The Spell

                     Vanity, that curious affliction of the soul, consumes the thoughts and desires of Men and women. Beauty, a fleeting and fragile thing, that captivates the eye and stirs the heart. Yet, like all things in this mortal world, it too shall fade and wither away, returning to the dust from which it came. Mary, once the fairest flower in all of England, now aged and weathered by time, stumbled upon a mysterious old Book.
Within its aged pages lay a dark and forbidden power, promising to restore her lost beauty and youth. But such miracles always come with a cost, for nothing in this world is truly free. And so she made a pact with the devil himself, trading her soul for the chance to once again bask in the radiance of her former glory. But as the days passed and the power of the book worked its dark magic, Mary began to realise the true price of her vanity.
Beauty may be fleeting, but the consequences of her bargain would last for eternity.