Once upon a time, in a land far far away, a young girl awoke in a body not her own.
'Mirror
mirror
on the wall
tell no more lies
of who we are.'
Atticus
When the giant mirror shows not her own reflection but that of an evil enchantress, Lucy...
Hello there! If you like Fairy Tales, Fantasy and their darker versions this story is right up your alley.
As a small appetizer here are some character artworks:
The Evil Queen/Lucy
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Snow White
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The idea for this story popped into my head when I read some of the prompts for the Open Novella Contest 2023, specifically 'When you touch a mirror it ripples like water. You dive in' combined with 'You wake up one day in the body of someone else ... from another time'.
They gave me a perfect opportunity to explore my love for villainous characters with a well-known tale and try something new all in one stroke.
This story is set in a fictional world but I didn't use any old-timey speak, as for one I'm not sure I would be able to apply it correctly and secondly because I think it gives it a bit more flair to not confine a fantasy worldscape to a certain timeline. There is no real monarchy, historical age, region or system that I wanted to represent. I just cherry picked my way through different ideas until I was happy with the finished product ^^
This story is already complete with roughly 25.000 words. With all that out of the way, happy reading ! Let me know what you think and hope you have as much fun reading as I had writing!
