Prologue - A World of White

A scream echoed in the distance, a cry rung through the falling snow and a name was given to a new born. Coldin James.

His innocent eyes looked into the eyes of the woman holding him, only to see joy, fear and pain. And then darkness.

Upon seeing Coldins eyes close the woman kissed her son on the forehead and said in a pained voice "I hope this life treats you better than what it treat me.." looking down at the resting Coldin and remained silent in this winter wasteland. That is until the ground began to shake.

Her head snapped up, looking into the distance then quickly back down to Coldin. Quickly taking a pendent from her own neck and putting it on him, then wrapping him in her scarf while not forgetting to place a note inside as well, she buried him deep in the snow.

Standing up she looked to where Coldin lay, then ran, reaching in- human levels of speed only to grow paler with each step, until she collapsed, dead.

A voice rang out in the sky from beyond the snowfall "so she's finally dead, humpf stubborn mortal"