Prologue
The story that I'm about to share with you is not for the lighthearted. There are dark and sinister moments hiding within the world surrounding the Moors, even before the humans started attacking it, even before Maleficent was born. That history has been deemed insignificant by those currently inhabiting the Moors, but it certainly is not. You see, within that history the story that I'm about to tell you finds its roots, and that story can have either great or disastrous consequences for not only the creatures in the Moors but also the humans.
The story starts there where many fairytales start, with the birth of a girl. This was no ordinary girl however; it was a fairy, the daughter of Caoilfinn, Fairy Queen of the east side of the Moors. Under the queen's reign the land flourished and thrived, harboring a diversity of majestic creatures as well as plants never seen before. She was a pure hearted queen, caring for every single living, and lifeless, thing around. Her pureness was the reason Mother Nature chose to bestow her with a gift, a young girl. That gift however, would lead to something terrible.
Caoilfinn was aware that her sister, Nefarious, Fairy Queen of the West, would never approve of her bearing a child if she herself did not get that same chance. Caoilfinn and Nefarious had never seen eye to eye. As the land of the Moors was divided between them, the differences between the two sisters showed within the land. Nefarious wasn't pure hearted, quite on the contrary, she was bitter and resentful. Her land withered under her reign, which gave her all the more reason to hate her sister. While Caoilfinn was loved by all within the Moors, Nefarious was feared, even by Caoilfinn herself.
The Fairy Queen of the East knew that she had to keep her pregnancy secret from her sister if she wanted her daughter to be able to live. That is why she left the Moors behind, and disguised herself as a human, living in the town nearby. That is where she gave birth to a baby girl, a girl with the smoothest of skins, the most enchanting green eyes and the most adorable smile anyone had ever seen.
The power influx that the birth of a fairy, especially a strong fairy, causes however betrayed Caoilfinn and Nefarious knew instantly that something was going on. She sent her servants out to find out what exactly that was and when they returned with the news of a newborn girl, she got furious. Storms started raging over the lands and Caoilfinn knew at that very moment that her sister had found out. She had no choice but to put a spell on her daughter in order to save her, taking away that which made her special, her powers, in order to keep her off the queen's radar. However binding a fairy's power costs tremendous strength and it was only temporary. The spell would hide the girl sure, but it would not save her from the Queen of the West if she was found. That was why Caoilfinn left with the girl pressed tightly against her chest. She brought the girl back into the forest she had previously escaped into, a blanket protecting her from the cold. She weaved a small basket the baby would fit in and placed the letter she had written next to her. She then kissed the baby's forehead, and as tears traced down her cheeks she cast one last spell over the girl, one that froze time. It would make it seem like no time had passed for her, until the day she was found.
Then, with the last ounce of energy she could muster, Caoilfinn returned to the Moors, ready herself to face her sister. She stood no chance however; as she had almost no power left and Nefarious' wrath was too much for her to defeat. The Queen of the East died thinking about her little girl, as the Queen of the West was still clueless as to the young one's whereabouts. She ordered everyone under her control to look for the girl, and for years none found her, until one day a servant returned and told her about the spell and how the animals of the forest prevented anyone from getting close. This enraged the Queen even more, and in a flight of frenzy she murdered the informer. She had no way of finding the girl, and she would most likely be dead before the girl would be found, as had been what Caoilfinn had hoped for. Her hope was futile however, as she made the same mistake everyone always had and which had caused Nefarious to feel as hateful towards her surroundings as she did, underestimate the Queen of the West.
The Queen thought long and hard about what to do about this situation, until she came with a solution. She cast a spell over herself, the same time freezing spell as Caoilfinn had cast on her daughter. She made sure she would be awoken the moment the girl would receive her powers again, as it was of no interest to her to kill a mere human, which is what the girl would be until the moment of her 20th birthday. When that time would come, she would kill the girl and complete her vengeance on her sister.
Meanwhile the child itself was unaware of everything that was happening around her. She remembered nothing and she did not notice time passing as for her it wasn't. The animals protecting her however were all too aware of the time passing, starting to worry that there would never be a person venturing in this part of the woods that could take care of the girl. As such the moment that a farmer came by on his way to home, the animals engaged, trying everything to get the farmer's attention. They lead him to basket carrying the child and as the farmer broke through the barrier of time, the girl opened her eyes and looked straight into his. He fell in love with her at first sight and knew at that moment she would become the daughter he and his wife had always hoped for. It didn't matter where she came from or how she got there, he would protect her with all his might. He could never have imagined though just how challenging her future would become….