Tale as Old as Time// Closed
Once upon a time, in a far underground land, a young prince lived in a fiery lair. Although he was all powerful and all popular, the prince was short tempered and harsh to all.
But then one celebrating night, an old woman came before him and offered him a single rose in return for shelter from a bitter enemy. Annoyed by her intrusion in his home, the prince sneered at the gift and turned the old woman away with a furious shout. But she warned him not to lose his temper, for tolerance is key. And when he dismissed her again, the old woman's ugliness melted away to reveal a beautiful Enchantress.
The prince tried to apologize, but it was too late, for she had seen that there was no kindness in his heart. And as punishment, She transformed him into a hideous monster and tossed him up onto the surface into a cursed castle along with all who knew him. Ashamed of his hideous form, the monster concealed himself inside his castle with a magic mirror as his only window to the outside world. The rose she had offered was truly an enchanted rose, which would bloom and burn in a low cooling for many years.
If he could learn to control his fierce temper and find someone who accepted him before the last blazing petal fell, then the spell would be broken. If not, he would be doomed to remain an ugly monster for all time. As the years passed, He fell into despair and lost all hope.
For who could ever learn to love... A monster?