Life didn't end when my parents abandoned me right after my birth, nor did it end when I grew up lonely with out friends,I killed all of them because of the monster that I am.
But apparently my heart stopped beating when her's stopped
Her skin having horns protruding though the pores on her body,and yet I had asked the heavens for a chance to embrace her.
Even a minute long would be enough to mend my broken heart....I speak with a trembling voice.
I am a basilisk,a creature made to receive nothing other than hate,and I never complained not even when I had to watch other kids in warm houses with their parents.
But I thank the heavens for my body was built for survival,I guess...survive but each day is a reminder that am holding onto what was not meant to be mine.
I kill with my gaze,it's my nature,it's a curse,I happened to know so the day I left the cave a long time ago.I wanted to make friends,I guess....
My eyes met with a boy my age and all I wanted was to say hi and maybe make power balls like he did with the other boys,I envied their clothes,woven by love,cheeks fed with kisses while I was immersed in dirt and loneliness.
I couldn't tell how I looked without dirt,the dark was a blanket and a safe place for me,I was wrong to think I deserved love.
Hey there ....I whispered
Come close.....He answered
I waddle with the brightest smile only for him to fall in front of me immediately,face pale,body frozen,eyes in shock.His parents notice from a mile,they grab their swords as they proceed to run towards me,my heart pounds fast due to the unveiling events,I try to look up,they are taller than me,I can't see their faces,I am crying and scared.
Cover your eyes ....His mother shouts
Disgusting monster.....the father adds.
My baby...His mother wails
My heart shatters by their words but I manage to run to the nearby forest as fast as I can before they charge towards me.
I killed the little boy and he's soul sat next to me,at least I was not alone anymore.
So we are not the same even with his dead body lying lifeless.
He was still loved and claimed by someone..
.....
So as I pull her body in my arms,My beautiful kind Thena.
I wonder how cruel the world can be to take away my only reason to live,a mere human to the immortals yet my whole world,I cannot fathom a world without Thena.
On her arm are scars caused by roots and all the signs indicate that this is the work of someone from the flora realm.
She died hugging the perfume sacket that I bought her,a reminder that she thought of me,a memory we both can't seem to let go.
I will be the monster they yearn for....