Toxic Insanity...is the greatest thing..

I was once a young princess living within a peaceful kingdom. I was human, had no special abilities or gifts.I lived in the castle, reading all day, or drawing all day. I drew mostly nature from around the kingdom. Tired of drawing the same images over and over again. I soon requested permission from my dear father to go out of the lands to the nearby forest. He granted me permission and I set out on horeback to the forest, alone. When I entered into the forest, everything was glowing from the sunshine, everything was peaceful. I moved further into the forest, curious of what it held within. I travel deeper and deeper into the forest, soon discovering darkness began to over take it. I seemed to wondered into the enchanted part of the forest without realizing it. I stopped in the middle of an open area, glanced around and saw nothing but trees. I got down off my beloved horse and walked around a bit in the open area. Soon my horse got spooked by a sudden rustling sound from bushes under a tree. The horse took off into the forest, leaving me behind. I was alone in an unknown forest. The rustling continued and I began to grow scared. I kept my bright blue eyes upon the bushes, waiting for what was about to come out. Soon a man jumped out wearing a wolf skin upon his head and shoulders. I fell to my knees shocked and startled by his appearance. He walked over and kneeled down to me, he held out a small flower towards me. I stared at him curious, and confused. I slowly reached up and took the flower. The man began to smirk at me as I took the flower, it was cursed. He chuckled and my body began to glow brightly, my head started to spin and I passed out in the middle of the opening. I was out for a few hours, the man was gone when I awoke. I got up looking around, thinking it was all just a dream. I soon made my way back to the kingdom. As I was walking through the kingdom, no one glanced towards me, no one bowed out of respect, no one NOTICED me. It was as if I was invisible to them, I went over to an old man. I looked towards him, and gently reached out to touch his shoulder, my hand went right through him. It was as if I was a ghost, I grew terrified. What had happened to me? Is this just a nightmare? Or was I really turned into a ghost? Did I die? I had a million questions, but it seemed no one was there to answer them. What was I now? I thought back to the wolf man, and the flower. I was cured, I was cursed to be the forest spirit near the kingdom for all eternity. I cried and cried, I was invisible to my people, to my parents. What was I to do? Where was I to go? What could I do? I returned to the kingdom, hoping for some hope, some miracle that my family could see me. I walked into the thrown room where my beloved father was. I walked right up to him, and stared in his eyes, tears running down my cheeks. His eyes never met mine, because they just stared through me. I fell to my knees in misery and dispair. I sobbed uncontrollably, my heart was shattered, I was alone and scared. I became something I never wanted to be. Natue had become my enemy, it cursed me. After awhile of crying infront of my dear father, the wolf man appeared next to me. He bowed down and lifted my chin up, I stared at him with teary eyes. A flash of anger came to my heart, and I tried to smack the man, but he grabbed my hand firmly stopping my action. He chuckled at my fit of anger and softly spoke, " You were the chosen one. You are to watch over the forest and creatures that dwell within. It is not a curse, it is a gift. Be grateful that you are alive as a spirit, and not a dead human. They may not see you, but they will remember you. Gaurd over them carefully. Olinda Selman Rosenberg, you are meant to be this." As he spoke the last sentance to me, he vanished leaving me there confused. He put me at peace though, they would rembember me. But how could I protect them? I was a spirit. With that I set out to leave the kingdom to the ...forest, where I now live. Over the years I began to learn my abilities, and what I truly was. The Forest spirit to guard the beloved forest, and my old home, the kingdom. Over the years I watched my father weep over the loss of me, and watched the people weep over me as well. I sent a flurry of flowers to blow through the kingdom to put them at peace. A message from the forest spirit that everything will be well. Soon the people went into peace, though my beloved father went into great depression, and passed away from a broken heart. I weeped for my father, I was meant to protect him, but I couldn't. I remained within the forest, watching over it and the kingdom, periodically visiting my fathers grave, putting beautiful flowers near it. I was forever pained by my weakness, by my inability to protect him. My heart was shattered, I was nothing in my eyes. I had no more love, no one to speak to, no one that cared. The wolf man I never seen again, he disappeared. I was left alone, learning on my own what I was capable of doing. I protected and guarded for all etenity, just like the wolf man said I was to do. Soon though, I learned how to transform into a human-being, I was able to walk among my people again. But they did not know who I was, for I took on a new image. I was no longer the princess, I was just Olinda. I was only human.