History Fanfic / TheQueensMercy

* CerberusSyndrome: The story gets darker and more intense after the first fifteen chapters or so, although it still has its lighter moments. [[spoiler: The 'Fallen' arc in particular gets this. Elsa gets possessed by her former incarnation, who then turns her wrath on Anna.

* CerberusSyndrome: The story gets darker and more intense after the first fifteen chapters or so, although it still has its lighter moments. [[Spoiler: The 'Fallen' arc in particular gets this. Elsa gets possessed by her former incarnation, who then turns her wrath on Anna.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler: Sven, of all characters,]] bites the dust in Chapter 25. [[Spoiler: Kai]] later dies during the uprising, and [[spoiler: his wife Gerda]] is forced to poison herself by the eventual BigBad.

** [[Spoiler: Kale chooses to remain behind and fight to the death against the Goddess's minions, buying time for Kristoff to escape and keep the truth alive.]]

* RagstoRoyalty: Several characters comment that Anna is all but certain to eventually end up as this. [[Spoiler: It seems about to happen after Elsa proposes to Anna, but then the Queen's former incarnation gains control...]]

** [[Spoiler: It's almost completely reversed when the Goddess takes over Elsa's body and shuns Anna, who loses her power upon believing the Goddess's lies. She does retain her swordsmanship training, however, as that was gained through normal means.]]

* Foreshadowing: ''Tons''.

** A dying conspirator mentions a ritual to Elsa with his dying words in Chapter 19. [[Spoiler: Her previous incarnation now intends to use one to bring the entire world to heel.]]

** In Chapter 24, Kristoff mentions a war between gods that shaped the world humanity knows today, and notes that it may have ended by the Gods banishing themselves. [[Spoiler: Turns out that indeed happened, but one Goddess remained: ''Elsa''.]]
** Anna sees Elsa practicing her powers in Chapter 32, and notes that she's glad that [[Spoiler: they will never have to fight one another. Thirty-five chapters later, and a possessed Elsa ends up attacking and nearly killing her.]]

** A crack of thunder splits through the air (and wakes Anna up) the very second that [[Spoiler: King David]] is mentioned to have arrived for a conference. He turns out to be an enemy who [[spoiler: has Anna tortured.]]
** Jocasta's comments are ''filled'' with hints. [[Spoiler: She all but tells Anna that she doesn't know the ''real'' Elsa and will eventually be betrayed by her. FromACertainPointOfView, this indeed comes to pass.]]

** Another hard to spot example: When Elsa rescues Kayla during the uprising in Chapter 50, the young maid responds with "G...Y...Your Majesty?" [spoiler: It turns out that in a moment of distress, Kayla nearly slipped up and referred to Elsa as 'Goddess'.]]

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: When Elsa and Anna's relationship is revealed many of her higher level subjects lead a revolution because Anna is a woman. [[spoiler: Also, Kale, while not a villain, does not believe that women should be allowed in the Arrendelle military and constantly berates Anna for going against his beliefs]], [[spoiler: he also looses respect for Elsa for falling for Anna (a thief) but is still loyal to the royal family]].
* AttemptedRape: In an earlier chapter, Anna is nearly raped by Prince Alec but was stopped by Elsa [[spoiler: though he lied and said Anna tried to mug him, she didn't buy it.]].[[spoiler: he actually has long been rumored to be 'forward' with women as wherever he goes the female servants have been seen shaken and bruised after he has left.]]

* BigBad: Unknown. Part of what makes the conspiracy such a threat is that no one knows anything about them...or who their leader is. [[spoiler: the queens swordsmaster Vrael and his conspiracy group believe that Elsa is an evil goddess reincarnate and if they dont kill her soon she will unleash her wrath upon the world]].[[spoiler: not ling after Vrael's defeat turns out that Elsa IS the evil goddess reincarnate and after being possessed by her former life plans to re-take over the world.]]
* BigGood: Elsa.[[spoiler: subverted: while she is good as Elsa, her previous life was a power hungary, ruthless goddess.]]

* CerberusSyndrome: The story gets darker and more intense after the first fifteen chapters or so, although it still has its lighter moments.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler: Sven, of all characters,]] bites the dust in Chapter 25.

* TheSociopath: [[spoiler: the winter goddess is this, she is completely ruthless and views mortals as insects to her, while she does favor those with magic she despises non-magical mortals and those who are "weak"(not as ruthless), takes sadistic pleasure in killing her enemies and holds No love for her reincarnated selves family or Anna. Attempting to kill the former and imprison the latter.]]

* PreventTheWar: Anna convinces Elsa to try and avert a brewing conflict between Albion and Lucrania over recently discovered copper mines, using her powers as a threat to both Kings. [[spoiler: RealityEnsues as it leads to King David trying to kill Elsa and torturing Anna, though the conflict is indeed averted.]]

* AndIMustScream: Evangline and the Faithful believed their spell would simply make Elsa remember being the winter goddess. [[spoiler: Actually, it just reversed their roles so that the evil goddess is in control of the body while Elsa is trapped in a limbo and cant do anything. She is completely regretful and horrified by the actions that the goddess is doing with her body and is possibly the source of the goddesses headaches.]]

* TheSpymaster: Evangeline is this for Queen Elsa. Initially, she's unable to make much progress in uncovering the conspiracy, something that frustrates her to no end. [[spoiler: She succeeds in capturing Jocasta, but their valuable prisoner is poisoned before she can be interrogated.]][[spoiler: turns out that she is a member of the "Faithful" who wish to bring back Elsa's evil past life to retake the world.]]

* TookALevelInBadass: After being exposed to Elsa's magic, Anna gradually develops superhuman strength and enhanced durability. The mechanics of this are unclear, as Anna was far from the first person to be healed by Elsa's magic. WordofGod claims that the answer will be revealed eventually, and is central to the plot.[[spoiler: she actually gains this through her relationship with Elsa, and the stonger their relationship the stronger she becomes, when the goddess takes over Elsa's body and shuns Anna, she looses her power upon believing her lies.]]

* PolicticallyIncorrectVillain: When Elsa and Anna's relationship is revealed many of her higher level subjects lead a revolution because Anna is a woman. [[spoiler: Also, Kale, while not a villain, does not believe that women should be allowed in the Arrendelle military and constantly berates Anna for going against his beliefs]], [[spoiler: he also looses respect for Elsa for falling for Anna (a thief) but is still loyal to the royal family]].

* Polictically Incorrect villain: When Elsa and Anna's relationship is revealed many of her higher level subjects lead a revolution because Anna is a woman. [[spoiler: Also, Kale, while not a villain, does not believe that women should be allowed in the Arrendelle military and constantly berates Anna for going against his beliefs]], [[spoiler: he also looses respect for Elsa for falling for Anna (a thief) but is still loyal to the royal family]].

* TookALevelInBadass: After being exposed to Elsa's magic, Anna gradually develops superhuman strength and enhanced durability. The mechanics of this are unclear, as Anna was far from the first person to be healed by Elsa's magic. WordofGod claims that the answer will be revealed eventually, and is central to the plot.

* BigBad: Unknown. Part of what makes the conspiracy such a threat is that no one knows anything about them...or who their leader is.
* BigGood: Elsa.

* TheSpymaster: Evangeline is this for Queen Elsa. Initially, she's unable to make much progress in uncovering the conspiracy, something that frustrates her to no end. [[spoiler: She succeeds in capturing Jocasta, but their valuable prisoner is poisoned before she can be interrogated.]]
* SwordAndSorcerer: Anna and Elsa, respectively.

* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Despite a romance between a poor thief and a magical Queen taking center stage, the setting is far closer to the cynic end of the scale than you may expect. Noble characters die for no good reason, protagonists are more than willing to kill their enemies, and the some of the aristocracy hates the situation [[spoiler: to the extent that they plan to launch a revolt.]]

* CompleteMonster: Jocasta.

* Break the Cutie: [[spoiler: Anna undergoes this to some extent when captured by David and interrogated (i.e. tortured) by Jocasta, but her abilities shield her from the worst of the pain. She ends up suffering from PTSD, but her psyche survives intact.]]

* TheConspiracy: The main force opposing Elsa is a shadowy group that so far has not revealed itself. All we know is that they want her dead...and have more than enough resources to make a good show of it.* CurbStompBattle: One hundred soldiers vs. Elsa. [[spoiler: They never had a chance.]]

* GlassCannon: Elsa, just like in the movie.

* ColdBloodedTorture: [[spoiler: After being captured by King David of Lucrania, Anna is subjected to this.]]
* TheConspiracy: The main force opposing Elsa is a shadowy group that so far has not revealed itself. All we know is that they want her dead...and have more than enough resources to make a good show of it.

* CurbStompBattle: One hundred soldiers vs. Elsa. [[spoiler: They never had a chance.]]

* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Elsa and Anna, [[BattleCouple to each other.]]

* ColdBloodiedTorture: [[spoiler: After being captured by King David of Lucrania, Anna is subjected to this.]]

* Orphan'sOrdeal: Both Anna and Elsa are orphans by the time the story starts, and both are affected by the loss. Anna arguably has it worse, as she never even knew her parents and had to grow up alone.

* ThouShaltNotKill: Averted by both Elsa and Anna, though the latter is more reluctant.

* BrokenAce: Queen Elsa is beautiful, powerful, intelligent, and kind. However, she is unskilled in social interactions, has no qualms about killing her enemies, and even [[spoiler: kills King David in cold blood.]]

* * TheAce/BrokenAce: Queen Elsa is beautiful, powerful, intelligent, and kind. However, she is unskilled in social interactions, has no qualms about killing her enemies, and even [[spoiler: kills King David in cold blood.]]

* TheAce/BrokenAce: Queen Elsa is beautiful, powerful, intelligent, and kind. However, she is unskilled in social interactions, has no qualms about killing her enemies, and even [[spoiler: kills King David in cold blood.]]

* UptownGirl: Elsa, to Anna.

* Healing Hands: Rapunzel and Elsa both have this ability. Elsa's is easier to use, but Rapunzel's is stronger (her tears can heal anything that isn't dead.)

* RagsToRiches: Anna goes through this, thanks to Elsa. It's not all sunshine and roses, thanks to some of the nobility resenting her rise. Still, she's clearly grateful to get off the streets.

* Body Guarding A Badass: Anna does this for Elsa. A justified example, because while Elsa is incredibly powerful, she remains human and can be taken down by surprise attacks.

* PrincessinRags: Averted. Per WordofGod, Anna does ''not'' have a wealthy background, nor was she Elsa's sister taken at birth.
* RagstoRiches: Anna goes through this, thanks to Elsa. It's not all sunshine and roses, thanks to some of the nobility resenting her rise. Still, she's clearly grateful to get off the streets.

* BodyguardingaBadass: Anna does this for Elsa. A justified example, because while Elsa is incredibly powerful, she remains human and can be taken down by surprise attacks.

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