The Stone Queen

Grim Tales: The Stone Queen is the fourth installment in the Grim Tales series by Elephant Games.

Anna is running out of gas just as her car reaches Stoneville. The legends of this mining town claim that a woman called the Stone Queen protects the miners, and as it happens, Anna's nephew is in the town. But for some reason, the mines are all closed and people are turning to stone, and it's up to Anna to find out what happened and put things back to rights.

Plot
"It's unthinkable the way fate has brought me and my nephew together! I've missed him so much. I should definitely meet him, since it appears that he's living here. The last time I saw him, he was so little." Anna is at the town of Stoneville looking for gas when she sees a girl is turned into stone by a mysterious woman. To find an answer, she explores the town and learns that her nephew, Brandon is also in Stoneville. Anna finds him unconscious in a hospital with his uncle, Oliver, who explains everything to her. Oliver was the mayor until Dennis Sheldon appeared and claimed his rights to property and mines in Stoneville. Brandon tried to stop Sheldon, who planned to demolish the town. After Sheldon shot Brandon, the Stone Queen appeared and turned everyone in town into stone. To help Brandon and the town, Anna decides to go to the Stone Kingdom to meet the Stone Queen.

In the Stone Kingdom, Anna is trapped in the underground tomb by the Stone Queen. After escaping her wrath, Anna explores the city and manages to enter the palace. The Stone Queen promises to turn the town back to normal if Anna saves her sweetheart - who turns out to be Brandon. Anna has to find a flower of life, the mysterious flower hidden in the old city as its pollen is the important ingredient for Brandon's potion. With the help of the Stone Kingdom citizens, Anna finds a way to the old city where she meets the ghost of Harmony, mother of the Stone Queen. She warned Anna not to take the flower for herself because it is the center of the kingdom. If she does, she could endanger the entire city.

After Anna saves him, Brandon and the Stone Queen reunite, but their joy doesn't last long when Sheldon appears and takes the flower of life, which he needs to make an immortality potion. What he doesn't know is that if the person outside the Stone Kingdom takes the flower, the person will become the part of flower essence and the flower will turn into the enchanted animals. Anna successfully neutralizes the animals and collects the petals while Sheldon falls to his death. Anna restores the flower and saves the day. Oliver resumes his post and the mayor of Stoneville. Brandon and the Stone Queen are happily reunited.

Bonus Chapter
The happiness of Brandon and the Stone Queen is cut short when the Stone Queen's brother appears and captures the Stone Queen. To help her, Anna and Brandon follow them to the Stone Kingdom where one of the golem guards is destroying the palace. Queen Harmony explains that her son was a kind boy, but he changed after returning from the deep caves. He tried to overthrow his father but he couldn't defeat the Stone King. He was imprisoned with dark golem guards in the deepest part of the kingdom. Queen Harmony asks Anna to save her son. Anna searches the town and learns that the prince is possessed by Orokh, the demon of envy and anger sealed in a black stone. To rescue the Stone Queen and her brother, Anna neutralizes the golem guards and destroys the black stone, freeing the prince from Orokh's possession.

Characters

 * Anna: Brandon's aunt whose car runs out of gas in front of Stoneville.
 * Stone Queen: Stoneville's protector who is now out for revenge.
 * Brandon Gray: Anna's nephew who happens to be in the town.
 * Oliver Gray: Brandon's uncle and former mayor of Stoneville.
 * Dennis Sheldon: genius scientist, notorious businessman and the current mayor of Stoneville.
 * Queen Harmony: Stone Queen's mother.
 * Stone Queen's brother (bonus chapter): a prince who was imprisoned a long time ago.

Trivia

 * This is the first game in which Anna doesn't have to go through anyone's "memories".
 * Sadly, Brandon and the Stone Queen later break up because of their differences.