She had always been called “useless,” someone with no talent, no magic, and no future worth mentioning. Life in her small village was quiet but heavy, filled with constant reminders that she would never become anything special. One rainy evening, while wandering far from home, she stumbled upon an old cottage hidden deep in the forest, where a legendary witch was said to live in isolation.Inside, she met the witch, a woman feared and whispered about across kingdoms, whose presence alone felt like a storm trapped in human form. Instead of being chased away, the girl was simply stared at for a long moment before the witch spoke, as if she had been waiting for her all along.The witch told her something unexpected: talent was not something you were born with—it was something you survived long enough to build. The girl, still trembling from doubt and fear, was offered a choice that no one in her village would ever believe.