Maleficent

My story begins on a distant world, where I learned the arts of magic and basically spent my time pestering humans. My biggest downfall was overestimating my powers, which is how I found myself battling a mighty prince one day. On his own, I would have defeated him, but he had these three goody-goody fairies assisting him and enhancing him with their magic. I called upon all the powers of Hell I could think to name, and was transformed into a dragon - surely now I would win! However, the prince's enchanted sword flew swift and sure, straight towards my heart, and I went careening over cliff. They thought I was killed in the fall, but I merely hid myself and licked my wounds while secretly watching them gloat.

I was forced to move in secrecy, unable to return to my palace for fear the prince and his cronies would return for me. My only companion was my raven, and I lived far below the style to which I was accustomed. I began to experiment with new magics, trying to rebuild my life. One of the powers I discovered was that of teleportation, although the book I found to teach me was missing a few pages of possibly vital information. I had nothing to lose, so I continued with my studies. Finally, I was ready to attempt the teleportation spell! With all the ingredients and chant that I had I available, I began to teleport myself back to my castle. The room began to spin out of control around me faster and faster, until I lost consciousness.

When I awoke, I had no idea where I was. I looked around me and saw an ordinary seeming forest, and I heard an occasional giggle around me. I gazed farther up and saw a mighty dragon staring down at me. "So, you found your way to my world, Maleficent," the dragon muttered.

"Who are you?" I asked. "How did you know my name?"

"I am Nosferatu, the creator of this world you have landed upon. I have seen visions of you in your own world, and I have a deal to propose to you."

"What would that be?" I asked, quite leery - all dragons in my world had only their own interests in mind, as I had when I assumed the form of a dragon.

"If you give up your evil ways, I will give you power beyond what you have ever imagined - I will make you a goddess. Oh, there is one other stipulation - I need you to watch over my little ones." As he said this, a dozen or more sprites came fluttering out from behind the trees. They had been the source of the giggles I had heard. "Watch over sprites?" This was a little hard for me to swallow - after all, sprites had been the cause of my last failure in my world.

"Yes," nodded Nosferatu. "I want you to become one of them, and watch over them as their goddess. You will be made immortal, and given great powers to protect my tiny children, and help them stand up for themselves in this sometimes harsh world."

I thought it over carefully, watching the sprites flutter about my head, tittering and watching me, waiting for my answer. Not seeing much else of a choice, and longing for power I agreed. Nosferatu cast a spell, and next I knew I was 10 inches tall, with tiny delicate wings. I flew up towards the dragon's head so as to look him in his now even more enormous eye. "Thank you for this chance - I shall try not to fail you, or my new kind."

Nosferatu just nodded and smiled.

This is how I, Maleficent, came to be the goddess of sprites in this world.