History Fanfic / Paradoxus

* FlashbackNightmare: Altalune receives one of these in the very first chapter just before she leaves to start the events of the main plotline. This unpleasant dream of hers is also a PastExperienceNightmare and a GuiltInducedNightmare at the same time -- it was about her childhood trauma when she found her mother and Stella's corpses along with what she thought was her sister's. Truth be told, little Trisha truly was on the brink of death.

* CerebusRollerCoaster: {{Downplayed}}. The prologue of this fic has Altalune waking from a FlashbackNightmare from when she found her mother and Stella's corpses and her sister's unconscious body at the brink of death. She then promises herself she shall ScrewDestiny and save them and is comforted by a friend in a heart-warming moment. The next three chapters are more light-hearted and have their fair share of comedy -- Sylvanas is saved from the Jailer by Galadwen and later we follow Bloom's antics when she is forcefully teleported to Azeroth and befriends Sylvanas and Galadwen. Some chapters later, the narration jumps back to Altalune and the present and the signs of Magix not being a SugarBowl world get more nuanced. However, the reader is still sheltered from the worst of it because the characters travel to a time where there was still peace. The ugly truth is only thrown in the reader's face in all of its CrapsackWorld glory when [[spoiler: Altalune gets trapped into the past (she will eventually fade out) and]] the characters return to the present to fight a HopelessWar against the Burning Legion. From there onwards, the mood doesn't recover. The story hits its darkest point when [[spoiler: after being tortured by the Trix, Trisha gets an overdose of angst, [[TheDogBitesBack bites back]], and starts her RoaringRampageOfRevenge]].

** Those mysterious women talking about how YouCantFightFate at the beginning of the prologue? [[spoiler: they are Daphne and Galadwen, regretting how Bloom and Stella's tragic deaths were unavoidable. Also, the unconscious woman they are tending is a grown-up Altalune, newly defeated and nearly killed by Eudora.]]

* SidelinedProtagonistCrossover: {{Double subverted}}. At first, the prologue follows some next-gen OriginalCharacter, then the narrative switches to Bloom's shenanigans in Azeroth and made the reader expect her to slowly piece together the clues and figure out the Burning Legion with a brand-new Undead Plague was behind the ravaging of several cities of Eraklyon. Thus, being the subversion of this trope. However, it next suddenly time-skips eight years into the future to learn Bloom has been assassinated and the actual protagonists of the story are Bloom's and Stella's [[FanCreatedOffspring daughters]].

''[[https://www.wattpad.com/story/19695699-paradoxus Paradoxus]]'' (by [[https://www.wattpad.com/user/Bloom_Farella Bloom_Farella]], [[https://www.wattpad.com/user/PhoenixDaybreak Daybreak]], Popsicle, and Crowgirl; plus [[https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/silvstardust Silvstardust]] as the official illustrator and Creator/LilaGaela as an occasional aid) is an ongoing NextGenFic that {{crossover}}s two franchises that superficially appear mismatching seeing they [[DemographicDissonantCrossover target different demographics]]. However, once one digs down enough, striking similarities will be found. To begin with, both ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' and ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' are [[ScienceFantasy fantasy with a dash of sci-fi]] worlds inhabited by magical-wielding people from different races. They are also part of dimensions with several other planets wandering out there and were brought to existence by gigantic deities who disappeared shortly after their creationist sprees -- respectively, the Titans and the Great Dragon. And, of course, a twisted version of them: Sargeras and the Shadow Phoenix. Heck, even the concept of a planet/land ravaged by power-hungry, teamed-up forces of evil is common ground. Domino on ''Winx Club's'' part and Argus, the Outland, and Silvermoon (to name a few) on ''World of Warcraft's'' side. For a more specific example (and exploited by ''Paradoxus''), Daphne, the nymph, has a [[MirrorCharacter backstory pretty similar to that of Sylvanas Windrunner]]: destroyed homeland, cruelly killed by [[TheDragon evil seconds in-command]], and raised as bodiless spirits to haunt the place.

* FanCreatedOffspring: As a NextGenFic, ''Paradoxus'' features the daughters of canonical characters from the two franchises (as well as those of original characters) as recurring characters at the very least. And, of course, the main trio is made of these.

*** As per ''World of Warcraft's'' tradition, Sylvanas, Galadwen, and Iladris [[FantasticRacism look down on other races]], especially humans.
*** The Tyrannus Division prioritizes the mission's goal over basically everything else. Deviating resources to save every goddamned victim is deemed as a waste (there are too many of them and the personnel is too scarce) that won't help win the war. Most of the cast belongs or is associated to this military branch.

''[[https://www.wattpad.com/story/19695699-paradoxus Paradoxus]]'' (by [[https://www.wattpad.com/user/Bloom_Farella Bloom_Farella]], [[https://www.wattpad.com/user/PhoenixDaybreak Daybreak]], Popsicle, and Crowgirl; plus [[https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/silvstardust Silvstardust]] as the official illustrator) is an ongoing NextGenFic that {{crossover}}s two franchises that superficially appear mismatching seeing they [[DemographicDissonantCrossover target different demographics]]. However, once one digs down enough, striking similarities will be found. To begin with, both ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' and ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' are [[ScienceFantasy fantasy with a dash of sci-fi]] worlds inhabited by magical-wielding people from different races. They are also part of dimensions with several other planets wandering out there and were brought to existence by gigantic deities who disappeared shortly after their creationist sprees -- respectively, the Titans and the Great Dragon. And, of course, a twisted version of them: Sargeras and the Shadow Phoenix. Heck, even the concept of a planet/land ravaged by power-hungry, teamed-up forces of evil is common ground. Domino on ''Winx Club's'' part and Argus, the Outland, and Silvermoon (to name a few) on ''World of Warcraft's'' side. For a more specific example (and exploited by ''Paradoxus''), Daphne, the nymph, has a [[MirrorCharacter backstory pretty similar to that of Sylvanas Windrunner]]: destroyed homeland, cruelly killed by [[TheDragon evil seconds in-command]], and raised as bodiless spirits to haunt the place.

[[https://www.wattpad.com/story/19695699-paradoxus ''Paradoxus'']] (by [[https://www.wattpad.com/user/Bloom_Farella Bloom_Farella]], [[https://www.wattpad.com/user/PhoenixDaybreak Daybreak]], Popsicle, and Crowgirl; plus [[https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/silvstardust Silvstardust]] as the official illustrator) is an ongoing NextGenFic that {{crossover}}s two franchises that superficially appear mismatching seeing they [[DemographicDissonantCrossover target different demographics]]. However, once one digs down enough, striking similarities will be found. To begin with, both ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' and ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' are [[ScienceFantasy fantasy with a dash of sci-fi]] worlds inhabited by magical-wielding people from different races. They are also part of dimensions with several other planets wandering out there and were brought to existence by gigantic deities who disappeared shortly after their creationist sprees -- respectively, the Titans and the Great Dragon. And, of course, a twisted version of them: Sargeras and the Shadow Phoenix. Heck, even the concept of a planet/land ravaged by power-hungry, teamed-up forces of evil is common ground. Domino on ''Winx Club's'' part and Argus, the Outland, and Silvermoon (to name a few) on ''World of Warcraft's'' side. For a more specific example (and exploited by ''Paradoxus''), Daphne, the nymph, has a [[MirrorCharacter backstory pretty similar to that of Sylvanas Windrunner]]: destroyed homeland, cruelly killed by [[TheDragon evil seconds in-command]], and raised as bodiless spirits to haunt the place.

* WeakBossStrongUnderlings: General Darko Laurent of the Tyrannus Division is not someone to scoff at. It just happens that his subordinates include the Winx Club (also known as the most powerful fairies of the dimension) and their [[FanCreatedOffspring daughters]]. It doesn't help that he's in a universe where women are more attuned to magic-wielding than men.

* IntercontinuityCrossover: ''Paradoxus'' is an exemplary case of RuleFifty because, as stated in the page description, it mixes two franchises that definitely don't belong to the same continuity and don't even target [[DemographicDissonantCrossover similar audiences]] -- ''Winx Club'' and ''World of Warcraft''. Again, YMMV about whether it's a WeirdCrossover, but its authors have made quite the effort to mesh both universes as seamlessly as you can get given the circumstances.

* OneWordTitle.

* EvilVersusEvil: The '[[spoiler: Trisha]] versus Eudora' conflict turned into this after the former crossed the DespairEventHorizon and started a RoaringRampageOfRevenge. Said rampage is outright villainous regardless of how justified it is and how much the people on the receiving end had it coming (those bastards betrayed their dimension for power and facilitated Eudora's invasion). Both of them have a high body count, lay waste while caring little for whoever gets caught in the crossfire, and have killed and tortured people to further their own twisted (respectively) goals/ideals. What morally lightens the former's actions and renders them a very dark gray is the fact that those atrocities succeeded in turning the tides of the war in the good guys' favor where everything else failed. Besides, it's not like she enjoys the suffering she has brought. She's merely too overcame with mourning and rage to think straight. And, to nail the coffin, [[spoiler: it turns out she was subtly maneuvered to do so by someone else]].

** Or that the mentors of the protagonist trio are all women -- Sylvanas trained Trisha to be a Dark Ranger, Galadwen oversaw Trisha's studies for the time travel, Veleera showed Stacy the ways of the Rogue, and Snotra made a fine swordswoman of Altalune.

* AltarDiplomacy: Bloom and Sky’s marriage helps lessen the animosity of Domino's people towards Eraklyon -- the latter betrayed the former at its hour of most need. It doesn't hurt Sky himself played a great role in Domino's restoration. Though not all of Domino's denizens are that ready to forgive the betrayal that trapped them in stone for almost two decades and turned their home into a frozen wasteland. The couple had two daughters, one to be the crown princess of each kingdom. With whichever daughter who had the Dragon's Flame being Domino's heiress.

* AwesomeButImpractical: Unless properly taught, runic magic is way too mana-draining to be consistently useful. Add to it that only people with Asser blood[[note]]Solaria, Whisperia, and Domino's royal families[[/note]] can make use of it. Sucks Trisha and Altalune's mother, aunt, and grandmother are all either dead or missing in action -- because, whenever they try to use runes, they get temporarily paralyzed from mana-depletion. Runic magic can, for all of these shortcomings, be used to predict the future (though vaguely), fuel overpowered elemental attacks, and produce epic weapons when carved into them.

* BlackAndGrayMorality: Black, gray, and every shade in-between.

%% * SadisticChoice
%% * SaveTheWorldClimax
%% * SchizoTech: Centauri Labs.
%% * ScyllaAndCharybdis: Daphne’s manipulations. Trisha’s unpopularity
%% * ShootTheMageFirst: On a planetary scale against Solaria.

%% * SnowMeansDeath
%% * SortingAlgorithOfMortality

%% * StoryArc: Time travel arc, Interludes, Revenge arc.

%% * SummonMagic: In this fic, valkyries from the [[Myth/NorseMythology Fólkvangr]] are females with Asser blood that died heroically during battle. And they can be summoned to fight by your side if you're a nymph (guardians with immortal souls who were created by the Great Dragon) and you're willing to pay with a good chunk of your soul's lifespan and sacrifice whatever happiness you may have in the remaining years. It also requires a ritual with very specific requirements. But, to compensate, the summoned valkyries are overpowered FragileSpeedsters who transcend death itself.
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* TeleportationWithDrawbacks: Interdimensional teleportation, especially if sudden, kill normal people if some preventive measures aren´t taken. Maybe because of a magic overdose (you need to channel lots of magic to pull on of these) or the suddenness of the travel disrupts too much a person's physiology. Thank God (or the Great Dragon, for that matter) Bloom is everything but normal. It was the healing powers of the Dragon's Flame that allowed her to survive being teleported from Eraklyon to Azeroth and have a broken arm as the only consequence. This differs from canon, where the trope was {{averted}} in the series and played straight in the comics where teleportation only causes migraines.
%% * ThickerThanWater: What ultimately motivated Altalune to start appreciating her sister.

%% * TookALevelInBadass: Bloom and Stella after being summoned as valkyries. Trisha, Altalune, and Stacy after their training with Sylvanas, Snotra, and Shandris respectively.
%% * TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Following Bloom's demise, her daughters have been forced to fight in the war and kill in cold blood (they started going to missions at 14-15). And they are not only ChildSoldiers but are YoungAndInCharge and, consequently, have been faced with [[SadisticChoice sadistic choices]] while waging the dimensional war. Trisha, especially, had to burn an entire city because it was so corrupted by Fel it was unsalvageable. Needless to say, this has deeply scarred their psyches to the point of them struggling to call on their fairy transformations (which are fueled by positive emotions). That's why we all saw Trisha finally losing it coming, we just didn't want to believe it until it happened.
%% * TrueArtIsAngsty

%% * VestigialEmpire: Solaria and Isis.
%% * VideoGameWeaponStats
%%* VillainsActHeroesReact
%%* WarFic.
%%* WarIsHell:

%% * WolfPackBoss: In the Climax, the heroines will have to encounter several bosses at the same time. Trisha, Altalune, and Stacy vs. the ancient Domino threat. Sylvanas, Bloom, and Stella (as valkyries) vs. Eudora Budarthil. Marion against the biggest fish.
%% * WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Later in the plot, [[spoiler: Trisha]] turns into one. This character has witnessed her own mother's assassination in a gruesome way while still being a little girl, has been through TrainingFromHell since then, has awful mental health (PTSD, SurvivorsGuilt, low self-esteem, and severe, chronic depression), is probably overworked, is hated by her people and has to wage a nearly lost war to protect those same people. The nail in the coffin happens when [[spoiler: her older sister is apparently lost/dead in the past]] and so, she decides to go on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge and die in the process, or kill herself once she has eliminated the last of her enemies.
%% * AWorldHalfFull

%% * NinetiesAntiHero: At the very least, Sylvanas and the main trio.

%% * TheAlliance: Atalune manages to reunite under one flag several of the scattered and war-worn kingdoms of Magix.

%% * AmazonBrigade: the Vakdrak. Tyrannus Division ({{downplayed}} since there are males but only as mooks).
%% * ArmyOfTheAges: As of the fic's climax, three generations of heroines have been gathered to fight again the [[WolfpackBoss villains]]. Up until a good chunk of the plot, the two older generations were either missing in action or death. It's {{downplayed}}. Marion and Daphne. Bloom and Stella. Trisha and Altalune.
%% * AristocratsAreEvil: Eraklyon and Domino’s nobilities helped Eudora invade Magix.
%% * AuthorityEqualsAssKicking: To be expected, given the franchises this fic crossovers.

%% * BenevolentMageRuler: Bloom, Stella, Aisha, and Nebula (Roxy ditched). Galadwen.
%% * BagOfSpilling: Galadwen lost her memories and experience when she went to a new timeline. That’s because Daphne erased her memories to charge her with her own but as visions.

%% * BirdsOfAFeather: Romantically: Iladris, and Altalune. Familywise: Gilliam and Flora, Zoe and Tecna, Bloom and her daughters.

* BloodSplatteredInnocents: [[spoiler: kid!Trisha]] witnesses Bloom and Stella’s death and, of course, gets all splattered by their blood. This causes her to develop a trauma; in her broken psyche, her hands will forever be stained with her mother’s blood. A symbol of her perceived weakness and her greatest failure.
%% * BrokenPedestal: Flora, Daphne, and Galadwen are secretly manipulative. Altalune berates Daphne when she learns about it.
%% * CainAndAbel: {{Zigzagged}} with Trisha and Daphne.
%% * CastCalculus

%% * CivilWarVsArmaggedon
%% * CivilWarcraft: Solaria’s and Eraklyon’s internal wars. Though they didn’t know at the time about the Burning Legion.
%% * TheChessmaster: Daphne. Galadwen.
%% * ChildrenForcedToKill.
%% * LesCollaborateurs: The Council of Rocalucce and the nobility of, at least, Eraklyon, Domino, and Solaria.
%% * ConservationOfNinjutsu
%% * ContinuingIsPainful

%% * DaylightHorror: The Burning Legion. Don't know if I should mention it since it doesn't differ from canon.

%% * DecadentCourt

%% * DisproportionateRetribution: What the Trix did to Trisha.
%% * DivergentCharacterEvolution: Trisha, Altalune, and Stacy. Sylvanas and Daphne. Eudora and Galadwen.
%% * DownerBeginning
%% * DramaPreservingHandicap: Trisha cannot access the full potential of the Dragon’s Flame despite having inherited it from her mother. Well, actually from her sister, since the Flame went to Altalune but being the independent rebel she is, she rejected it. In any case, poor Trisha is way too traumatized and full of self-loathing to have enough positive emotions to fuel her magic and has to conform with her admittedly prodigious intelligence and Dark Ranger training. If she could use the Flame, it's implied her life would have been a tad easier -- from getting at least some approval from Domino's people to not having to resort to such [[SadisticChoice brutal means]] at waging the war.
%% * DrivingQuestion: What exactly happened when Bloom and Stella died?
%% * DungeonPunk: As per ''World of Warcraft's'' tradition.

%% * ElitesAreMoreGlamurous: Tyrannus Division.

%% * EvilPlan

%% Unless, of course, if you transcend death or are Marion, the {{Ace}}.

%% * FantasticNamingConvention: The -dís termination for nymphs and the Flame's bearers. And, of course, the fan-created transformation of the Etherix keeps the canonical tendency to terminate in -ix virtually everything.

%%* FeministFantasy:
%% * FinalSolution: What Eudora did to Solaria's witches/fairies of light.

** The time we have flash-forwarded in Magix (from ''Winx Club'') is easier to keep track of. When Bloom gets forcefully teleported to Azeroth, it's been 5 years after Domino's restoration which would make about a year after the sixth season[[note]] ''Paradoxus'' doesn't take into account later seasons because they weren't aired yet[[/note]]. The course of time is slower in Magix than in Azeroth, so between first contact with Azeroth and the actual present only 18 years rolled by.

%% * GoodIsNotNice: Flora and the mini Winx. Galadwen and Daphne.

%%* GovermentInExile: Solaria.

%% * HopelessWar
%% * HopeSpot

** ALL of the children the Winx had are female. Every. Single. One. Of. Them. {{Justified|Trope}}, though, because all of the Winx were gifted (or, in Daphne's case, already had) a spark of the Dragon's Flame. It's stated in-universe said power is passed on matrilineally, so every person with even a mere spark of it is going to have a female firstborn. Of course, only Bloom's daughters will actually inherit it, but her friends and sister have been affected by the Flame neveretheless.

* KilledOffForReal: {{Played with}}. Some deaths will cause the branching of the timeline so two alternate ones end up being created. One where the characters died and another, out of the time travelers reach, where the characters lived. Such is a nearly impossible feat and, in either case, the characters are effectively killed off and will remain like that. Other deaths, however, are mere collateral damages and thus, can [[{{Subversion}} subvert]] this trope if someone bothers themself to travel to the past and prevent said deaths from happening. [[spoiler: Bloom and Stella's are the former case and play this trope straight. Meanwhile, Altalune, Trisha, and Stacy's are also a {{subversion}} since they died in the original timeline and were saved by Daphne's medling]].

%% * LockedOutOfTheLoop: Daphne's manipulations.

%% * MagicalGirlWarrior: everyone, but in different flavors.
%% * MagicalGirlGenreDeconstruction: Kind of. More like a Winx Club deconstruction.
%% * TheManBehindTheMan: Daphne for Galadwen and Flora. Eudora for Diaspro.

** When comparing themselves to run-of-the-mill Alfea students, the protagonist trio [[DiscussedTrope reaches this conclusion]]. On the one hand, the three are mourning their mothers, soldiering grueling training in Azeroth, and engaging in their first battles as teenagers. On the other hand, the students of Alfea, Red Fountain, and Cloud Tower get it easy with a lackluster magical instruction and only worrying about their grades and the Miss Magix beauty contest. Wanna guess who are elite soldiers and who were slaughtered by the Burning Legion?

%%* NeverTheSelvesShallMeet

%% About one-third into the plot, Harmony gets promoted from fairy to X.

* OurNymphsAreDifferent: ''Winx Club's'' nymphs show already a fair amount of discrepancies with the Greek nymphs. Instead of being very minor deities (if they can even be called that) tied to some natural aspect such as trees or water, they are the most powerful fairies across all dimensions and the rulers of said dimensions' fates after the Great Dragon's disappearance. Also, all of them harbored the Dragon's Flame during their lifetimes. In ''Paradoxus'', however, they draw more from the Ainur from the ''Literature/LordOfTheRings'' than their canon counterparts. They were still created by the Great Dragon's thoughts, but they also represent one aspect of magic (light, time, shadows...). Furthermore, their souls are immortal and will reincarnate from time to time (mostly to fix messes) while remembering each iteration unless they are in peace with themselves so they can choose not to.

%% * PayEvilUntoEvil.

%% * PowerCreepPowerSweep: {{Averted}}.

%% * ThePowerOfHate: Trisha's RoaringRampageOfRevenge might have been fueled by UnstoppableRage, but it’s long-harbored hatred that feds her revenge against Eudora -- the woman behind her mother's assassination and the one who brought hell to Magix in the shape of the Burning Legion ''and'' the Undead Plague. That’s why she was able to carefully plan her path to debilitate Eudora’s grip on Magix by destroying strategic points and eliminating key individuals.
%% and later lay lots of tricks in her battle against her. Trisha still loses, though, because FailureIsTheOnlyOption.
%% * RedHerring

%% Please sort the examples in the order they appear in the story.
%% RE: They are already sorted in that order.

[[https://www.wattpad.com/story/19695699-paradoxus ''Paradoxus'']] (by [[https://www.wattpad.com/user/Bloom_Farella Bloom_Farella]], [[https://www.wattpad.com/user/PhoenixDaybreak Daybreak]], Popsicle, and Crowgirl; plus [[https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/silvstardust Silvstardust]] as the official illustrator) is an ongoing NextGenFic that {{crossover}}s two franchises that superficially appear mismatching seeing they [[DemographicDissonantCrossover target different demographics]]. However, once one digs down enough, striking similarities will be found. To begin with, both ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' and ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' are [[ScienceFantasy fantasy with a dash of sci-fi]] worlds inhabited by magical-wielding people from different races. They are also part of dimensions with several other planets wandering out there and were brought to existence by gigantic deities who disappeared shortly after their creationist sprees -- respectively, the Titans and the Great Dragon. And, of course, a twisted version of them: Sargeras and the Shadow Phoenix. Heck, even the concept of a planet/land ravaged by power-hungry, teamed-up forces of evil is common ground. Domino on ''Winx Club's'' part and Argus, the Outland, and Silvermoon (to name a few) on ''World of Warcraft's'' side. For a more specific example (and exploited by ''Paradoxus''), Daphne, the nymph, has a [[MirrorCharacters backstory pretty similar to that of Sylvanas Windrunner]]: destroyed homeland, cruelly killed by [[TheDragon evil seconds in-command]], and raised as bodiless spirits to haunt the place.

%%* FeministFantasy

%%* WarIsHell.

* WeakBossStrongUnderlings: General Darko Laurent of the Tyrannus Division is not someone to scoff at. It just happens that his subordinates include the Winx Club (also known as the most powerful fairies of the dimension) and their [[FanCreatedSpringoff daughters]]. It doesn't help that he's in a universe where women are more attuned to magic-wielding than men.

[[https://www.wattpad.com/story/19695699-paradoxus ''Paradoxus'']] (by [[https://www.wattpad.com/user/Bloom_Farella Bloom_Farella]], [[https://www.wattpad.com/user/PhoenixDaybreak Daybreak]], Popsicle, and Crowgirl) is an ongoing NextGenFic that {{crossover}}s two franchises that superficially appear mismatching seeing they [[DemographicDissonantCrossover target different demographics]]. However, once one digs down enough, striking similarities will be found. To begin with, both ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' and ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' are [[ScienceFantasy fantasy with a dash of sci-fi]] worlds inhabited by magical-wielding people from different races. They are also part of dimensions with several other planets wandering out there and were brought to existence by gigantic deities who disappeared shortly after their creationist sprees -- respectively, the Titans and the Great Dragon. And, of course, a twisted version of them: Sargeras and the Shadow Phoenix. Heck, even the concept of a planet/land ravaged by power-hungry, teamed-up forces of evil is common ground. Domino on ''Winx Club's'' part and Argus, the Outland, and Silvermoon (to name a few) on ''World of Warcraft's'' side. On a more specific example (and exploited by ''Paradoxus''), Daphne, the nymph, has a backstory pretty similar to that of Sylvanas Windrunner. Destroyed homeland, cruelly killed by [[TheDragon evil seconds in-command]], and raised as bodiless spirits to haunt the place.

In a very ''World of Warcraft'' fashion, ''Paradoxus'' follows a number of parallel plots that interact with each other, branch off, and ultimately converge. Furthermore, it stars an EnsembleCast made of both canonical and [[OriginalCharacter original]] characters -- most of the latter being FanCreatedOffspring. The [[PowerTrio main trio]] consists of Stacy (Stella's daughter) and Bloom's two daughters: big sister Daphne Altalune[[note]] who, from here on, will be referred by her middle name in order to avoid mistaking her with her aunt, Daphne, the nymph[[/note]] and little sister Trisha.

Alternatively, fairy [[MagicalGirl magical girls]] meet a CrapsackWorld RolePlayingGame. A DarkFic in all of its glory.

Alternatively, fairy [[MagicalGirl magical girls]] met a CrapsackWorld RolePlayingGame. A DarkFic in all of its glory.

** Given how upbeat and emphasizing about the PowerOfFriendship ''Winx Club'' is, one would think Bloom's daughters would be a massive {{aversion}} of this trope. However, Trisha and Atalune do more than play it straight, they take it UpToEleven due to them being stranged sisters since their mother died. They get physical with each other nearly every time they meet, weapons and magic included. As it is, they rarely pass time together unless there's some external reason to reunite them. In fact, Altalune has a rather toxic, jerkish coping mechanism by blaming Trisha for not being strong enough to protect their mother. The poor girl was only ten years at the time, so Altalune's attitude is totally uncalled for.

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%% * MiseryBuildsCharacter: When comparing themselves to run-of-the-mill Alfea students, the protagonist trio reaches this conclusion -- while they were mourning their mothers, soldiering grueling training in Azeroth, and engaging in their first battles as teenagers, the Alfea students of the past got it easy with a lackluster magical instruction and worrying about the Miss Magix. Also, pretty much why the main trio and the Winx women are so much more powerful than even the rest of the Tyrannus Division.

* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: The result of combining ''Winx Club's'' fairies with ''World of Warcraft's'' classes. Trisha is a Dark Ranger Fairy who wields a bow and employs two different types of fire magic (one arcane and one divine), shadow magic, and basic hunter skills. She shares this with the Vakdrak. Altalune is a Warrior Fairy with ice magic, a soul-eating sword, and knowledge of runes. Stacy is a Rogue Fairy who stabs people with daggers, commands two kinds of light magic (one elemental and one holy), and later starts believing in the Sacred Light like paladins and priests do.

* OneWordTitle

* TheRemnant: Whatever remains of the once-powerful kingdom of Solaria has sought refuge in Snorx, one of Domino's moons.

** Isis, Diaspro's homeworld, is renamed as Gemsler to better fit the kingdom's GemstoneAssault magic.
** The Bloomix transformation, whose name is openly disliked by the fandom, is called Armix in this fic. The explanation for the canonical name is that it was a spur of the moment due to the Winx not knowing it already existed under a different name.

* AltarDiplomacy: Bloom and Sky’s marriage helped to lessen the animosity of Domino's people towards Eraklyon -- the latter betrayed the former at its hour of most need. It doesn't hurt Sky himself played a great role in Domino's restoration. Though not all of Domino's denizens are that ready to forgive the betrayal that trapped them in stone for almost two decades and turned their home into a frozen wasteland. The couple had two daughters, one to be the crown princess of each kingdom. With whichever daughter who had the Dragon's Flame being Domino's heiress.