Sleeperson
Warrior of the tired ones.
Long, long ago long before Television was even thought of and before all the magic in the world had died, there lived a prince. Like many princes he was vain and selfish, but unlike many of them he was actually very beautiful despite his sadistic ways. This prince had once had a name, but long ago it had been forgotten, on his 17th birthday to be exact.. That night had been a dark stormy night, where the wind had howled and the rain pelted the roof tops like tiny bullets.
It was on that night an old beggar woman had been seeking shelter, arriving at the princess castle and begging for entry.The prince was quick to turn her away due to her ugliness, not wishing to see such a person in his castle . The beggar woman came back and asked the prince three times if she may stay and each time the prince turned her down, mocking her with cruelty. On the last attempt from the beggar after the prince had turned her down for the last time however, she transformed into a lovely fairy. Falling to his knees at her beauty the prince begged for a forgiveness he would not receive.
The fairy had saw how cold and empty the princes heart was and how ugly he was actually under his lovely face. So she changed him to a form that would suit exactly how ugly his own soul was. The young man transformed into a hideous beast like none had seen before. The rest of the residents of the castle fled, in fear of the beast believing that it had killed their prince, only a few members of the home who had witnessed what had happened stayed to attempt to help their prince.
As a last token the fairy gave the beast a rose, simple pure and lovely. Telling him that each year a flower would wilt away, once the flower was dead so would the beast be too, only if he found true love would the flower never wilt and the curse would lift leaving him to be able to return to his former form...
It was on that night an old beggar woman had been seeking shelter, arriving at the princess castle and begging for entry.The prince was quick to turn her away due to her ugliness, not wishing to see such a person in his castle . The beggar woman came back and asked the prince three times if she may stay and each time the prince turned her down, mocking her with cruelty. On the last attempt from the beggar after the prince had turned her down for the last time however, she transformed into a lovely fairy. Falling to his knees at her beauty the prince begged for a forgiveness he would not receive.
The fairy had saw how cold and empty the princes heart was and how ugly he was actually under his lovely face. So she changed him to a form that would suit exactly how ugly his own soul was. The young man transformed into a hideous beast like none had seen before. The rest of the residents of the castle fled, in fear of the beast believing that it had killed their prince, only a few members of the home who had witnessed what had happened stayed to attempt to help their prince.
As a last token the fairy gave the beast a rose, simple pure and lovely. Telling him that each year a flower would wilt away, once the flower was dead so would the beast be too, only if he found true love would the flower never wilt and the curse would lift leaving him to be able to return to his former form...
