II. The Prince of Gold and Blood
A forest away from a small feudal land run by peculiar beliefs and traditions is a proud empire founded from gold and blood. Its princes and princesses are raised and taught that the greatest kindness is to share their prosperity to the other lands- an extremely twisted lie to ensure the centuries of conquest and domination.
For centuries, this continued.
Until once upon a time, a wise woman cursed the only heir of the Tao family- the only heir of the empire's ruling family.
"You proud Tao… you shall be no more. Your line shall be no more. You tell of sharing your prosperity to the other lands? Then know this! For that hypocrisy, I place this curse on you! Your Prince… your greatest pride… shall be your greatest shame! He shall share your prosperity no more. Every life you took and will take, he shall pay for it with his very own. He shall never die even if he wishes for it. He shall become the beast that you are; he will kill and he will crave every minute of it. He shall wander and he shall never find sanctuary. Let the moon be the witness and the warden of this curse! Let this curse burn for centuries as your hypocrisy burns the same!"
The emperor laughed at the wise woman's words. He believed it was a mere joke. But his laughter soon turned to regret and sorrow.
For on his very watch, his son turned into a beast.
The boy, in his predatory form, escaped by jumping out of his window under the light of the full moon.