Tales from a Broken Mirror
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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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