Like A Fairytale – Prologue

Has no one noticed how strange it is for fairy tales to begin with Once Upon a Time? And why do they end happily ever after? Well, even though I don't believe in all that, this story will begin just the same. It's a story I heard as a girl, one that I feel fearfully connected to, even if I can't remember why. But that's not important at the moment... After all... You're here to hear a story

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Once upon a Time, there lived a King and a Queen. The land they lived on was surrounded by woods, full of demons and monsters. This is what may have led the Kingdom to it's most successful craft, Demon extermination. People would call upon the kingdom's experts from far and wide. The King himself would often accompany the teams, leaving his young, beloved wife behind to care for their subjects. However, the King was growing old and had no heir to take the throne after him. The pain became doubtful that they would ever conceive a child and the King's family begun gathering at the castle, for if the queen could not successfully give life, one of them would take over the kingdom. Neither the King nor Queen took much notice for they wanted a child so. There was one cousin they had trouble ignoring, but they did their best.

A long years after the King and Queen had married, the queen was finally with child. The villagers sang with joy, for they loved their rulers and were fearful that the King's wicked cousin would take over. Nine months later, the queen gave birth to the sweetest little girl with long black hair and the prettiest green eyes. People came from all over the land to see the girl. Some even brought gifts, including a fire cat and a katana. The Katana was put away for her later years but the child refused to be separated from the kitten.

The child grew into a troublesome, yet lovable, rebel. She was always fighting with the boys. Her parents tried to subdue her, giving her voice lessons and dolls. However, that was all boring to her. She'd take the lessons, but pound on the instruments. She'd keep the dolls, but have mock duels with them when her elder's backs were turned. Clever she was.

Years after, there was need for the kingdom's best exterminators. The King kissed his wife good-bye, leaving her to care for their subjects, their daughter, and their new baby boy. Months after, the team still hadn't returned. In their mourning, there was a gruesome attack. Demons and monsters from the surrounding woods attacked mercilessly, and with the best exterminators gone, the kingdom stood no chance. Kissing the foreheads of her children the queen pushed the small boat down the river as the footsteps and screams of her people sounded behind her. Tears filled her eyes as she watched the river take all she had left, away from the inevitable horror her kingdom had come to.