Prologue

Time. What does it mean? Where does it come from? No one knows. No one will ever know. But one thing is certain. It never stops moving, never stops changing. It goes on and on, and the forces of the universe can not counter it.

It changes people. Maybe that is the reason for my downfall and abominable reputation. Maybe not, maybe it was all the overwhelming money, power, and temptation. I don't know, for if I knew, things wouldn't have turned out this way. Greed and wealth do things to you. You may not think so at first, but when time mixes in...well, let's just say things aren't quite the same.

You are probably wondering who I am. Who am I to preach about time and greed? Well, my name is...in fact, forget my name. That is a thing of the past. You wouldn't recognize it, you only recognize me for what they have labeled me. History has remembered and will always remember me as Snow White's Evil Stepmother. Yes, now you know me. Ha, evil and cruel think you? Well, not exactly. There is a lot more behind that than you could ever know. You have all believed the story told by angelic little Snow White, but that is a lie. It is far from the truth. What is all this babbling about dwarves and witches? I don't want to know.

Hear me now. I was cheated of my story, of my rights, and I have vowed to set the record straight. You deserve to hear the truth.

I, who was once the fairest of them all, was misunderstood.