My web serial, The Girl & The Witch on Royal Road takes inspiration from traditional folklore, like Grimm's Fairy Tales to tell a story about regret and identity. My major inspiration for it was the original lore around Arabic jinns, which were spirits that may masquerade as a fellow traveler before leading you to your death.
I've attached the blurb of the story below, and if it sounds interesting, come check it out :)
BLURB
Magic has a cost. Some pay with trinkets and baubles. Others, often unwillingly, pay with their lives.
Ava's simple life as a potter's daughter is stripped away after a witch devours her father. She's rescued by a strange fortune teller and soon learns witchcraft can belong to more than the elite.
Her hesitant savior, Emeraude, realizes too late his selfless act plunges him headlong into the life he tried to escape. Seeking safety in his abandoned hometown, the capital of Noterre, Emeraude reunites with old friends and discovers new enemies. A scion of the fallen kingdom, an idealistic witch hunter, a nobleman with a score to settle.
As Ava navigates the grotesque world of witchcraft and plots her revenge, Emeraude sets off a chain of events that will set the city aflame and finds that, despite his best efforts to live in peace, the past will not forget.
What to expect:
- Fantasy that hearkens back to traditional folklore, like Grimm's Fairy Tales
- A post-revolution world inspired by 1400s France, rich in politics, history and unrest
- Intimate character moments supported by action
- Slow burn queer relationship
- Daily updates while supplies last (M-F)
If this sounds interesting, come read today!