Blood of the Fallen Fairy
Once upon a time there was a pure and curious fairy. Her tale and name through the ages has almost been forgotten and only the wind whispers it now. No one can say for sure where truth lies in her tale.
All that is known is that she lived when all magic in her world belonged only to the good Fairy Kingdom.
It was said she was one of the kindest in all of the Fairy Kingdom and very powerful. But, she never became the most powerful because she always loved spending her time exploring beyond her kingdom. Her heart was always divided among the things she cherished in her life.
On one of her adventures she met a mortal man whom she fell in love with. Did he love her in return? Did he take advantage of her innocent heart? Whom can say?
All that is known is that the fairy gave magic to her mortal love so that he would not die and they could be together forever. Perhaps it was an innocent mistake. But, magic was never meant to fall in the hands of mortals.
The man became powerful, immortal, and cursed. And that is how magic fell into dark hands, corrupting others.
The fairy was cast out from her kingdom for her betrayal. The Dark One's hunger for power overwhelmed him and in time, he waged a great war against the Fairy Kingdom.
Much was loss and it was the fallen fairy that truly ended that battle. But not one of the fairies was there to witness her sacrifice. With all her magic and life she protected her kingdom and stopped the Dark One's attack. Yet, she could not bring herself to kill the one she loved. Using her blood, she create a magical dagger that could be wielded to control the Dark One.
And so with much sorrow in her heart, the fairy died. None of the fairies mourned her and no one mourns her today.
Her child would have mourned its fairy mother. This secret child whom was half fairy and half mortal and whom existence was known only by the fallen fairy and the Dark One.
The Dark One searched for his child all over the land. But one of the fallen fairy's final acts was to use magic to protect and hide her baby. Her baby grew up orphaned and alone among the poor and forgotten in the mortal world.
Centuries passed and the descendents from that child lived their lives like other mortals, not ever knowing that fairy blood coursed through their veins. Fairy blood which would make them special and set them apart from others.
You see, a mortal can learn spells and magic but never be truly powerful. Others, like the Dark One became powerful because they were cursed. But someone, especially a female, with fairy blood would not only learn to use spells, but to wield magic and become much more powerful.
There came a time when the old Dark One died, and a new one arose. This new Dark One was very clever and he had much of the past Dark One's knowledge. He had a plan in his mind and decided that someone with fairy blood would become a useful pawn.
His search led him to a poor miller's home with a young daughter, named Cora, whom indeed was a descendent of the fallen fairy and carried fairy blood within her.