in her neck and cried his heart out. Holding her still form against his own, he broke every minute, every second, his light, his soul... was gone.

It mysteriously started snowing for the first time in the Spirit Forest, his emotions were in chaos. If nothing can be done, all life forms in this forest would freeze to death.

I watch this scene heartbroken, his pain, my hand clenched against my chest... I could feel it, it was deep, it was dark, filled with confusion. He found his mate, the love of his life, and then it got taken away from him for no reason. I could imagine his despair.

"I never realized it until now", My body stilled at the familiar voice and I whirled to my side, seeing my mother, invisible just like me. My eyes were shocked on seeing her.

"Mother?"

She faces me with sad eyes. "My child"

"I don’t understand... h-h-how-"

"I sealed part of my soul into the Waterfall of Truth so that I can meet you when the time comes" she faces the scene. "And find out the truth"

"I-I-I don’t understand"

"I was in a rage when I found out about your death... I felt it all the way from the Sun Realm" she began. "Before I could act... something happened right here"

I quickly turned to the scene. I watched with wide eyes as my body cracked in silver lights.

"Your death was a trigger to something"

My past self-body cracked continuously and then I began to vanish into shiny lights.

"Your death seems to be the foundation of a powerful spell," she says. "Even your great mate was enslaved to it too"

Nicklaus’ body remained still and lights circled around his head.

"Your death became a hidden truth for the alteration of memories"

"I don’t understand" I faced her demanding some sort of explanation.

"The memory of your death in exchange for the spell"

"Who would do such a thing?!"

"As your mother, I was entitled to your soul... I was consumed by the fact Nicklaus was responsible for your death, your death was a mystery to everyone no one could possibly understand, and as you know I was already deceived that Nicklaus wished you nothing but harm"

She faces me and I could see it in her eyes, something that stunned me. ’Regret’

"So I retaliated, using half of the life span I was able to put Magnus in a powerful curse," she says as with a flick of her hand the scene vanished.

I turned to the newfound scene, this was the mortal Realm, I could tell by the building and structures along with the people.

"I reincarnated your soul into the Mortal Realm and put you on trial hoping you would never make the same mistake again"

The scene changed and now we were in a hall, my eyes landed on a maiden who looked exactly like me. She had silver hair too, her clothing was a sorry excuse, she must be a maid, I watched her action as she scrubbed the floor like her life depended on it. But I do not understand, what was this scene? Wasn’t it supposed to be the memory I had in the Mortal Realm?

"Magnus curse was for his soul to travel and experience 2 millenniums of Mortal Rebirth and love misfortune"

"What?!" I faced her in fury and confusion.

"But in every lifetime, he meets you," she confessed.

And then I turned back to the scene, watching as my past self rose to her feet, seeing the attire I could tell this was ancient Greece.

My past self suddenly stumbled against the ground, giving a painful yelp sound, and then approaching footsteps could be heard, I watched as a princely-looking Nicklaus walked towards me. Her gaze suddenly raised seeing him but she quickly lowered her gaze.

"And once again your fates were intertwined," my mother said, she sounded puzzled herself.

Nicklaus stretched her hand out for her and she hesitantly took it. "You both fall in love and then YOU become his misfortune"

I faced her, tears in my eyes dripping hotly against my cheeks.

"Very misfortune, you die, sometimes it’s him or the opposite. I couldn’t understand it... and at the end, you both sacrifice yourself for each other like it didn’t matter"

The images changed to a different era, I couldn’t help the tears anymore, watching our history in the Mortal Realm.

Either he was a prince, Magician, Emperor, or traveler. Either I was a maid, a Princess, or a chosen Empress. All our history together played before me and It always ended in misfortune which only broke my heart the most. All the pain all at once washed upon me, I felt the grief, the loss of each time we lost each other.

This was the shattered fate Basker warned me about, we found each other but in the end, we lost each other, relieving love, pain, loss, and grief every SINGLE time.

I sniffed painfully, unable to stop my tears and the pain, no matter how we tried our love was always broken and shattered like it was nothing. Mother’s curse was a punishment for Nicklaus and mine a trial for me but it all turned into a living nightmare.