The Mage's Young Doll

The transformation from child to doll. First: Put patches above the flesh. Second: Fill with magical plush stuffing. Third: Give crystal eyes. Fourth: Take care of them and love them.

A child lost within the woods without a clue of a past life or name stumbles upon a weathered house. Merely six, it decides to ask for help to find its parents. A lonely mage opens the door, allowing the child in while making it aware that it doesn't have the mother its searching for. She never existed. What seems normal takes a turn when the child is turned into a doll and the mage chooses to take care of it. The odd relationship of doll and mage lies within these pages.

Where are the child's parents?

Why don't they have memories but a sense of them?

How does the mage know about his mother's nonexistence?

Will the immortally childish doll be created?

Cover by @-stellae

Awards:

Winner of the Sweets Awards

2nd in Short Story in The Seraph Awards