The Portrait of Dora Grey
You’ve probably herd the story of Dorian Grey. How he had a magic painting that reflected his evil twisted inner-self while he remain young and beautiful. You may remember that the story ends when Dorian is forced to confront his own portrait and is destroyed by his own corruption.
But as is so often the case the story doesn’t tell the whole truth. The fact is Dorian wasn’t such a bad guy just out of step with the times he lived in. He didn’t die either, killing an immortal is not so easy as that. He just faked his death with a little help from Harry Houdini and slipped away into obscurity.
Ever since his brush with fame he’s been a lot more cautious. Enjoying all the world has to offer while taking care not to find himself in the public eye again, even as a work of fiction. To that end he uses the magic of his portrait and the skills of a talented artist to give himself a new look every ten years or so.
It’s worked out pretty well so far and Dorian had even come to look forward to his periodic make overs. Admittedly the artist he had commissioned this time around has gone a little further than he had planned but Dorian is nothing if not open minded. He, or rather she, can see there are many advantages to her new look. She can’t wait for the world to meet the all new her, Dora Grey.
There is that story, legend, we know of, are there more to it, other stories other legends, but what there are other stories to it.
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