Poll Time. Need your help. Revising "Curse of the Purple Delhi Sapphire" and just wondering which prologue works better. Drop me a line or message me. Thanks!
Prologue #1 - Condensed Once upon a time, in the Kingdom of Wurtemburg, there lived a princess named Sapphira Alexandrie de Monaco who was gifted a seemingly ordinary purple sapphire that was capable of wondrous magic, but at a terrible cost—a curse. The jewel had once belonged to Indra, the god of war and thunder, but was stolen from his temple in India. It was rumoured to hold the devils dark and seductive magic, and it captivated a greedy political advisor who coveted the throne, condemning him to reincarnate endlessly on Earth. As a result, the princess was cursed, tied to this man who would stalk her in every life and do anything to possess her stone’s magic, including murder. Prologue #2 - Longer Once upon a time, along the banks of the River Ganges, there existed a sacred temple that housed an extraordinary purple sapphire, a stone rumored to hold a wondrous magic, but at a terrible cost—a curse. The magic accused of being a trick of the devil was a double edge sword used to t...