If I told you a story with the following plot-lines:

1. once upon a time, there was a royal brother and sister who were long separated from each other
2. with the help of a male friend, the brother escaped from death and went on a distant journey
3. the sister became the guardian of an object of special importance
4. the sister was trapped in an ominous center of death
5. the brother and male friend were captured and brought to that place of death
6. the siblings were thus finally reunited, but they still did not recognize each other
7. the siblings and their friend were joined together in a common mission under supernatural guidance
8. the siblings and their friend narrowly escaped death after being pursued by an evil ruler

…would you say that you know the story? The author? Are you sure?

And if I told you another story with these plot-lines:

1. once upon a time, there was a man and his faithful male companion who fled from danger and embarked on an adventure
2. their quest took them on a distant journey to find and steal a sacred artifact
3. that sacred artifact was kept in an ominous temple devoted to the god of death where gruesome human sacrifices were done
4. the two male travelers were unexpectedly joined by a female on their adventure
5. the adventurers were captured and were on the verge of being sacrificed
6. the group of three together escaped the temple with the sacred artifact
7. the evil ruler pursued them, but they miraculously got away and survived
8. they returned the sacred artifact to its rightful home and returned home themselves

…would you say that you know the story? The author? Are you sure?

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