A FAIRY'S TALE || Snooks Challenge

I am szerelem the last child in a family of fairies from the tribe of Tiger Lilly. Legends have it that our village lies on a tiger Lilly petal. The question "Are we too small, or is it a giant tiger Lilly?" Always comes to mind when I remember this.

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I never wanted to be a fairy. I just wanted a simple life surrounded with nature at all time. I had no interest in learning spells, learning skills and all other boring things fairies do. Whenever my sisters were summoned for training, I'd find a way to sneak out. I'd rather dance in the rain with flowers and explore every corner of the Lilly.

Tiger lily has the most beautiful gardens and display of nature. They were gardens that rained Crystal dust. There were gardens that changed colors every minute. There was a lot to explore. My favorite spot in the Lilly was the Garden L'Amour. Here there was an unending rain of love petals.

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My other hobby was sitting under the Smiling Tree reading the Book of fairies to my best friend Crystal. Crystal was the only one who didn't disagree with me on my take about fairies. Well that's probably because she was a toy and couldn't speak.

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A new chapter appears on the book of faires every morning. It has become a tradition to read out the new chapter to crystal every morning. I told myself that I just read those adventures just to please crystal, but Deep down, part of me wanted to experience such fairy adventures.

One morning while I was reading the new chapter to Crystal, I came across a line that shocked me.

"ON HER WAY TO TIGER LILLY, THE SNOW FAIRY WAS CAPTURED BY IMBISSA AND LOCKED UP IN THE LAND OF FURY"

"Oh crystal, she was coming to pay me a visit. I need to help her."

The snow fairy was my best friend in the whole world. She always visits me telling me tales of her unending adventures. I ran to my family asked for their help.

"Szerelem, are you listening to yourself. You expect us to send our fine warriors to the land of no return."

They rebuked me and went back to their usual routine.

I couldn't stand by and watch my best friend die. I set out on my own to the forbidden L'Ofury. The only thing I could lay my hand on was the map of the L'Ofury which I took from the book of fairies.

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I stood at the entrance of L'Ofury, trying to give myself the morale I need to take the bold step. A unicorn flew towards me screaming, before I could turn around, the unicorn collided with me, sending the both of us falling and rolling into the L'OFury.

"What the Heck. Are you flying blind or something."

"I'm sorry Szerelem, I'm not used to being a unicorn."

"Who are you and how do you know my name?"

"It's me! Crystal. Can't you see the resemblance?"

"How on tiger's Lilly did you turn into a unicorn?"

"So there I was sitting in the valley of roses where you left me, a woman walked up to me and said. 'My zere needs you, abracada abracada' and boom! I became a unicorn and sent after you."

"That must have been my mother."

"Your mother? The dead one?"

"Yeah, that's definitely her. No one else calls me Zere."

"I just saw a ghost!? Shit that's creepy."

Something strange happened. As I sat on crystals back and we walked through LO'Fury singing all the way. The dead flowers we passed started blooming and growing but neither of us noticed this.

"Szerelem it seems we have been walking forever. Are you sure you know where we are headed?"

"All thanks to you for crashing into me and making me lose the map. I'm quite sure that the Imbissa fortress lies beyond those pyramids."

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"No way! We have to pass through all these creatures? Do you see the bats and dragons lurking down there?"

"We will be fine."

"No! you will be fine. I think I'll wait for you on this side. I need not remind you that you just look like a fairy but you don't actually have powers."

"Ouch! Crystal that's mean. I thought you have always been on my side all these while."

"If only you knew how many times I wanted to spank you to quit reading those books and go and learn some spells and skills."

I decided to sit and meditate to seek my inner powers as my mother always said.

"Just great, and you feel the best time to finally learn to be fairy is at the doorsteps of these monsters."

I kept meditating shutting myself from the Present and from crystals blabbing. Little did I know that an ice dragon came at me from behind.

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As I meditated, I felt the urge to sing. And I sang so loud and passionately. Suddenly the dragon stopped halfway listening to my voice and slowly it came to rest next to me. That is when I opened opened my eye and was almost shocked to death at the sight of the dragon.

"Can we leave now before he wakes up?!"

"Why didn't you Tell me that there was A dragon behind me?"

"I screamed your name several times, you weren't responding so i had to run for my dear short life."

"Crystal you forget that you were sent here to keep me alive."

"Well I can't do that if I'm dead."

We finally got to the FLAMISHELL. This is the part of the L'OFury controlled by Imbissa the demon that captured the snow fairy.

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There were so many booby traps set on every step. We had to be really careful and quiet [tried to be quiet]

"Oh my! Szerelem, is that a snow cloud forming above your head."

"Why is it so difficult for you to be quiet?"

"Oh c'mon I have been quiet all my life. This is my one chance to say everything I have to say. For real tho there's A cloud forming on above your head."

I looked up and be was actually correct. The cloud formed some letters.

FOLLOW THE CLOUD.

"This must be from the snow fairy. Seems there is a secret shortcut."

"Or it could be plot to lure you right into the dragons mouth."

Regardless, we followed the cloud and it led us through holes and tunnels and finally Came to rest at a dark dungeon. We walked in slowly, fully prepared for any sudden movement.

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At A corner in the dungeon was the snow fairy looking so pale with swollen bruises and dying wings. I carried her onto crystal's back.

"Crystal get her out of here now."

"What about you."

"I have to finish this and destroy Imbissa forever."

"You don't stand a chance against him alone." The snow fairy said with a weak voice.

"Actually I do. Crystal fly away now!"

They flew out of the dungeon and all the way out of the L'OFury. They waited for me at the entrance looking anxiously to see me fly out.

About an hour passed, they watched the LO'Fury light up in flames and I was yet to resurface. Crystal started lamenting.

"She will be fine, I think she finally discovered her powers."

"Oh no! This is all my fault. I couldn't keep her alive. Now her ghost will hunt me all my life. Oh shit! her mother's ghost will hunt me also. Or maybe she would turn me into An ugly toy or a piece of stone. Oh no! she might turn me into a scary beast."

"Preparing my Eulogy already? Ye of little faith."