Under the Shade of Poplars

Description

 There lived in a forest of poplars a witch who bewitched all who gazed upon her with a deadly charm. Men fell for her lush lips, which were vivid against the snowy white of her face. Her deep, round eyes bore in their cast the resplendent rays of golden sunshine. Yet it was mere illusion: the delusions of a people obsessed with pursuits pertaining to the flesh. Then there wandered into her haunt a man, confused and exhausted, and he looked full into her gaze and lived to tell the tale.

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Foreword

Back after a couple of years. Hope anyone who reads this derives some enjoyment out of it :)

It was inspired by several books, of which include: "The Gods of Pegana," "The King of Elfland's Daughter," "She: A History of Adventure," "Eric of Melnibone," and so on...

Historical accuracy was by no means a priority.

Author's Thoughts
TrueBoice101
Done. Thanks to any and all who took time out of their day to indulge me by reading my little story. Hope you enjoyed it :)
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DGNA_Forever 0 points #1
Chapter 7: This story was nicely written, and I liked the characters, too. Eunha set me on edge so many times, and I felt so bad for Sungyeol. He was just an innocent painter who didn't deserve to get caught up in all of this!

Thank you for writing this and entering it. It was nice.
DGNA_Forever 0 points #2
Chapter 5: UGH. I'm curious about why she's so insistent to keep Sungyeol there! It doesn't feel right, and I hope he can leave NOW.
DGNA_Forever #3
Chapter 4: I don't like the way she's trying to keep him there. It feels like a trap and I don't fully trust Eunha's intentions. I hope Sungyeol will be okay.
DGNA_Forever #4
Chapter 2: This is a pretty strong beginning. I'm curious about how Eunha was able to survive this, and I'm excited about reading more to find out.
steamed_hamsters #5
Congrats on the promo
steamed_hamsters #6
Chapter 7: I don't know what to say other than that this chapter gave me the same feeling I got when seeing the ending of Shrek 1, which to some is a pretty high standard to meet. It might be superfluous for me to say it, but I did experience a glimpse of the sublime from Eunha's last words to Sungyeol. You managed to combine so many conflicting emotions and resolve the emotional conflict of both characters in a very satisfying way. Even if the ending was somewhat predictable, I don't think that's really the point, but rather it is Eunha's acceptance of her demise and Sungyeol's coming to his realisation that Eunha wasn't what he expected or even wanted her to be that was the whole point of this story. This is one of the best stories I've read on this entire site and it's also such a short, self-contained length that it's easy to read. Thank you for writing this story, and I'll be sure to recommend it on my stories as well.
steamed_hamsters #7
Chapter 6: I think it was never in doubt that Sungyeol would accept that Eunha wasn't what she showed herself to be, but the way he powered through the realisation and all the crazy stuff occurring around him as Eunha was dying was described really well.
steamed_hamsters #8
Chapter 5: Curious how you will conclude this story in 2 more chapters
steamed_hamsters #9
Chapter 4: I wish I could write like you; your writing style is like something I'd see in my favourite novels. I'm looking forward to seeing where this story is heading :)
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