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It is said that true "Cinderellas", maidens with pure hearts, are becoming rarer in the world. |
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| —Fairytale Detective, The Final Cinderella | ||
Cinderellas are introduced in the fifth Dark Parables game, The Final Cinderella. Similar to the Golden Child, Cinderella is a title for different women, not an individual person.
Cinderella Motto[]
A Cinderella is kind and helpful to all she meets
A Cinderella has wisdom beyond her age
A Cinderella never resorts to violence to solve her problems
A Cinderella displays courage under every circumstance
A Cinderella always works hard no matter what task she's given.
History[]
Cinderellas are maidens who retain their pure heart, despite the hardships they endure. They are a rarity in the world and, as such, Godmothers are traditionally meant to seek them out and assist them however they can.
For centuries, this practice continued on, with countless Cinderellas receiving help from various Godmothers through time. However, the succession line of Godmothers was ended when the Maiden Goddess took back the Magic Glass Wand and declared Amelia, the wicked Godmother, the final Godmother.
With no Godmothers to seek them out and help them, there is no one to declare a maiden a Cinderella, nor anyone to document their existence in the world. As such, Katherine Belloni is accepted as the final known Cinderella. Of course, there will always be pure-hearted maidens who maintain their purity and kindness through hardship, but without Godmothers, they will remain a mystery to the world at large.
Notable Cinderellas[]
There have been many Cinderellas through time and around the world. There are five Cinderellas that we know of, who were all found by Amelia during her reign as Godmother. Four of them were helped by her. The fifth was not.
- Ella Blom - The First Cinderella. Her story is the classic "Cinderella" tale. After her father passed away, Ella's stepmother put her to work within the kitchen. She was forbidden to go to the ball held by the prince of the kingdom. Amelia approached the hardworking Ella and granted her a dress, glass slippers, and a carriage to attend the party. She won over the heart of the Prince and they live happily ever after.
- Agnes Koch - The Second Cinderella. A queen made her husband promise that after she died, he would only marry a woman as beautiful as her. As the years passed, the King found the only girl lovely enough to be his wife was his own daughter, Agnes. She fled the kingdom and found the assistance of Amelia, who transported her even further away. There she met the Frog Prince as he was about to be devoured by a snake. She rescued him from his fate and after his introduction, the two fell in love and were wed.
- Shan Mao - The Third Cinderella. Shan was a kind girl who cared for her step-sister Chi, despite her constant tricks. One day Chi discovered that a prince she adored was in love with Shan. Chi retaliated by cursing Shan and turning her into a nine-tailed fox. The prince enlisted the help of Amelia to turn Shan back to normal. They wed and lived happily ever after.
- Bianca Pace - The Fourth Cinderella. The kind and beautiful Bianca was put into a cursed tower after her stepmother feared that she would steal away possible suitors from her stepsisters. The witch who imprisoned Bianca placed a curse upon the tower. When a prince came to her rescue, he found himself transformed into an ogre. Bianca decided to cure him and was helped by Amelia, who helped her brew a curse-breaking potion. The prince and Bianca wed and lived happily ever after.
- Katherine Belloni - The Final Cinderella. She was hunted down by Amelia so that the Godmother could sacrifice her pure soul to revive her dead husband, Geppetto. The Fairytale Detective foiled these plans and rescued Katherine, who went on to take care of Amelia and Geppetto's son, Pinocchio.
While Katherine is called the "final" Cinderella, she is only the last recorded Cinderella. There will be more Cinderellas in the future. However, they will not be found and helped by Godmothers, as the practice was abolished by the Maiden Goddess when Amelia turned evil, so it is likely no one will know of their existence.
It's also should be noted that although Ella, Agnes, Shan, and Bianca are called the "first, second, third, and fourth" Cinderellas, they aren't really that. They are for Amelia, who was the last Godmother. It's unknown who was truly the first Cinderella found by the very first Godmother.
Relevant Parables[]
Handmaidens of the Maiden Goddess (from The Final Cinderella)
Forbidden to directly interfere with the mortal world, the Maiden Goddess decided to choose a pure-hearted maiden with magical powers to act as her handmaiden. Upon her handmaiden, she bestowed the power to detect "Cinderellas" and gave her the Magic Glass Wand. With this powerful magical tool, the handmaiden could wield powerful magic. The handmaiden's primary duty is to seek out and aid "Cinderellas". In time her good deeds were known to all, and she came to be called "Godmother". After the first Godmother died, the Maiden Goddess chose another to take her place. Thus, the tradition has carried on to the present day. Each handmaiden expressed their magic in different ways. For example, one Godmother was skilled at dressmaking, so she liked to imbue her magic in the clothes she made. When the Maiden Goddess saw that the latest Godmother had turned evil, she took away the Godmother's powers and confiscated the Magic Glass Wand. In her disappointment at her handmaiden's betrayal, the Maiden Goddess vowed never to pick another handmaiden again.
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