There's two kinds of people in this world.
Leaders and followers.
I've always been a leader, I've always had pride in what I did.
That's just my nature.
In my mind I used to believe that no one was over me. I was supreme.
That's just how I was raised. That's how I was destined to be.
I was going to be king one day. I always knew it.
Now I'm not even fit to leave this castle in the sunlight. I'm hideous. I'm ruthless. I can't control my anger in this form.
This body is like a prison for me. It amplifies how I feel. It hurts me. As if replaying ever single thing I've ever done wrong in my life.
I can't change. I was raised like this.
Everything changed on that night, it was snowing. My servants were running around, fixing everything. My fathers return was going to be tomorrow.
He'd been away because he'd gotten sick during the cold season and was going to return after treatment in another country, I'd heard in letters it d been good. I was waiting for him eagerly. He was the only parent I had. I cherished him because my mother had been killed at an early age. Even though he was the king he always made sure I was on the right path. I loved him and I wanted to be just like him.
It's my fault he's dead now.
Looking back on that night, when I opened the door what I saw was just average boy. He was no older than his teens years, the wind was blowing and there was a pile of snow on his hair. I hadn't answered the door myself, one of the bishops did, but when they told me that someone had arrived without even listening I immediately got up thinking it was my fathers squad. It wasn't.
Just a brown headed teen aged boy and a old man. He had a long beard. I was disappointed.
It wasn't my father. Just commoners. I was irritated.
I remained quiet averting my gaze into the disappointment in front of me.
The brunette kid spoke first.
"H-Hi...can my father and I please stay the night...? We aren't used to this weather and my father has fallen ill. I don't think he'll make it through the night. I'm afraid, I'm so afraid. Please." The boy spoke. I smacked my lips at him.
"You think you're the only one with problems? Do you see this castle? This castle isn't fit for people like you. People who rely on a stranger to just let you stay in their sanctuary. The world isn't kind, little boy. I don't give a fuck about your father. I don't care that you barely have on clothes that support the cold. That was your choice, this was the path you took. Find shelter somewhere else. I'm not responsible for you. Leave at once." I said without hesitation. I didn't care.
The boy dropped to his knees. He wrapped his arms around my ankles. I wanted to kick him. I didn't. He was crying at this point, big blue eyes shedding tears. The old man looked like he was about to cry as well. I shook my head.
"I know you heard me. You're almost an adult. Don't make me call someone. Leave at once. You think you can just throw this pity party for yourself." I said averting my glance.
The boy let go of me and stood up and looked me in the eyes.
"You disgust me. You seriously won't let us inside. I'm going to have to punish you." I heard a female voice said coming out of the boy. I squinted. The fuck?
He transformed into a beautiful blonde enchantress. I face-palmed. I knew I was fucked. It was an enchantress. They plagued our land testing our morality.
She spoke to me.
"Apologize to me. Get on your knees." She said.
"Fuck that. I don't owe anyone shit. Especially not you." I said standing my ground. She smiled.
"You're a beautiful young man. Long flowing blonde hair and such a handsome face, you're build is really good as well. You've got everything, except on the inside you're nothing but a beast, I see anger in your eyes. I'll make you into a beast." She said as if making up her mind.
"Go ahead bitch. I don't even fucking care." I said grabbing her hand and pointing it at me. She was afraid for one second but then she smiled. She changed me into a beast. I roared and clawed at that bitch pulling her by the hair and slamming her onto the wall. I left a huge scar mark on the enchantress' face. She made me into a beast to try and prove some shit. But she's not leaving here alive. That's what I was thinking.
From the inside of the castle I could hear the servants freaking out and talking about what had happened. I sighed. The witch was on the ground bleeding. I stepped on her with my newly large clawed feet. She cried out.
After she couldn't move I dung my claws through her chest. She screamed, everyone inside cringed. I didn't blink once. I took my claw out of her. He cries stopped.
"Y-Y...ou...shall NEVER. Be happy."
"Whatever bitch, watch me eat a piece of cake after I'm done with you." I said not even flinching at the blood that came out of her.
"I...p-place a CURSE. UPON THIS CASTLE." She yelled. Before she could wave her hand I stabbed her again.
She whispered something and then her eyes fell dead. She was disintegrating. At first she was escaping but I felt her spirit leave.
I sighed. Suddenly I changed back into a human.
I took a deep sigh. I looked down to see all of my clothes were shredded. I walked back inside shirtless.
All of my servants were inside quiet at what they just saw. I smiled. They smiled.
"Crazy shit out there right?" I said with a laugh.
They tried to hold back their laughter in fear of the magic they couldn't help themselves. The night went on. My father returned home but...Soon after that I felt extremely tired.
I went to bed.
When I had awoken it was still night. But there was a glowing light in my room that I never seen before. It was a rose. Floating in a strange container. I looked at it and then walked over to it.
Letters appeared in midair, and I knew this had something to do with the bitch I just killed.
It read this :
"Prideful young man. I see that looks are not something that you care about. You have killed me but my spirit has not left this world. You are still a beast, as soon as the sun hits your skin you will transform. What you love in this world will die. To transform back you need to love and be loved in return. You have until your 21st birthday. Perish, no one will ever love you. Goodbye, have fun.
~Love, Roll the enchantress."
Something I love will perish. All I could think about was my father. I walked into the east wing where his chambers were, I was right. My father laid dead there. The guards had been in there calling for medical help. My father died. I was angry. More angry than I'd ever been in my life.
She said I had until my 21st birthday.
That was next year.
I had to fall in love? God knows I didn't love the girls I'd slept with at those masquerade balls. God knows I didn't love those suitors that were set up my father and other kings trying to auction off their daughter. This wasn't gonna happen.
I was okay with that. I didn't need love I convinced myself.
The next 6 months were hard for me. I inherited my fathers crown. But I could only make appearances at night.
This started a rumor among the people in the kingdom. I didn't care but it was bad press.
I want them to be able to trust me. Still I was doing an exceptional job and I knew it.
My servants had already seen my beast form. There were reliable and they'd been with my family line for a longtime, none of them spoke a word.
Still I was worried. I was still young and it was all up to me. This whole land was up to me.
I handled it though, and I just kept going.
I didn't have any hope that I would try and fall in love. I just wanted to make my father proud from the afterlife.
One day I'd gotten a letter from a travelling journalist who went by the name of X. He said he'd show up at the castle for an interview. We gave him a time limit and a middle of the night time when he could see me.
I thought it was a good idea. The people could know more about me then. It was all swell. All swell I thought. But at this point, this is where the real story starts.
My name is Zero, ruler of the land monstropolis, this is how an not careful thinking changed my whole life.
To be continued.
Alright so it's started. I said I'd do this one awhile back, so with my free time lets try to complete this in one day! OOOOOO kill em.
Seriously. I'm serious. The next upload should be in a hour or two.
Review and all that stuff and stuff.
-That frog.
The rest of the fanfiction is in X's POV.
