FairestOfAll
Planetoid
- Joined
- Sep 29, 2013
Happily ever afters were a thing of the past.
At least, they were for the heroic sort: the good-doers of legend, the ones who always got the last say ... they had finally fallen. No more 'good always triumphs'. No more 'true love conquers all'. Finally, the villains had won. Finally, it was their turn for happily ever after. And with such a shift in power, the world was now a very different place.
No one knew this better than the uprooted royals -- those who had tried their hardest to protect their kingdoms, and had ultimately failed. Where once their lives had been filled with good, and kindness, and innocence... there was now darkness, terror, and fear of the unknown. Families, friends and lovers had been torn apart, shipped off to far corners of the land. Many had been sold to the highest bidder, while others had disappeared into the unknown, likely stolen straight out from under their keepers' noses. Everyone wanted a piece of the fallen heroes, after all, and having one of them in possession would boost your social status... and perhaps the price on your head, as well.
It was hard enough to secure and afford one of these prizes, but there were two others to keep Rapunzel company in the dungeon she had found herself in. Both were red-heads, though one was more muted while the other was as vibrant as the paints she had used back in the tower. The one with the vibrant hair had yet to say a word, however, and Rapunzel wasn't so sure that she could speak at all. She had exchanged brief words with the other girl, but there wasn't much to discuss. After all, they had lost everything... and though usually the heroes could come back from this sort of thing... it didn't quite seem possible, this time around.
Life wasn't quite a fairytale anymore.
At least, they were for the heroic sort: the good-doers of legend, the ones who always got the last say ... they had finally fallen. No more 'good always triumphs'. No more 'true love conquers all'. Finally, the villains had won. Finally, it was their turn for happily ever after. And with such a shift in power, the world was now a very different place.
No one knew this better than the uprooted royals -- those who had tried their hardest to protect their kingdoms, and had ultimately failed. Where once their lives had been filled with good, and kindness, and innocence... there was now darkness, terror, and fear of the unknown. Families, friends and lovers had been torn apart, shipped off to far corners of the land. Many had been sold to the highest bidder, while others had disappeared into the unknown, likely stolen straight out from under their keepers' noses. Everyone wanted a piece of the fallen heroes, after all, and having one of them in possession would boost your social status... and perhaps the price on your head, as well.
It was hard enough to secure and afford one of these prizes, but there were two others to keep Rapunzel company in the dungeon she had found herself in. Both were red-heads, though one was more muted while the other was as vibrant as the paints she had used back in the tower. The one with the vibrant hair had yet to say a word, however, and Rapunzel wasn't so sure that she could speak at all. She had exchanged brief words with the other girl, but there wasn't much to discuss. After all, they had lost everything... and though usually the heroes could come back from this sort of thing... it didn't quite seem possible, this time around.
Life wasn't quite a fairytale anymore.