Fairy Christmas: A Mrs. Claus Story

On the eve of the first anniversary of the biggest event in Christmas history, Kyria Lucent-Claus grants temporary magical powers to her sassy dog, Skye, so that Skye can read the latest (and greatest!) tale in the Christmas canon to the children of Kyria’s Christmas, Inc. employees. Like all good Christmas stories, this one contains whimsy and woe (as well as a HUGE battle), but it’s best to start the tale somewhere near the beginning, when things looked grim and happiness didn’t appear to exist anywhere in the world, and where one little boy, Kris Kringle, waits all alone and dreams of a better life. Kris’s dreams fill the sky with a radiance so bright that a passing young fairy, Kyria, cannot ignore and she swoops down, following Kris’s superhero signal, and feels an immediate connection for the blue-eyed orphan boy. Kyria hovers nearby as Kris grows up and celebrates with him when a loving couple, Nick and Jessica Claus (of the world-famous Claus family!), adopt him. Kyria and Kris’s relationship blossoms through letters and chats as they mature in age until, one day, Kyria disappears without a word. Though smitten with Kris, Kyria knows deep down that she must be with her own kind—the fey—and continue their fight to make sure that good stays in control of evil throughout the world. While battling a dark force in a cave deep in an ancient volcano, an elven warlord, Saeros Warhammer, catches Kyria, puts her in shackles, and siphons her energy using his black orb of doom—which is pretty terrible for many reasons, but one major one being it keeps her from Kris. For the first time, the adult Kyria uses the full force of her fey powers and escapes at the last moment, duping Saeros’ evil army and setting the other female slaves in the volcano free. Saeros vows revenge but Kyria has no time for this evil elf; she’s got a life to live, her own people to care for, and a relationship with Kris to rekindle. Kyria returns home to Illuminaria where her father’s none too pleased about her wanting to date a human. However, with the encouragement of the revered Granfairy (and powered by a little fairy-style liquid courage), Kyria pursues the man of her dreams, crashes the date he’s on, and finally— thankfully!—shares a kiss with Kris so filled with chemistry and magic that it sparks. The two fall further in love, get married, and take over the Claus family business. But, this is not happily ever after, not yet at least... At work, Kyria finds her stride as the CEO of a global industry—like Martin Shkreli—but she’s beyond determined to champion the sick and subjugated unlike some CEOs that care only about profit and neglect their human employees—like Martin Shkreli. Instead, Kyria creates and nurtures a culture of equality—in the office and at home with Kris— while lovingly curating Christmas Town, the only place on Earth where it is Christmas every day. Since Saeros feeds off of the energy of others, Kyria and Christmas Town naturally become his most important target and he works out a strategy with the help of his minions. Saeros slithers into Christmas Town and kidnaps its efficient guardian Mayor Tilde while also poisoning the eggnog enjoyed by the masses. Mayhem ensues as people, fey, animals, elves—even Kyria and Kris— bicker and fight, giving Saeros the distraction he needs to swallow all of the energy in town, which signals the end of Christmas, Inc., Christmas Town, and Christmas worldwide forever! Since Kyria’s defeated Saeros by herself once before, she plans to do so again in order to keep others safe, but finds herself unable to overpower him on her own this time. Instead, Kyria tries to unite the troops of every race, species, and creature on the side of good for one final showdown with Saeros and the forces of evil so that the day will be saved—which may or may not be possible. (Careful. Better scooch back. You’re getting rather close to the edge of your seat there.) With the help of Granfairy and her trusted white wolf, Kyria wages an epic war against Saeros, but that’s only half the battle as everyone will have to forgive each other and forge ahead to restart production at Christmas, Inc., restore Christmas Town before Christmas, and reignite the spirit of light that the world needs. Ultimately, good triumphs over evil and the children listening to Skye’s story celebrate Kyria’s victory with cheers of joy on the eve of its anniversary—right before Christmas!