Once upon a time, there was a vast and prosper kingdom called Hyrule. In this kingdom, there was a prince that was very kind and selfless, and was quite well known for his fencing skills and incredible marksmanship. Hyrule's fields were always flourished and green, the forests were abounding and spry, and the crystal-blue waters sparkled.
However, there was a less fortunate land abutting Hyrule. It was an unforgiving and heinous land, a desert whose winds brought biting sand grains and was devoid of life other than the thieves that prevailed there. The king of the desert thieves was envious of Hyrule and its vibrant lands, and resented the prince and his benevolent ways.
One day, he devised a plan to try and extirpate the kingdom and do away with the prince. Knowing of the princes' kindhearted reputation, he used dark magic to turn himself into a senile old man and went to the castle on a particularly foul and bitter night. After knocking on the door, the prince opened the door to reveal a haggard old man, soaked from the chilling rain.
"May I please have a room for the night?" begged the old man. "I was trying to reach my child's home before nightfall, but alas, this dreadful storm hit." The prince the flashed a charming smile, then replied, "Of course my good sir! Please, feel free to stay and rest as long as you need!" The king-turned-old man then followed the prince to the chambers that the servants were preparing.
Once they reached the hall outlying the chambers, the old man turned back into the dark king, and shouted to the shocked prince, "My people live in a scorching and unforgiving desert with a repulsive and piggish man for a king while yours all have their little happily-ever afters with an admirable prince! Let's see how happy they are with a terrifying and beastly prince!"
With that, the evil king turned the prince into a blue-eyed wolf. Laughing hysterically, the evil king took off with the canine fast in pursuit. The prince-turned-wolf thought it best that that the curse would dispel if he killed the evil sorcerer. The wolf, which had caught up with the wizard, then tackled the evil sovereign and tore him apart. Unfortunately for the prince, killing the king did not change him back.
Suddenly, the prince saw a shining golden light and heard the ethereal voices of the goddesses talking to him. "Brave prince, you need not worry too much. Because of your good deeds in the past, we will bend this curse, but only you can break it. Instead of remaining a wolf, you will sporadically change between human and beast. We three goddesses cannot bend the spell for all time, as the power we lend to you will run out at some point. To time our power, we give you this magical rose. Before the last petal falls from this rose, a girl must fall in love with you, and you must love her in return. Only then, the spell will be broken. If not, the spell will become permanent, and you will lose your human form and be domed to remain a wolf for the rest of your days."
The voices then disappeared and left the prince alone to his fate. Once the prince turned back to a human, he took the enchanted rose and stored it in a glass case, its delicate beauty giving off an ethereal glimmer. The inhabitants of the kingdom grew afraid of the princes' wolf self, and soon moved away, leaving Hyrule barren and dull. As the years past, the prince fell into despair, as no one could love a monster.