Tell me what you think of the prologue of this story :)
Great deeds such as slaying a dragon, saving a princess, and dying on the battlefield with glory oft becomes stories parents tell their children. Those stories are often passed down to their children, down to their grandchildren, and unto their great grandchildren until they turn into legends, and eventually, they become nothing but myths.
But this is not a story about great deeds.
This is the story of a king, and his immortal curse.
It all began when this king reclaimed his homeland from a dragon, along with twelve other members in his company. He was crowned king a few weeks after that, and he married a queen, who soon became the love of his life. His reign was prosperous and peaceful, and the king was happy and content with his life.
But happiness often lowers our defenses and makes us vulnerable.
Once evil began to spread on the land once more, it found its way to the king's heart. This evil corrupted his heart and made him lust for gold once again, making him corrupt with all his power. When the time came to fight this evil, fight he did -but not even its destruction can undo the damage that was done on the king's heart and mind.
The people thought that his greed and ignorance would go away along with the evil in the world, but it remained rooted in his heart, where even his wife cannot reach. The king eventually became delusional, and was disgusted with his wife. He thought that her attempts to get him away from work and towards food and their marriage bed are attempts to take his power away. So one day, he ordered for the queen to be stripped down to her skin and to be chained down in the center of the market plaza, where all can see. She was accused of treason, and was asked to confess it.
"The only treason I have committed against this kingdom is that I was not able to stop this poison that entered your heart." The queen said, and for that, she was shot straight at her heart. That was the last straw for his people and they rebelled against the king. They broke down the doors to the throne room and killed the king. They dumped his corpse in the same lake where the dragon that took his homeland rots. They crowned a new king, and life went on, the name of the king forbidden and forgotten in the kingdom he once ruled.
This did not happen without the surveillance of the gods, and they were furious, understanding, and merciful towards the king and his kingdom. The gods decided to bring upon them the end of the world, for desecrating their hero's corpse like that is a great offense, for no matter how evil the king was, he was a living being, and deserved respect, at least in his death. But they were rewarded for fighting against evil, so they were promised life after death.
For the king, he was punished for his evil acts, so the gods brought him back to life and promised him an eternal life, no matter what he tries to do. This will be his punishment and read, for he will watch his enemies and loved ones die. But the gods are merciful, so they granted an end to this suffering by promising him that he will meet his queen again in another time in another place, will have another name and another face. She will be his life and his death.
This, they promised him, and he has nothing to do but wait.