In a little village, where elves did reside a problem  was  occurring. Many people were stricken with plague.  It was spreading like wildfire, and  nobody knew  how to cure it. Even the elder healer  had no clue of how to rid the village of this.  It all seemed hopeless indeed.<br/>For a long time, I myself...Yarna had been friends with a girl named  Adelina. We were  close, almost to the point of being lovers when the plague  hit me. Now, the disease was something personal  to Adelina, but she didn't want  to just  cure her  friend Yarna, but everyone in the village.<br/>Adelina gathered  the ones  with disease together, in the main square. She had  faith she could cure them  all. The goddess she served would do it if she gave her  life  to cure them. It was a risk she was willing to take. She took a knife, leaning it to her  heart.<br/>"Goddess, please heal these people. I will give my life for them to be healed. You can feel my  love  for Yarna. You can feel my concern for the  others. Do not let this happen. Do not let this spread anymore."<br/>I screamed, seeing this. I did not want her to end her life. I loved her, more than anything.<br/>"No, Adelina...don't do this! I am the one with the disease. I am the one that should die not you!"<br/>I saw Adelina look up to the sky, as a beam of light begin to descend towards her.<br/>"It is too late Yarna, the goddess already heeded my call. I will die. Do not worry. I know I will go to heaven."<br/>I looked to the beam  of light.<br/>"No, take me instead...please...goddess...if it is you...I do not want this to happen. For her to give up so much for us. Let me die in her stead"<br/>Tears were falling, I didn't know if the goddess would listen. I didn't serve her like my dear Adelina  did after all.<br/>I felt my black long hair flowing in the breeze, my dark brown almost black eyes pleading as I stared at the bright  light  pleading...hoping...I knew if Adelina died, I would want to die too. My life would be empty without her.