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SinoAlice Sleeping Beauty's Class Stories
Since the Global SinoAlice server is getting shut down, I ended up making a list of all the available Sleeping Beauty classes that got released for Global and their details for reference here so that I don't lose access to this information.
Also, SinoAlice is a pretty dark canon so please do mind the content warnings for anyone who decides to check out this page!!
CW: Murder, Somnophilia, Sexual Assault/Rape, Forced Marriage/Childbearing, Sleeping Disorders/Illness, Hospitalization, Animal Death, Gore, Suicide, Body Horror and Cannibalism due to Zombiefication
Crusher (Specialty: Heavy)
A princess was cursed by an old fairy who had been denied an invitation to see her child's birth. "For this grievance, at the age of fifteen, she will prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and perish."
True to her threat, the princess succumbed to the curse in her fifteenth year. But another fairy said, Rather than perish, she will sleep one hundred years instead. Thus, the princess avoided death.
"Only one hundred years?" the princess opened one bleary eye and tilted her head. "I would have preferred to sleep another hundred. Perhaps a thousand."
Why must the waking world be so complicated? A life of dreams is far better. She never asked for a complete stranger to wake her and make her his bride. The princess set off on a quest to find another sleeping curse.
Sorcerer (Specialty: Tome)
The country had thirteen wizards. The strongest among them was able to see into the future, where he saw a beautiful princess enduring terrible hardships.
At around the same time, a king and queen, who had struggled to have children, managed to have a daughter. They discussed having the wizards bless the beautiful baby girl.
Knowing the horrible future that awaited her, the thirteenth wizard proposed to cast a spell that would ensure her death when she was at her most beautiful. But the other twelve wizards, blind to what was to come, overruled him.
But the thirteenth wizard could not let such a grisly fate befall the poor, lovely little girl. So it was that he snuck into the forbidden castle and cast the spell anyway.
Gunner (Specialty: Projectile)
Cotton candy clouds gently floated by. Chomp-chomp, chomp-chomp. The sky devoured them as they drifted...
... splashing away in a beautiful, wretched pool of blood. It's warm! And feels ever so lovely on my skin.
A massive N I G H T M A R E castle rose toward the L I B R A R Y sky. *Tap tap tap* I knock S M A S H on the H E A D door and T A K E A L O O K step inside. H E L L O.
In my dreams, I'm free. A beautiful princess in the clouds... In the real world, I'm a slumbering killer who murders with briar thorns.
Paladin (Specialty: Polearm)
Scholar's Diary, Part 1: Sleeping Beauty, of the slumbering forest... Is she truly happy now that the prince's kiss has awakened her?
Scholar's Diary, Part 2: The literature says she had two children after marriage, but that they were eaten by the prince's mother.
Scholar's Diary, Part 3: Other sources state she was ravaged by the prince while sleeping, waking only after she'd birthed his children.
Scholar's Diary, Part 4: One must ultimately wonder if she'd have been happier staying asleep.
Breaker (Specialty: Blade)
An adorable princess was once born to a kingdom. This pleased its long-childless king greatly, and he held a grand banquet to which twelve magicians were invited.
Each of the magicians blessed the princess in turn. But an uninvited thirteenth magician appeared, cursing her to die at fifteen, pricked by the spindle of a spinning wheel.
The last remaining magician managed to turn it into a curse of sleep rather than death, but the vile spell was cast all the same. The princess fell into the deep sleep, as promised.
Years later, a prince who'd heard rumors of the princess undid her curse. Awakened, she spoke to him. "Why in the world would you wake me up? Can't you tell I'm tired? Piss off!"
Half-Nightmare (Specialty: Staff)
What makes me happy? Going back to sleep on a clear, sunny morning. That's why I set my alarm clock just a little bit ahead. I don't mind waking up in the afternoon. I could even sleep until night, if I wanted to.
Then I wake up as the sun sets, and my shoulders sag. I say, "Aww, I wasted another day." And then I roll over, my heart heavy with regret, and fall back asleep. What could be better than that?
Nothing happens when people sleep. The clock keeps ticking and the world moves on without them. They don't work, they don't move, they have no use! Why should we let them live!?
But that's okay; they're better off asleep. While those useless humans are off in slumberland, I can do whatever I want to them (even kill them!), just as long as they're sleeping...
Alternative (Specialty: Tome)
Our special feature today is on "Vegetables", another term for patients in deep states of slumber. Our investigation follows on such a woman, digging deep into her family's turbulent, dramatic situation.
The longer our coverage continued, the more fantasy and reality began to diverge. Though the parents wished to go on with the treatment, they were confronted with rapidly increasing costs. The tranquil face of their sleeping daughter began to contrast with the faces of the family, colored by exhaustion.
Just weeks after we began filming, the girl's condition took a turn for the worse and she exhaled her final breath. Everyone said it happened in an instant. The long, long battle fought by the family was thus brought to a bitter end.
Days later, we received some astonishing news. The girl's death occurred at the behest of her mother. After trying for so long to keep her alive, why had she resorted to such means? We decided to continue with our coverage.
Poacher (Specialty: Heavy)
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List of ingredients: Sleeping Beauty, school swimsuit, clams, and kelp 100g
Net package contents: one plant's worth of thorns
Cost: market value (will fluctuate depending on number of thorns)
Reference: A single 24-hour day's worth of sleep is necessary for use of this product. If not enough sleep is attained, the character's mood will worsen and your life may be in danger as she takes out her frustrations on you.
Cleric (Specialty: Staff)
Sleep (noun): The act of sleeping. A comatose state. The curse placed on Sleeping Beauty.
Eg.: "Rather than the curse of death, the princess has been inflicted with a hundred-year sleep."
Sound sleep (adj.-noun): Peaceful sleep. Remaining comatose for a sufficient period of rest. Sleeping Beauty's greatest desire.
Eg.: "No one will disturb me here, so I can get a sound sleep."
Nap (noun): To sleep without finishing daily tasks. Sleeping Beauty's greatest source of joy.
Eg.: "How wonderful it would be to nap all the time-"
Eternal sleep (adj.-noun): Sleep that lasts forever. Death. A state beyond Sleeping Beauty's understanding.
Eg.: "If I achieve eternal sleep, I can dream forever, right?"
Minstrel (Specialty: Instrument)
The gift was a curse I received on my birthday. It is filled with dreams. Reality is what's boring. Right now, I just don't want to wake up.
Here, sweets fall from cotton candy clouds. I can catch each one on my tongue. The whole world is mine to eat. I just don't want to wake up, yet.
Thorns pierce my side. I am all pus and scars. I'm in pain, Dear Prince. Please just let me be. No matter what, I don't want to wake up.
Thanks to the sorcerer's magic, Sleeping Beauty escaped death. But one who refuses to wake up might as well be dead, anyway. Aware of that truth or not, the princess spends another day adrift in her dreams...
Sloven Bear Minstrel (Specialty: Instrument)
It was a sight terrifying enough to chill the blood. However, the stronger the prey, the more a hunter's passion and courage grow. I grabbed my hunting rifle and set off for the heart of the forest.
I searched the mountains for an absurd period of many moons, but I never made any discovery. It was as if the gods were mocking me. It was only when I grew exhausted and collapsed in defeat, that it revealed itself to me.
The insane mass of bodies that reached my eyes was beyond description. The horror brought me back to life and I aimed my rifle. In doing so, those eyes that until then had been completely blank somehow met my own.
That was the last thing I remember. The idea that a small thing like myself could take so many lives is lunacy. Their blasphemous gaze was a bottomless abyss of pure black, as frightening as hell itself.
Lustful Scorpion Cleric (Specialty: Staff)
When the detective stepped foot on the scene of the crime, the bodies of a young woman and middle-aged man were lined up side by side. Nearby, a middle-aged woman, the man's wife, sat stunned, mumbling to herself.
When questioned, the seated woman could barely utter a response. "I knew he was having an affair, but I never expected this...", she whispered, followed by repeated coughing. The site of her husband lying in the arms of a young woman, both having died during sexual intercourse, would shock anyone.
Recently, however, there have been several strange deaths of people with unusual sexual appetites. When the detective informed the wife of that, she smiled. "It is proof of his sin and punishment from the gods. He was punished by the one."
Watching the woman as she immediately began a strange prayer in an unfamiliar language, the detective gulped and unconsciously stepped backward. Out of the corner of his eye, he glimpsed an unusual shadow, shaped like a scorpion, as something departed the scene.
Camp (Specialty: Polearm)
[Follow & RT Campaign] Those with the strongest desire will have a chance at Sleeping Beauty/Camp!
[How to Apply] Within the event period.
[How to Enter] Follow this account at RT
[Entry Terms] Protect Sleeping Beauty's slumber.
[Entry Requirements] Must be a resident of the Library and apply following the directions stated by SINoALICE Inc. Please refrain from applying if you cannot provide the finest bedding.
[Event Caution] Don't fall asleep in the river. You'll get swept away with the current... Hey! Just when I told you not to!
Wrath Wolf Crusher (Specialty: Heavy)
The weather was terrible, with roaring thunder and feral wind, but I wanted to escape the demonic voices that echo in my head and made my way to the temple. If this continues, I will submit to the voices and slaughter that horrible man.
At that moment, there was a flash of bright light and I saw a great shadow, like a mirage, stand and rush at me bearing sharp fangs. I can hear the great voice questioning why, as a murderous rage fills my body and I swing my blade. The voice echoes in my brain as my consciousness fades.
With what little consciousness that remained, I made desperate pleas in prayer after prayer. Dear Lord! Dear Lord! Please guide this lamb away from the darkness! I do not wish to kill anyone! No one, no one but... the one I despise.
When I came to, the dead body of that hated man lay before me. Seeing the gun in his right hand, I looked to the heavens, stunned. I heard the voice again and remembered that there was one other that I loathed.
Gluttonous Tiger Sorcerer (Specialty: Tome)
To the nomadic peoples, their herds were a precious and dearly held resource, and at the same time something akin to a part of the family. To find them dead in this blood-strewn field... the reality of it was enough to leave the entire family at a loss as we sat together in our small yurt.
I had stood there, staring in blank horror. At the goats, with only their skulls cracked, brains missing. At the sheep, with only their eyes gouged away. At the horses, with only their hooves scraped off. I felt deeply that the overwhelming shock and terror was all there was to me, in that moment.
Even as I tried to convince myself that the animals' horrible wounds might have been the result of a ferocious beast, tossing them about as it gorged itself, I realized with a sinking feeling that I could no longer hear the quiet sobbing of my family behind me. Uneasy, I turned to look.
Even as I did I realized that I'd been run through by a viciously long claw, belonging to a tiger-like aberration. I remember, in that moment, that when faced with certain death, people may hallucinate as their only means to escape that reality. What a thing to have experienced.
Traveller (Specialty: Staff)
Q: Do you believe in Santa Claus?
A: Santa...? Hm, well... yaaaawn...
Q: Hey now, I'm going to need you to stay awake at least until the interview's over!
Q: Wake up! You can sleep when we're done!
A: Ugh, why are you so loud...? Maybe you want me to put you down for a nap, too? In a nice comfy bed of thorns...
Q: I... don't think that will be necessary. Erm. Well, sleep tight, I guess.
Q: Despite appearances, this girl seems just as likely as the others to resort to violence...
A: I wouldn't be violent at all if certain people didn't interrupt my naps all the time! It's not like I'm Red Riding Hood...
Q: Oh, you're awake?
Q: Alright, then, do you believe in Santa Claus?
A: Well, in dreams, I guess I do. Anyway... I'm just... gonna go back to... sleep...
Q: I see. It seems she regards dreams as a reality of their own...
Diva (Specialty: Projectile)
Q: What would you do if you became a virtual idol?
A: Sleep.
Q: Give us something more than that! Besides, you're always sleeping!
A: That's because I don't know anything else but sleep.
Q: Well, since it's virtual, you can create a new appearance for yourself.
A: Then, I'll be a cat and stream myself sleeping.
Q: Are those kind of streams in demand...? Let's give it a try.
A: Oookay... Zzzz... Meow...
Q: Woah! We just got an influx of viewers!
A: Mhn... Alice as a guy... That's weird... zzzz
Q: "It's adorable when she sleep-talks." "I can watch this all day!" "Kitty cat!" The comments are quite positive. I think the relation between Sleeping Beauty and a happily napping cat makes her the winner...
Greedy Crow Paladin (Specialty: Polearm)
I was finally forced to raise the white flag and give into the uncontrollable tears of my young daughter. When I asked what had happened, she only kept slurring the same unintelligible words.
It took a lot of patience, but eventually she said she saw of some sort of monster, or at least a bird with huge wings. At any rate, what I could get from her was that some unknown creature had stolen my daughter's necklace.
My daughter considered the necklace as a memento of my late mother. But for me, it was that of my wife. Despite this, if it was some monster that took it from her, she should be glad it spared her life. When I expressed this to her, however, she shook her head crying louder.
"But it wasn't enough", my daughter sniffled, pointing her trembling finger upwards. My eyes followed her finger up. It was then I understood what she meant. Indeed, it wasn't enough. Right above me a huge beak had spread out, ready to swallow me whole.
Sweet Dreams (Specialty: Tome)
Month: xx Day: xx
Sleeping Beauty tottered in complaining. "I'm trying to sleep, but my body won't let me." Well, we can't have that! Her entire identity is on the line!
Month: xx Day: xx
There is a proportional relationship between sleep duration and performance. If you lack a sufficient amount of sleep, your work efficiency drops significantly. Catching up on sleep on your days off is just myth. The ideal amount of sleep averages daily by--(Continuation is omitted)
Month: xx Day: xx
For starters, she shouldn't be sleeping in thorns. Good sleep requires a peace of mind. Let's reexamine the mattress. First, for body pressure dispersion, we should consider Pascal's principle of using an osculating plane--(Continuation is omitted)
Month: xx Day: xx
"That was the best sleep I ever had!" Sleeping Beauty jumped with joy the following day. It is to be regretted that the thorns surrounding her bed still remain, as such the "peace of mind" I originally desired was not achieved. Something tells me she'd be upset if I removed them...
Alternative -Half- (Specialty: Tome)
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... I'm so tired, but my mind won't rest. My body is begging for some sleep, but my head is throbbing.
Lv. 2 file name: sleeping_beauty_002.wav
start time 00:12:00 end time 00:13:00
Give me some sleeping pills, like injecting a needle into a spindle. Knock me out so I don't feel anything...
Lv. 3 file name: sleeping_beauty_003.wav
start time 00:15:00 end time 01:00:00
Can't... sleep. I'm so tired but I'm wide awake! Why?! If I can't sleep, no else should, either. They should all die. I'll stab anyone who tries to sleep.
Lv. 4 file name: sleeping_beauty_004.wav
start time 44:44:44 end time 49:49:49
Now I can finally sleep... No. Dying isn't sleep... I want to sleep for eternity. But if I die, I won't be asleep.
Wisdom's Divine Sorcerer (Specialty: Tome)
The Thirteenth Fairy: Cursed the princess when they were not invited to a banquet due to a shortage of plates. Mediocre in every way.
The Twelfth Fairy: Took delight in manipulating the deadly curse into a spell that induces a slumber that lasts a hundred years.
Sleeping Beauty: A girl in slumber, as foretold. So weak-minded she failed to heed the warning given and avoid her fate.
Old Woman: Continued to spin thread on her wheel in defiance of a royal decree. Went missing after speaking to Sleeping Beauty.
Sleeping Beauty: Kills all the men who enter the castle. Sees no connection with the curse.
Prince: His mind is broken. The bodies strewn around Sleeping Beauty spark desire in him rather than fear.
Hypothesis: The curse was broken by the passage of time, and not the prince. Sleeping Beauty was forced to marry a psycho to satisfy the whims of the twelfth fairy.
Proud Lion Breaker (Specialty: Blade)
I want you all to remember this. I want you to carve it into your heart of hearts, that these are no naive blathering, not words to be brushed off as not worthy of your trust. And even as my voice trembles as much as my heart in this moment, I want you to know that even that is proof positive of the truth in these words. I want you to weigh them, and to find forgiveness.
The reason I left the city with Chris that night, the reason for all of my current regrets, is because I'd heard of the shadows, leaping like vaulting steeds and carrying the revelation of the heavens, and in my curiosity, in my blind foolishness, I had to see for myself.
And I looked upon the face of the Divine, and was looked upon in turn, and that is the plain honest truth. And the shadow, now like a lion, a being that I felt surely shouldn't exist appeared right before Chris and I and we were struck by revelation! We were truly Chosen!!
And at the same time as we proclaimed to all of you, you fools who know not the glory of the divine, we still offer to guide you towards forgiveness! So, let your minds wrap themselves in tranquility as we ready you for sacrifice, as this is the Festival of the Divine!
Lunar Lapin (Specialty: Blade)
*Yawn* ... Am I dreaming? I can see the earth outside my window... It kinda looks like a round, blue candy. Ah. This isn't a dream. I really am in outer space!
Sleeping in zero-gravity is nice. I don't even have to worry about floating into a wall because my thorns will protect me. Now I can get a good night's sle--zzz...
Ever since we took off, Red Riding Hood has been nagging me to play with her. I'd rather take a nap... But knowing her, we'll find ourselves in a lot more trouble if she doesn't have something to kill her boredom. Fine. But I'm not doing this because it's fun!
I'm sleeping in a cradle they call a shuttle that goes through space. Sometimes I'll wake up, eat, play with Red Riding Hood, get my hair combed by Princess Kaguya, and watch the two act like weirdoes throughout the day. It's peaceful here. Like a dream, but it's not. I was hoping it would stay like this... forever.
Harvest Haul (Specialty: Polearm)
[Winter] Field Plowing. It's too cold to go outside in the winter. Don't you agree, furry friends? When it's cold outside, it's better to stay curled warm indoors and... Zzzz...
[Spring] Rice planting. Spring is nice, but it makes me awfully sleepy. Don't you agree, furry friends? See, just this soft breeze makes me want to... Zzzz...
[Summer] Weed pulling. It's too hot to work outside in the summer. Don't you agree, furry friends? When it's hot outside, it's better to keep nice and cool under the AC and... Zzzz...
[Autumn] Harvesting. The weather's not too hot, not too cold, and I'm much more awake than the springtime. I'm off to work, my furry friends. I can't sleep around all day. Do a good job out there, my thorns... Zzzz...
WGC (Specialty: Staff)
I woke up in a castle, surrounded in briars, but it wasn't my castle. I suppose I was grateful not to have been shaken awake by an annoying prince, but... well, nevermind, I suppose here's as good as anyplace, for a nap. I'm only going back to the world of dreams, after all.
... Or so I thought, but I've had to fight constantly ever since I got here! I've got to revive my author so I can finally catch up on my sleep, but to do that I have to stay awake and fight. My strongest desires are in total conflict!
In the end, I decided to just ignore everything else and go back to sleep... but the moment I closed my eyes I got set upon by nightmares. Ugh! I'm never going to be able to do anything on my own, and if that's how it is, then you all might as well sleep forever, too!
I really do have to revive my author. He'll write a much nicer world for me, with a much nicer curse. He'll make it so everyone is warm and comfortable, sleeping forever in a world of his creation.
International (Specialty: Instrument)
Parrah-Noya's Marvelous World Tour #7: "Hola, amigos! Today we're with Sleeping Beauty in Mexico!" "Woohoo! ... Wait, why is she asleep?" "Well, that's kinda what she does."
"I hear this country's got a whole lotta music enthusiasts." "They even play it while on the job." "As they say, no music, no life. So about that 'Day of the Dead' festival. Do they really hold a parade to celebrate the dead?"
"We get to play with the dead on a daily basis?" "Yep, we do. We slice-em, beat 'em, and pulverise 'em with glee." "Hey! Why don't we invite all of Mexico to the Library next time?"
"That's a great idea! A cross-cultural exchange!" "So don't be snoozing away and welcome our guests, Sleeping Beauty."
Sleeping Beauty: "I don't wanna... You don't need anymore victims..."
Hodge-Podge (Specialty: Heavy)
[If You Were Producer For A Day] Producer rights for a day? Sounds like a hassle... Huh? You can do whatever you want? In that case, of course...
I'd create an event where I can sleep peacefully the entire time. Hehe... and all my lines will just be "Zzz"...
Everyone can just listen to me snore away... What? That's actually a thing? Hmm... There's all sorts of weirdos in the world.
Oh, I know. Why don't we make everyone sleep? During the event, they can go to work and sleep. And since sleeping is our job, anyone who wakes up to work will be sentenced to death. Yeah, I like it.
PJ Plushie (Specialty: Projectile)
Month: [] Day: X
I came across Sleeping Beauty sleeping peacefully with a plushie in her arms. I assumed the thing was actually alive. Perhaps I should dissect it a bit... (The page is torn here.)
Month: [] Day: X
I got scolded for touching her dearest friend. But I was surprised to learn how easy it was to fall asleep hugging the fluffy object! I bet I could even create something fluffier, if I tried!
Month: [] Day: /\
Speaking of fluffiness, there's yarn, cotton candy, a freshly washed dog, asbestos, steel wool... If I put them all in a pot and add a magical potion... Oh, I should also mix in some of Nutcracker's curly hair.
Month: [] Day: O
Try on these fluffy pajamas! You'll just love rolling around in them! But then Sleeping Beauty said, "I don't want to be a plushie. And it smells strange..." as she sniffed the sleeve.
Prudence's Divine Gunner (Specialty: Projectile)
Once upon a time, there was a young boy who trained to protect a princess. On her fifteenth birthday, the princess was cursed into a hundred-year slumber from pricking her finger on a spinning wheel. And after years of training, the boy became the kingdom's finest guard.
On that fateful day when the princess reached the age of fifteen, the boy confined her within the walls of the castle, imposing strict restrictions on her every move. However, witnessing her disappointment, he decided to grant her a brief moment outside the castle walls. "I'll accompany you, just for a little while", he said, allowing her a brief excursion.
Filled with joy, the princess quickly began changing her clothes, surprising the naive boy who rushed from the room. As time ticked away, he called out to her repeatedly, yet received no reply. A slight sense of unease crept into his mind.
He mustered the courage to enter the chamber, only to find her trapped in the curse's eternal slumber. Overwhelmed by regret, he ended his own life on the spot, bringing the tale to a quiet close.
Zombie (Specialty: Polearm)
[Sleeping Beauty's Diary] March 3rd, 2023
The living dead... I thought zombies were just creatures within dreams, but I guess they really do exist. I mean... ever since they bit me I can't sleep. And the mark feels all hot and itchy.
March 5th, 2023
...I'm scared. I can feel my body changing--drifting into a daze despite being wide awake. Supposedly if you get bitten by one, you'll eventually turn into a zombie, too. Is that what's happening to me...?
March 7th, 2023
If I fall asleep now, I probably won't be me anymore... Hehehe... Since when did I not want to sleep? Zombies can still sleep, can't they? I don't care about attacking and eating people... I just want... to sleep...
March 28th, 2023
Mmhm... There's a whole bunch of yummy treats in this dream. Yummy, sweet, dreams...
Demon (Specialty: Staff)
Ch. 8, Verse 9
Once upon a time, there existed a girl who possessed the divine power of the gods. As she descended to the earth, a chilling wind and raging blizzard accompanied her. One touch of this icy wind was enough to freeze anyone in an instant.
Ch. 8, Verse 11
The girl let out a yawn, causing the blizzard to intensify and shrouding everything in sight. The people huddled together, enduring the harsh ordeal.
Ch. 8, Verse 17
As the blizzard grew fiercer, an avalanche suddenly struck, burying all their precious food under a thick blanket of snow. Troubled and desperate, the people pleaded with the girl, "We beseech you, please bring an end to this blizzard."
Ch.8 Verse 18
However, the girl responded, "No. I shall conceal all this clamor beneath the snow, and seek solace in soothing slumber." And so, the land became enveloped in a blanket of ice and snow, transforming into an astonishingly serene landscape.
Also, SinoAlice is a pretty dark canon so please do mind the content warnings for anyone who decides to check out this page!!
CW: Murder, Somnophilia, Sexual Assault/Rape, Forced Marriage/Childbearing, Sleeping Disorders/Illness, Hospitalization, Animal Death, Gore, Suicide, Body Horror and Cannibalism due to Zombiefication
Crusher (Specialty: Heavy)
A princess was cursed by an old fairy who had been denied an invitation to see her child's birth. "For this grievance, at the age of fifteen, she will prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and perish."
True to her threat, the princess succumbed to the curse in her fifteenth year. But another fairy said, Rather than perish, she will sleep one hundred years instead. Thus, the princess avoided death.
"Only one hundred years?" the princess opened one bleary eye and tilted her head. "I would have preferred to sleep another hundred. Perhaps a thousand."
Why must the waking world be so complicated? A life of dreams is far better. She never asked for a complete stranger to wake her and make her his bride. The princess set off on a quest to find another sleeping curse.
Sorcerer (Specialty: Tome)
The country had thirteen wizards. The strongest among them was able to see into the future, where he saw a beautiful princess enduring terrible hardships.
At around the same time, a king and queen, who had struggled to have children, managed to have a daughter. They discussed having the wizards bless the beautiful baby girl.
Knowing the horrible future that awaited her, the thirteenth wizard proposed to cast a spell that would ensure her death when she was at her most beautiful. But the other twelve wizards, blind to what was to come, overruled him.
But the thirteenth wizard could not let such a grisly fate befall the poor, lovely little girl. So it was that he snuck into the forbidden castle and cast the spell anyway.
Gunner (Specialty: Projectile)
Cotton candy clouds gently floated by. Chomp-chomp, chomp-chomp. The sky devoured them as they drifted...
... splashing away in a beautiful, wretched pool of blood. It's warm! And feels ever so lovely on my skin.
A massive N I G H T M A R E castle rose toward the L I B R A R Y sky. *Tap tap tap* I knock S M A S H on the H E A D door and T A K E A L O O K step inside. H E L L O.
In my dreams, I'm free. A beautiful princess in the clouds... In the real world, I'm a slumbering killer who murders with briar thorns.
Paladin (Specialty: Polearm)
Scholar's Diary, Part 1: Sleeping Beauty, of the slumbering forest... Is she truly happy now that the prince's kiss has awakened her?
Scholar's Diary, Part 2: The literature says she had two children after marriage, but that they were eaten by the prince's mother.
Scholar's Diary, Part 3: Other sources state she was ravaged by the prince while sleeping, waking only after she'd birthed his children.
Scholar's Diary, Part 4: One must ultimately wonder if she'd have been happier staying asleep.
Breaker (Specialty: Blade)
An adorable princess was once born to a kingdom. This pleased its long-childless king greatly, and he held a grand banquet to which twelve magicians were invited.
Each of the magicians blessed the princess in turn. But an uninvited thirteenth magician appeared, cursing her to die at fifteen, pricked by the spindle of a spinning wheel.
The last remaining magician managed to turn it into a curse of sleep rather than death, but the vile spell was cast all the same. The princess fell into the deep sleep, as promised.
Years later, a prince who'd heard rumors of the princess undid her curse. Awakened, she spoke to him. "Why in the world would you wake me up? Can't you tell I'm tired? Piss off!"
Half-Nightmare (Specialty: Staff)
What makes me happy? Going back to sleep on a clear, sunny morning. That's why I set my alarm clock just a little bit ahead. I don't mind waking up in the afternoon. I could even sleep until night, if I wanted to.
Then I wake up as the sun sets, and my shoulders sag. I say, "Aww, I wasted another day." And then I roll over, my heart heavy with regret, and fall back asleep. What could be better than that?
Nothing happens when people sleep. The clock keeps ticking and the world moves on without them. They don't work, they don't move, they have no use! Why should we let them live!?
But that's okay; they're better off asleep. While those useless humans are off in slumberland, I can do whatever I want to them (even kill them!), just as long as they're sleeping...
Alternative (Specialty: Tome)
Our special feature today is on "Vegetables", another term for patients in deep states of slumber. Our investigation follows on such a woman, digging deep into her family's turbulent, dramatic situation.
The longer our coverage continued, the more fantasy and reality began to diverge. Though the parents wished to go on with the treatment, they were confronted with rapidly increasing costs. The tranquil face of their sleeping daughter began to contrast with the faces of the family, colored by exhaustion.
Just weeks after we began filming, the girl's condition took a turn for the worse and she exhaled her final breath. Everyone said it happened in an instant. The long, long battle fought by the family was thus brought to a bitter end.
Days later, we received some astonishing news. The girl's death occurred at the behest of her mother. After trying for so long to keep her alive, why had she resorted to such means? We decided to continue with our coverage.
Poacher (Specialty: Heavy)
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List of ingredients: Sleeping Beauty, school swimsuit, clams, and kelp 100g
Net package contents: one plant's worth of thorns
Cost: market value (will fluctuate depending on number of thorns)
Reference: A single 24-hour day's worth of sleep is necessary for use of this product. If not enough sleep is attained, the character's mood will worsen and your life may be in danger as she takes out her frustrations on you.
Cleric (Specialty: Staff)
Sleep (noun): The act of sleeping. A comatose state. The curse placed on Sleeping Beauty.
Eg.: "Rather than the curse of death, the princess has been inflicted with a hundred-year sleep."
Sound sleep (adj.-noun): Peaceful sleep. Remaining comatose for a sufficient period of rest. Sleeping Beauty's greatest desire.
Eg.: "No one will disturb me here, so I can get a sound sleep."
Nap (noun): To sleep without finishing daily tasks. Sleeping Beauty's greatest source of joy.
Eg.: "How wonderful it would be to nap all the time-"
Eternal sleep (adj.-noun): Sleep that lasts forever. Death. A state beyond Sleeping Beauty's understanding.
Eg.: "If I achieve eternal sleep, I can dream forever, right?"
Minstrel (Specialty: Instrument)
The gift was a curse I received on my birthday. It is filled with dreams. Reality is what's boring. Right now, I just don't want to wake up.
Here, sweets fall from cotton candy clouds. I can catch each one on my tongue. The whole world is mine to eat. I just don't want to wake up, yet.
Thorns pierce my side. I am all pus and scars. I'm in pain, Dear Prince. Please just let me be. No matter what, I don't want to wake up.
Thanks to the sorcerer's magic, Sleeping Beauty escaped death. But one who refuses to wake up might as well be dead, anyway. Aware of that truth or not, the princess spends another day adrift in her dreams...
Sloven Bear Minstrel (Specialty: Instrument)
It was a sight terrifying enough to chill the blood. However, the stronger the prey, the more a hunter's passion and courage grow. I grabbed my hunting rifle and set off for the heart of the forest.
I searched the mountains for an absurd period of many moons, but I never made any discovery. It was as if the gods were mocking me. It was only when I grew exhausted and collapsed in defeat, that it revealed itself to me.
The insane mass of bodies that reached my eyes was beyond description. The horror brought me back to life and I aimed my rifle. In doing so, those eyes that until then had been completely blank somehow met my own.
That was the last thing I remember. The idea that a small thing like myself could take so many lives is lunacy. Their blasphemous gaze was a bottomless abyss of pure black, as frightening as hell itself.
Lustful Scorpion Cleric (Specialty: Staff)
When the detective stepped foot on the scene of the crime, the bodies of a young woman and middle-aged man were lined up side by side. Nearby, a middle-aged woman, the man's wife, sat stunned, mumbling to herself.
When questioned, the seated woman could barely utter a response. "I knew he was having an affair, but I never expected this...", she whispered, followed by repeated coughing. The site of her husband lying in the arms of a young woman, both having died during sexual intercourse, would shock anyone.
Recently, however, there have been several strange deaths of people with unusual sexual appetites. When the detective informed the wife of that, she smiled. "It is proof of his sin and punishment from the gods. He was punished by the one."
Watching the woman as she immediately began a strange prayer in an unfamiliar language, the detective gulped and unconsciously stepped backward. Out of the corner of his eye, he glimpsed an unusual shadow, shaped like a scorpion, as something departed the scene.
Camp (Specialty: Polearm)
[Follow & RT Campaign] Those with the strongest desire will have a chance at Sleeping Beauty/Camp!
[How to Apply] Within the event period.
[How to Enter] Follow this account at RT
[Entry Terms] Protect Sleeping Beauty's slumber.
[Entry Requirements] Must be a resident of the Library and apply following the directions stated by SINoALICE Inc. Please refrain from applying if you cannot provide the finest bedding.
[Event Caution] Don't fall asleep in the river. You'll get swept away with the current... Hey! Just when I told you not to!
Wrath Wolf Crusher (Specialty: Heavy)
The weather was terrible, with roaring thunder and feral wind, but I wanted to escape the demonic voices that echo in my head and made my way to the temple. If this continues, I will submit to the voices and slaughter that horrible man.
At that moment, there was a flash of bright light and I saw a great shadow, like a mirage, stand and rush at me bearing sharp fangs. I can hear the great voice questioning why, as a murderous rage fills my body and I swing my blade. The voice echoes in my brain as my consciousness fades.
With what little consciousness that remained, I made desperate pleas in prayer after prayer. Dear Lord! Dear Lord! Please guide this lamb away from the darkness! I do not wish to kill anyone! No one, no one but... the one I despise.
When I came to, the dead body of that hated man lay before me. Seeing the gun in his right hand, I looked to the heavens, stunned. I heard the voice again and remembered that there was one other that I loathed.
Gluttonous Tiger Sorcerer (Specialty: Tome)
To the nomadic peoples, their herds were a precious and dearly held resource, and at the same time something akin to a part of the family. To find them dead in this blood-strewn field... the reality of it was enough to leave the entire family at a loss as we sat together in our small yurt.
I had stood there, staring in blank horror. At the goats, with only their skulls cracked, brains missing. At the sheep, with only their eyes gouged away. At the horses, with only their hooves scraped off. I felt deeply that the overwhelming shock and terror was all there was to me, in that moment.
Even as I tried to convince myself that the animals' horrible wounds might have been the result of a ferocious beast, tossing them about as it gorged itself, I realized with a sinking feeling that I could no longer hear the quiet sobbing of my family behind me. Uneasy, I turned to look.
Even as I did I realized that I'd been run through by a viciously long claw, belonging to a tiger-like aberration. I remember, in that moment, that when faced with certain death, people may hallucinate as their only means to escape that reality. What a thing to have experienced.
Traveller (Specialty: Staff)
Q: Do you believe in Santa Claus?
A: Santa...? Hm, well... yaaaawn...
Q: Hey now, I'm going to need you to stay awake at least until the interview's over!
Q: Wake up! You can sleep when we're done!
A: Ugh, why are you so loud...? Maybe you want me to put you down for a nap, too? In a nice comfy bed of thorns...
Q: I... don't think that will be necessary. Erm. Well, sleep tight, I guess.
Q: Despite appearances, this girl seems just as likely as the others to resort to violence...
A: I wouldn't be violent at all if certain people didn't interrupt my naps all the time! It's not like I'm Red Riding Hood...
Q: Oh, you're awake?
Q: Alright, then, do you believe in Santa Claus?
A: Well, in dreams, I guess I do. Anyway... I'm just... gonna go back to... sleep...
Q: I see. It seems she regards dreams as a reality of their own...
Diva (Specialty: Projectile)
Q: What would you do if you became a virtual idol?
A: Sleep.
Q: Give us something more than that! Besides, you're always sleeping!
A: That's because I don't know anything else but sleep.
Q: Well, since it's virtual, you can create a new appearance for yourself.
A: Then, I'll be a cat and stream myself sleeping.
Q: Are those kind of streams in demand...? Let's give it a try.
A: Oookay... Zzzz... Meow...
Q: Woah! We just got an influx of viewers!
A: Mhn... Alice as a guy... That's weird... zzzz
Q: "It's adorable when she sleep-talks." "I can watch this all day!" "Kitty cat!" The comments are quite positive. I think the relation between Sleeping Beauty and a happily napping cat makes her the winner...
Greedy Crow Paladin (Specialty: Polearm)
I was finally forced to raise the white flag and give into the uncontrollable tears of my young daughter. When I asked what had happened, she only kept slurring the same unintelligible words.
It took a lot of patience, but eventually she said she saw of some sort of monster, or at least a bird with huge wings. At any rate, what I could get from her was that some unknown creature had stolen my daughter's necklace.
My daughter considered the necklace as a memento of my late mother. But for me, it was that of my wife. Despite this, if it was some monster that took it from her, she should be glad it spared her life. When I expressed this to her, however, she shook her head crying louder.
"But it wasn't enough", my daughter sniffled, pointing her trembling finger upwards. My eyes followed her finger up. It was then I understood what she meant. Indeed, it wasn't enough. Right above me a huge beak had spread out, ready to swallow me whole.
Sweet Dreams (Specialty: Tome)
Month: xx Day: xx
Sleeping Beauty tottered in complaining. "I'm trying to sleep, but my body won't let me." Well, we can't have that! Her entire identity is on the line!
Month: xx Day: xx
There is a proportional relationship between sleep duration and performance. If you lack a sufficient amount of sleep, your work efficiency drops significantly. Catching up on sleep on your days off is just myth. The ideal amount of sleep averages daily by--(Continuation is omitted)
Month: xx Day: xx
For starters, she shouldn't be sleeping in thorns. Good sleep requires a peace of mind. Let's reexamine the mattress. First, for body pressure dispersion, we should consider Pascal's principle of using an osculating plane--(Continuation is omitted)
Month: xx Day: xx
"That was the best sleep I ever had!" Sleeping Beauty jumped with joy the following day. It is to be regretted that the thorns surrounding her bed still remain, as such the "peace of mind" I originally desired was not achieved. Something tells me she'd be upset if I removed them...
Alternative -Half- (Specialty: Tome)
Lv. 1 file name: sleeping_beauty_001.wav
start time 00:00:00 end time 00:00:11
... I'm so tired, but my mind won't rest. My body is begging for some sleep, but my head is throbbing.
Lv. 2 file name: sleeping_beauty_002.wav
start time 00:12:00 end time 00:13:00
Give me some sleeping pills, like injecting a needle into a spindle. Knock me out so I don't feel anything...
Lv. 3 file name: sleeping_beauty_003.wav
start time 00:15:00 end time 01:00:00
Can't... sleep. I'm so tired but I'm wide awake! Why?! If I can't sleep, no else should, either. They should all die. I'll stab anyone who tries to sleep.
Lv. 4 file name: sleeping_beauty_004.wav
start time 44:44:44 end time 49:49:49
Now I can finally sleep... No. Dying isn't sleep... I want to sleep for eternity. But if I die, I won't be asleep.
Wisdom's Divine Sorcerer (Specialty: Tome)
The Thirteenth Fairy: Cursed the princess when they were not invited to a banquet due to a shortage of plates. Mediocre in every way.
The Twelfth Fairy: Took delight in manipulating the deadly curse into a spell that induces a slumber that lasts a hundred years.
Sleeping Beauty: A girl in slumber, as foretold. So weak-minded she failed to heed the warning given and avoid her fate.
Old Woman: Continued to spin thread on her wheel in defiance of a royal decree. Went missing after speaking to Sleeping Beauty.
Sleeping Beauty: Kills all the men who enter the castle. Sees no connection with the curse.
Prince: His mind is broken. The bodies strewn around Sleeping Beauty spark desire in him rather than fear.
Hypothesis: The curse was broken by the passage of time, and not the prince. Sleeping Beauty was forced to marry a psycho to satisfy the whims of the twelfth fairy.
Proud Lion Breaker (Specialty: Blade)
I want you all to remember this. I want you to carve it into your heart of hearts, that these are no naive blathering, not words to be brushed off as not worthy of your trust. And even as my voice trembles as much as my heart in this moment, I want you to know that even that is proof positive of the truth in these words. I want you to weigh them, and to find forgiveness.
The reason I left the city with Chris that night, the reason for all of my current regrets, is because I'd heard of the shadows, leaping like vaulting steeds and carrying the revelation of the heavens, and in my curiosity, in my blind foolishness, I had to see for myself.
And I looked upon the face of the Divine, and was looked upon in turn, and that is the plain honest truth. And the shadow, now like a lion, a being that I felt surely shouldn't exist appeared right before Chris and I and we were struck by revelation! We were truly Chosen!!
And at the same time as we proclaimed to all of you, you fools who know not the glory of the divine, we still offer to guide you towards forgiveness! So, let your minds wrap themselves in tranquility as we ready you for sacrifice, as this is the Festival of the Divine!
Lunar Lapin (Specialty: Blade)
*Yawn* ... Am I dreaming? I can see the earth outside my window... It kinda looks like a round, blue candy. Ah. This isn't a dream. I really am in outer space!
Sleeping in zero-gravity is nice. I don't even have to worry about floating into a wall because my thorns will protect me. Now I can get a good night's sle--zzz...
Ever since we took off, Red Riding Hood has been nagging me to play with her. I'd rather take a nap... But knowing her, we'll find ourselves in a lot more trouble if she doesn't have something to kill her boredom. Fine. But I'm not doing this because it's fun!
I'm sleeping in a cradle they call a shuttle that goes through space. Sometimes I'll wake up, eat, play with Red Riding Hood, get my hair combed by Princess Kaguya, and watch the two act like weirdoes throughout the day. It's peaceful here. Like a dream, but it's not. I was hoping it would stay like this... forever.
Harvest Haul (Specialty: Polearm)
[Winter] Field Plowing. It's too cold to go outside in the winter. Don't you agree, furry friends? When it's cold outside, it's better to stay curled warm indoors and... Zzzz...
[Spring] Rice planting. Spring is nice, but it makes me awfully sleepy. Don't you agree, furry friends? See, just this soft breeze makes me want to... Zzzz...
[Summer] Weed pulling. It's too hot to work outside in the summer. Don't you agree, furry friends? When it's hot outside, it's better to keep nice and cool under the AC and... Zzzz...
[Autumn] Harvesting. The weather's not too hot, not too cold, and I'm much more awake than the springtime. I'm off to work, my furry friends. I can't sleep around all day. Do a good job out there, my thorns... Zzzz...
WGC (Specialty: Staff)
I woke up in a castle, surrounded in briars, but it wasn't my castle. I suppose I was grateful not to have been shaken awake by an annoying prince, but... well, nevermind, I suppose here's as good as anyplace, for a nap. I'm only going back to the world of dreams, after all.
... Or so I thought, but I've had to fight constantly ever since I got here! I've got to revive my author so I can finally catch up on my sleep, but to do that I have to stay awake and fight. My strongest desires are in total conflict!
In the end, I decided to just ignore everything else and go back to sleep... but the moment I closed my eyes I got set upon by nightmares. Ugh! I'm never going to be able to do anything on my own, and if that's how it is, then you all might as well sleep forever, too!
I really do have to revive my author. He'll write a much nicer world for me, with a much nicer curse. He'll make it so everyone is warm and comfortable, sleeping forever in a world of his creation.
International (Specialty: Instrument)
Parrah-Noya's Marvelous World Tour #7: "Hola, amigos! Today we're with Sleeping Beauty in Mexico!" "Woohoo! ... Wait, why is she asleep?" "Well, that's kinda what she does."
"I hear this country's got a whole lotta music enthusiasts." "They even play it while on the job." "As they say, no music, no life. So about that 'Day of the Dead' festival. Do they really hold a parade to celebrate the dead?"
"We get to play with the dead on a daily basis?" "Yep, we do. We slice-em, beat 'em, and pulverise 'em with glee." "Hey! Why don't we invite all of Mexico to the Library next time?"
"That's a great idea! A cross-cultural exchange!" "So don't be snoozing away and welcome our guests, Sleeping Beauty."
Sleeping Beauty: "I don't wanna... You don't need anymore victims..."
Hodge-Podge (Specialty: Heavy)
[If You Were Producer For A Day] Producer rights for a day? Sounds like a hassle... Huh? You can do whatever you want? In that case, of course...
I'd create an event where I can sleep peacefully the entire time. Hehe... and all my lines will just be "Zzz"...
Everyone can just listen to me snore away... What? That's actually a thing? Hmm... There's all sorts of weirdos in the world.
Oh, I know. Why don't we make everyone sleep? During the event, they can go to work and sleep. And since sleeping is our job, anyone who wakes up to work will be sentenced to death. Yeah, I like it.
PJ Plushie (Specialty: Projectile)
Month: [] Day: X
I came across Sleeping Beauty sleeping peacefully with a plushie in her arms. I assumed the thing was actually alive. Perhaps I should dissect it a bit... (The page is torn here.)
Month: [] Day: X
I got scolded for touching her dearest friend. But I was surprised to learn how easy it was to fall asleep hugging the fluffy object! I bet I could even create something fluffier, if I tried!
Month: [] Day: /\
Speaking of fluffiness, there's yarn, cotton candy, a freshly washed dog, asbestos, steel wool... If I put them all in a pot and add a magical potion... Oh, I should also mix in some of Nutcracker's curly hair.
Month: [] Day: O
Try on these fluffy pajamas! You'll just love rolling around in them! But then Sleeping Beauty said, "I don't want to be a plushie. And it smells strange..." as she sniffed the sleeve.
Prudence's Divine Gunner (Specialty: Projectile)
Once upon a time, there was a young boy who trained to protect a princess. On her fifteenth birthday, the princess was cursed into a hundred-year slumber from pricking her finger on a spinning wheel. And after years of training, the boy became the kingdom's finest guard.
On that fateful day when the princess reached the age of fifteen, the boy confined her within the walls of the castle, imposing strict restrictions on her every move. However, witnessing her disappointment, he decided to grant her a brief moment outside the castle walls. "I'll accompany you, just for a little while", he said, allowing her a brief excursion.
Filled with joy, the princess quickly began changing her clothes, surprising the naive boy who rushed from the room. As time ticked away, he called out to her repeatedly, yet received no reply. A slight sense of unease crept into his mind.
He mustered the courage to enter the chamber, only to find her trapped in the curse's eternal slumber. Overwhelmed by regret, he ended his own life on the spot, bringing the tale to a quiet close.
Zombie (Specialty: Polearm)
[Sleeping Beauty's Diary] March 3rd, 2023
The living dead... I thought zombies were just creatures within dreams, but I guess they really do exist. I mean... ever since they bit me I can't sleep. And the mark feels all hot and itchy.
March 5th, 2023
...I'm scared. I can feel my body changing--drifting into a daze despite being wide awake. Supposedly if you get bitten by one, you'll eventually turn into a zombie, too. Is that what's happening to me...?
March 7th, 2023
If I fall asleep now, I probably won't be me anymore... Hehehe... Since when did I not want to sleep? Zombies can still sleep, can't they? I don't care about attacking and eating people... I just want... to sleep...
March 28th, 2023
Mmhm... There's a whole bunch of yummy treats in this dream. Yummy, sweet, dreams...
Demon (Specialty: Staff)
Ch. 8, Verse 9
Once upon a time, there existed a girl who possessed the divine power of the gods. As she descended to the earth, a chilling wind and raging blizzard accompanied her. One touch of this icy wind was enough to freeze anyone in an instant.
Ch. 8, Verse 11
The girl let out a yawn, causing the blizzard to intensify and shrouding everything in sight. The people huddled together, enduring the harsh ordeal.
Ch. 8, Verse 17
As the blizzard grew fiercer, an avalanche suddenly struck, burying all their precious food under a thick blanket of snow. Troubled and desperate, the people pleaded with the girl, "We beseech you, please bring an end to this blizzard."
Ch.8 Verse 18
However, the girl responded, "No. I shall conceal all this clamor beneath the snow, and seek solace in soothing slumber." And so, the land became enveloped in a blanket of ice and snow, transforming into an astonishingly serene landscape.