Tales from a Broken Mirror
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Last published Tue, Mar 19, 2024
The land of Sarena is populated by many familiar faces from the classic fairy tales like those of the Brothers Grimm. Yet, here they seem to play out a little differently...
Prince Charming isn't so charming after all. Beauty seems like the real beast of the story. The magic mirror is just a piece of broken glass. And all those princesses? Well, they just wanted a night off.
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A collection of fairy tale retellings, broken down into parts, plus a few original ones by me.
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The magic of old is fading away, with only a few practitioners left. Now witches and wizards are a thing of the past and have been replaced by mages. Their magic although very useful is soulless and is removed from the natural world. The world of spirits, fairies, and creatures, and plants born from magic. Many things have been forgotten, only remembered by the last witches. The witches despise the new form of magic and the mages feel the same towards old magic. The witches feel that the mages have forgotten the true meaning of magic. Meanwhile, the mages feel that the old ways are outdated and impractical. But is there a chance for both forms of magic to coexist together?
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