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Why do stories always begin with Once Upon A Time? What time? The past? The present? The future? Is the story set in a parallel dimension? Or a planet in a galaxy far far away?
This story is different. This is not a story about princess falling madly in love in two seconds or a dragon ravaging a kingdom. No evil witch.
This story is set in the past. This is a story of love, tragedy, and a conveniently placed snake pit.
Chapter 1-
Once upon a time, in the past. There was a man named Tristen. Tristen was a beautiful singer, his songs could make the leaves grow and the sun shine. He loved his wife, Cherie. Her hair was long and as blonde as the sun. Her eyes were blue as the sky. Her skin was moon pale. She loved to run through the fields, picking flowers and berries as she went.
And then one day she was running through the Fields and tripped. Tristen ran to her side but was too late. She was gone.
Tristen did not sing.
The sun didn't shine. The sky was gray and cloudy. The moon was gone. Tristen cried. No more happiness was left in the world.
And so Tristen wandered. On an on he walked. Only stopping to tell his tragic story.
Then one day he happened upon a man. The man was an old prophet. He told him of a cave that led to the entrance of Hades. The place of death.
Tristen walked through the forest. The air smelled of death and decay. Until at last he arrived at the cave.
He lit his fire and walked. And walked and walked. And then he saw the cave change. The roof began to swirl purple and blue a lightning crackled. In the middle of the river there was an island. An island with gray sand and dead trees. The water surrounding it was black and rough.
There was a man in a hooded cloak standing on a boat perched on the banks. His face was covered in smoke and his boat was old and creaky.
He was Charon, fairer of the undead. Tristen bowed and spoke.
"I have no money. But I am a beautiful singer."
Tristen sang a song of true love. His voice was like an angel. And Charon felt so bad for him that he made an agreement. He could take back his darling Cherie. If he stayed and sang forever.
Tristen agreed.
He saw once again his beloved Cherie walking with her ghostly hair trailing behind her. Beautiful as the day he left her.
So Tristen stayed and sang. Forever he became the comforter of the dead. He became the immortal singer.
This story is different. This is not a story about princess falling madly in love in two seconds or a dragon ravaging a kingdom. No evil witch.
This story is set in the past. This is a story of love, tragedy, and a conveniently placed snake pit.
Chapter 1-
Once upon a time, in the past. There was a man named Tristen. Tristen was a beautiful singer, his songs could make the leaves grow and the sun shine. He loved his wife, Cherie. Her hair was long and as blonde as the sun. Her eyes were blue as the sky. Her skin was moon pale. She loved to run through the fields, picking flowers and berries as she went.
And then one day she was running through the Fields and tripped. Tristen ran to her side but was too late. She was gone.
Tristen did not sing.
The sun didn't shine. The sky was gray and cloudy. The moon was gone. Tristen cried. No more happiness was left in the world.
And so Tristen wandered. On an on he walked. Only stopping to tell his tragic story.
Then one day he happened upon a man. The man was an old prophet. He told him of a cave that led to the entrance of Hades. The place of death.
Tristen walked through the forest. The air smelled of death and decay. Until at last he arrived at the cave.
He lit his fire and walked. And walked and walked. And then he saw the cave change. The roof began to swirl purple and blue a lightning crackled. In the middle of the river there was an island. An island with gray sand and dead trees. The water surrounding it was black and rough.
There was a man in a hooded cloak standing on a boat perched on the banks. His face was covered in smoke and his boat was old and creaky.
He was Charon, fairer of the undead. Tristen bowed and spoke.
"I have no money. But I am a beautiful singer."
Tristen sang a song of true love. His voice was like an angel. And Charon felt so bad for him that he made an agreement. He could take back his darling Cherie. If he stayed and sang forever.
Tristen agreed.
He saw once again his beloved Cherie walking with her ghostly hair trailing behind her. Beautiful as the day he left her.
So Tristen stayed and sang. Forever he became the comforter of the dead. He became the immortal singer.
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"And then one day she was running through the Fields and tripped. Tristen ran to her side but was too late. She was gone."
...I'm sorry, what? Care to explain how she died from such a thing?