contest 4

Christina the Cold Hearted

Christina was born in Fort Nelson Canada. She was the only child of her parents. Christina’s mother died when she was 3 years old. So, her father Tom, a park ranger, had to take care for her.
As soon as Christina was old enough, Tom took her with him onto his patrols through the national park. This way she learned a lot about the wilderness, its flora and fauna. Christina loved to take long trails through the national park. Sometimes they spend several days outside camping and hiking.
When the world around them started to change and the wilderness became a dangerous place, this changed. Tom decided it was time to train Christina in self-defense. This included learning to shoot with a long rifle.
Christina was a quick learner. Soon she was shooting better than her father. When Tom started to get sick from the strong radiation Christina took over the responsibility to take care of them both.
One day when she came home from a hunt. Christina found Tom surrounded by a pack of mutated wolfs. Even though she was able to kill two of them from afar with her rifle. She came to late. The Alpha Wolf had already killed her father before running away.
In tears Christina followed the trail of this monster and came to a hidden cave, not far from her home. A light glow was coming from inside, as if a fire was burning in it.
Cautiously with her rifle being ready she entered the cave. She was surprised. The glow got more intense the deeper she got into the cave, while at the same time it was getting colder and colder.
After a few minutes she came to a hall like room. The wolf was standing on a plateau looking into Christina’s eyes. She would never forget that look. His eyes where glowing like golden yellow Topaz.
Then, without any warning the wolf ran into her direction a jumped from the plateau. Christina snatched up her rifle and gave a well-placed shot into his direction.
Her shot hit the wolf directly into the chest, but it was not able to completely stop him. His heavy body buried her under itself. His claws draw wounds into her arm and legs. While his teeth neared her throat. - Then the wolf collapsed above her and the light in his eyes vanished.
It took her a few seconds until she realized, that she was not going to die like her father. Her shot hit his black heart and killed the monster.
When she was able to work herself out under the wolfs body, she was covered in his blood. In the mean time it was too cold and dark outside to get home, so Christina decided to stay in this cave for the night.
When she woke up again something was strange. She felt stronger than before. Herr wounds and bruises had already started to heal. She took the usable parts of the killed mutee and went home.
At home the first thing she did was burying her father. Then she was started to think about her future. With 14 years she was now completely alone. The wilderness she loved so much for her complete childhood has become a dangerous place.
A few days ago Tom had told her, about a group of people calling themselves Tamers. They stood up against these mutees and the radiated world. Christina took a decision. Alone she would die for sure. She would search for these Tamers. And she would become the Best of them.
She would not rest until the last of these beasts was dead. For her father – for a better world.