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Once upon a time
There was a baby. The baby was also a princess. The baby was also a magical princess. Or the baby would be a magical princess one day, it was foretold.
Once upon a time
There was a man. The man was also dead. The man was also an actor. Or the man was once an actor, so he says.
The man was now a dead actor. The dead actor was also a mage. But his magic was weak. And growing weaker by the day. He was rotting. He was falling apart. He needed help.
The baby. The magical princess. She was the solution. He saw it in a vision. The princess would develop magic that no one else knew. Magic that was forbidden. Blood magic. That is the magic that would sustain the dead actor.
Once upon a time.
There was a man. There was a baby. The man stole the baby.
And a kingdom mourned.
There was a man. The man thought he had won. But there was no baby. He lost the baby.
Once upon a time.
There was a child. The child was not like other children. The child was also lonely. The child longed for a friend, so she told the stars.
Once upon a time.
There was a doll. The doll was also a child. The doll was also alone. The doll hungered for something too, you might say.
The doll found the child. The child saw the doll.
They were the same. They were different.
The doll did not want to end the child. The child did not want to be alone.
The doll did not eat the child's life. The child was not alone.
The child gave the doll a gift. A name.
The doll gave the child a gift. A friend.
The doll unknowingly gave the child another gift.
I will give you something else.
Once upon a time
There was a young adult. The young adult did not feel like an adult. The young adult felt lost and adrift. The young adult felt like something was missing. Do you know what it is?
Once upon a time
There was a kingdom. The kingdom had a princess. The kingdom once had a princess, many years ago.
The princess had been missing for many years. The kingdom had been mourning the missing princess for many years.
Once upon a time
There was a doe. A doe, luminous as the moon, green as the trees.
She found what was lost. A lost princess. A lost child.
She Is Here Now.
She is Me.