Dystopian
The Man Who Sold His Shadow Twice
In Berlin, 1923, a desperate painter named Otto sold his shadow to a stranger for gold. Without it, fame came fast — his portraits glowed with unnatural light. But soon, people avoided him. He cast no shadow, and no soul trusts a man untouched by darkness.
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The Glass Kingdom
Once, in a city built entirely of glass, people measured worth by reflection. The queen, born without one, was declared invisible — a curse that stripped her of identity. Yet, her lack of reflection made her dangerous; no one could see her flaws, no one could predict her. She learned to move between mirrors, collecting secrets whispered by those who stared too long.
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The Dragon Bride: The Forgotten Princess Who Inspired Mulan
In 4th-century China, records from the Wei dynasty mention a woman soldier named Hua Ping, whose body was found half-charred after a mysterious mountain fire. Witnesses claimed she “rode a serpent of smoke” into battle.
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Sleeping Beauty’s Curse Was a Real Disease — And It’s Still Unsolved
In 1898, a girl named Elise Kreutzer in Austria fell into a deep sleep that lasted 364 days. Her body temperature stayed normal, her breathing light but steady. She was fed intravenously — and once, during her sleep, whispered a full sentence:
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
