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CHAPTER TWO
( Endless power with our love, we can devour )

CHAPTER TWO —( Endless power with our love, we can devour )

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        With her platinum blonde locks cascading down her back and a giant smile gracing the seven-year-old's pale face, young Cordelia ran through the field outside her mother's home. She was filled with glee as she chased a small black bird that easily outran the girl. Cordelia giggled, her tiny legs trying to keep up with the bird. She finally stopped and huffed, panting as she watched the bird fly off through the trees.

"And just like that, you give up?" A voice questioned from behind the girl.

Cordelia's head spun around and she made eye contact with her mother, Maleficent's eyes; grey on blue and her smile immediately dropped. "Birds can fly away, mother, whereas I cannot," the girl simply responded.

Maleficent scoffed and adjusted her dress. "If only I could."

Cordelia tilted her small head, her eyes glistening. "What do you mean?"

Maleficent looked her daughter up and down, a look of distaste on her face as she took in the sight of her daughter. She wanted a fierce and strong child who could rule the Enchanted Forest and would have everyone tremble at the mere mention of her name – not one that was pure, soft, and kind, and loved to play with birds. This was not the child she had hoped for.

"Come here, child," Maleficent commanded. Cordelia slowly walked up to her mother in fear. The woman quickly gripped her child's bicep, making her squirm. "We're going to go speak with a man, Cordelia. One that I've told you about many times before."

"Who's that?"

Maleficent smirked, and her blue eyes showed no signs of love or affection for her child before her. "The Dark One; Rumplestiltskin, I summon thee."

When the name was spoken, a man with scaly skin, amber-coloured eyes, and brown curly hair appeared beside them, giggling immediately. "Now, who calls upon me at this time?" he asked, a wide smile on his face that showed off his yellow teeth. It wasn't a pleasant smile but one that made little Cordelia's eyes widen in horror and fear.

Maleficent straightened herself up, her grip on her daughter's arm not loosening. "My name is Maleficent," the blonde-haired woman spoke in a firm voice. "And I have a deal for you, Rumplestiltskin."

Rumplestiltskin's smile remained unwavering as he pointed a finger toward Cordelia, his gaze fixed on Maleficent. "And who is that with you?"

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