Literature
Magic and Steel - Prologue
This story begins at an end. Not “the end” – what proper story begins at the very end, after all – but at an end. Or, more appropriately, one story’s end is merely the beginning of this one.
Everyone knows the tale by now – even in this day and age where the fairy tale has become a lost art, the story is well-known almost to the point of becoming tiresome. A child is born, a curse is cast by an unspeakable force, a lighter power amends the curse, a kiss is delivered, and two lovers live happily ever after. The obstacles along the way may vary according to the teller of the tale, but by most accounts th