It would be dreadfullyironic, I mused, if once I earned a soul, I forgot everything about being fey, including all my memories of her. That sort of ending seemedappropriately tragic; the smitten fey creature becomes human but forgets why he wanted to in the first place. Old fairy tales loved that sort of irony. Julie Kagawa
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The modern fairy tale is much different but still follows the same theme. The story usually begins with the immortal being beaten down by mortal humans and forced to work for them, at which point he regains his god-like powers. He is then corrupted by power, losing his soul. The ending then has him regain his soul or come to learn that he never truly had one in the first place. The irony lies in that once you start down this path, it’s hard to go back.

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