Prologue

Greetings dear readers. I know many of you probably skipped to the first chapter and are only just now taking a look at the prologue after finishing the book. I cannot blame you for wanting to jump straight into the story, however. After all, the realm of fairly tales is a wondrous place. It features gallant heroes like the dashing Prince Charming, well, depending on the who is telling the story anyway. Sometimes you get a prince like that one guy from Disney's Snow White, who wasn't even given a name and was a Deus Ex Machina if I ever saw one. Then come the terrifying villains such as The Mistress of all Evil, Maleficent, whose name actually means 'doing evil or harm'.

Now then, I hope you chose to read the prologue, so that you may understand my reasons for crafting the story the way I did. You see, in my many years of writing, I've come to notice that the well known fairy tales have, in a way, grown repetitive. Sure, the writers may change up a few details here or there, but after a while, watching the same heroes win over and over again can get dull. The question I ask you, dear readers, is what if the roles became switched? Can characters that we've always seen as villains be accepted as heroes? Can we accept seeing the heroes we've looked up to as despicable villains? The possibilities are endless and I invite you all to explore them with me. Of course, like all great stories, this one begins with the words, Once Upon a Time…