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Cyberella: A Futuristic Fairy Tale

Once upon a time, in a city that shimmered with neon lights and hummed with the low thrum of technology, there lived a young woman named Cinderella. She was not like any other girl in the city. She was an exceptional programmer, a genius with a knack for hacking into the most complex systems. But her life was far from glamorous.

Cinderella lived with her stepmother, Lady Drisella, and her two stepsisters, Anastasia and Marabella, in a sprawling penthouse at the top of a towering skyscraper. They were all obsessed with fashion and obsessed with themselves, often neglecting the advancements of technology that surrounded them.

One day, the city’s most renowned techno-genius, Prince Charming, announced a grand gala to showcase his latest invention, the Glass Slipper VR headset. It was rumored to be the most immersive and revolutionary virtual reality experience the world had ever seen. Cinderella yearned to attend the gala, not to meet the prince, but to get a glimpse of his technology, which she admired deeply.

Cinderella’s stepsisters, however, scoffed at the idea of her attending. Anastasia said, “Why would Prince Charming want a lowly hacker like you at his gala? You’d probably crash his servers with your presence.”

Marabella added, “Besides, you wouldn’t even know how to dress for such an event. Look at those outdated jeans and that geeky t-shirt.”

But Cinderella’s stepmother, Lady Drisella, had a different idea. She knew Cinderella’s talent for…

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Ismael S Rodriguez Jr (The Bulletproof Poet)
Ismael S Rodriguez Jr (The Bulletproof Poet)

Written by Ismael S Rodriguez Jr (The Bulletproof Poet)

I learn, create, and overcome. I write, paint, blog, and practice grey witchcraft. I served in the Navy and have schizophrenia and PTSD.

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