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Author's note: This is the beginning of a wonderful fairy tale.or a horrible one. Please R&R and please don't kill me, I'm still a new writer!
~ A Walk In The Dark Forest ~
When Prince Kaede was only 7 years old, the king remarried a new and beautiful queen. This new queen was very obsessed with her beauty that she inherited a magical mirror, which tells her everything that she needs to know and the mirror never lies. Every single free moment, she would repeat the same the routine of inquiring the mirror of her beauty, which goes something like this:
"Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?"
"Thou, queen, art the fairest of all the fair." The mirror would answer her, and she would be glad the whole day. This she must repeat to satisfy her heart for she could not bear to think that anyone could surpass her beauty.
But she was wrong; for Prince Kaede grew more and more beautiful each passing day and the king began to pay more attention to his heir than to the queen. At the age of 17, the prince was as bright as day for his skin was as white as snow, his hair as black as a raven and his eyes were as blue as sapphires. This the queen found out when the mirror answered her differently on one particular day,
"Thou, queen may'st fair and beauteous be, but Prince Kaede is lovelier far than thee!"
When she heard these words, she turned pale with rage and green with envy. She called to one of the huntsman and said, "Take Kaede away into the woods and kill him there that I may never see him again. As proof, bring me his heart soaked in his blood."
But the huntsman replied, "Your Majesty, the king has ordered not to let the prince out of the palace unless he is with him. We cannot disobey the king."
"But you are disobeying the queen, which is more or less like disobeying the KING himself. So do as I say or I will have your head!"
And so the huntsman had no choice but to do as he was told. It was on Kaede's 17th birthday that the huntsman brought him to the woods for the first time in his life to go hunting. Kaede would have preferred to stay in the palace, but curiosity got the better of him and so he joined him. They walked through the woods and they began to penetrate deeper and deeper in the woods when the huntsman halted to rest awhile.
While resting, Kaede explored the grounds, marvelling at the wonders of nature. With his back turned, he didn't see the huntsman unsheathing his knife, ready to stab him. All of a sudden, 4 big, black crows came swooping in, scratching and pecking the huntsman until the huntsman flee away with fright, forgetting his task, and ending up buying a bull's heart to show to the queen so as not to be executed.
Kaede was now left alone in the woods. The scene, which took him by surprise, frightens him tremendously, causing him to run deeper into the woods. Not knowing his way, he eventually got lost. He kept on running deeper into the woods until he finally ran out of breath. Tired, he collapsed under a cherry blossom tree and rested. He was tired, hungry, cold and all alone, but he kept his faith up, wishing for better luck. As he closed his eyes, he heard fluttering wings above his head. The very same crows, which attacked the huntsman, perched upon the tree where Kaede rested.
"Ah, that was some good entertainment just now, wasn't it? Did you see his face when we burst in front of him?" the 1st crow asked.
"Oh yes indeed. What a chicken! And we're just crows! But did see the young, pale boy with him?" asked the 2nd.
"The man looks as though he would kill the poor boy. He had a knife in his hand. I hope he is alright." Replied the 3rd.
"I wonder where he is now? If he can't find shelter tonight, he is sure to be dinner for the beast of the forest." The 4th said in a worried tone.
"Not unless he finds the castle in the East. There he can find both shelter and companions." Said the 1st and with that, the crows flew away.
Hearing this, Kaede found new hope and strength. He stood up and began his long walk through the dark forest. Deeper and deeper he penetrated to the East but ha still couldn't see any castle. Evil eyes glared at him but none would harm him for he was too beautiful a creature to harm. Kaede felt scared and lonely but he is not one who would show it. He was about to give up hope when he stumbled upon a stony path, partly covered by overgrown thorns. He guessed that the path would lead to a building and so he followed it. As he walked on, he entered into a huge curtain of shrubberies and thorns, which scratched and pricked him badly. His blood oozed out warmly from his wounds and soon he was covered with blood. He nearly collapsed there and could have died when, behold, in front of his misty eyes stood an old, wrecked castle. A surge of relief overwhelmed his body as he strode up to the castle drawbridge.
He entered through the opened drawbridge and upon entering the gate beholds a wondrous sight. A garden of 2 seasons filled with beautiful flowers met his blue foxy eyes. He walked through this wonderful world, enjoying the scenery, until he reached a great oak door. He knocked but found, to his amazement, that the door was not locked and the door moved at his touch. It was dark inside, but as he stepped in, candles on the walls burst into flames revealing a long hallway, with no end. Upon seeing the length of the hallway, he fainted with exhaustion, only to be caught by a pair of strong arms.
Author's note: Sorry for such a long chapter. I know this is such a drag and a boring fic to read. Sumimasen!
Author's note: This is the beginning of a wonderful fairy tale.or a horrible one. Please R&R and please don't kill me, I'm still a new writer!
~ A Walk In The Dark Forest ~
When Prince Kaede was only 7 years old, the king remarried a new and beautiful queen. This new queen was very obsessed with her beauty that she inherited a magical mirror, which tells her everything that she needs to know and the mirror never lies. Every single free moment, she would repeat the same the routine of inquiring the mirror of her beauty, which goes something like this:
"Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?"
"Thou, queen, art the fairest of all the fair." The mirror would answer her, and she would be glad the whole day. This she must repeat to satisfy her heart for she could not bear to think that anyone could surpass her beauty.
But she was wrong; for Prince Kaede grew more and more beautiful each passing day and the king began to pay more attention to his heir than to the queen. At the age of 17, the prince was as bright as day for his skin was as white as snow, his hair as black as a raven and his eyes were as blue as sapphires. This the queen found out when the mirror answered her differently on one particular day,
"Thou, queen may'st fair and beauteous be, but Prince Kaede is lovelier far than thee!"
When she heard these words, she turned pale with rage and green with envy. She called to one of the huntsman and said, "Take Kaede away into the woods and kill him there that I may never see him again. As proof, bring me his heart soaked in his blood."
But the huntsman replied, "Your Majesty, the king has ordered not to let the prince out of the palace unless he is with him. We cannot disobey the king."
"But you are disobeying the queen, which is more or less like disobeying the KING himself. So do as I say or I will have your head!"
And so the huntsman had no choice but to do as he was told. It was on Kaede's 17th birthday that the huntsman brought him to the woods for the first time in his life to go hunting. Kaede would have preferred to stay in the palace, but curiosity got the better of him and so he joined him. They walked through the woods and they began to penetrate deeper and deeper in the woods when the huntsman halted to rest awhile.
While resting, Kaede explored the grounds, marvelling at the wonders of nature. With his back turned, he didn't see the huntsman unsheathing his knife, ready to stab him. All of a sudden, 4 big, black crows came swooping in, scratching and pecking the huntsman until the huntsman flee away with fright, forgetting his task, and ending up buying a bull's heart to show to the queen so as not to be executed.
Kaede was now left alone in the woods. The scene, which took him by surprise, frightens him tremendously, causing him to run deeper into the woods. Not knowing his way, he eventually got lost. He kept on running deeper into the woods until he finally ran out of breath. Tired, he collapsed under a cherry blossom tree and rested. He was tired, hungry, cold and all alone, but he kept his faith up, wishing for better luck. As he closed his eyes, he heard fluttering wings above his head. The very same crows, which attacked the huntsman, perched upon the tree where Kaede rested.
"Ah, that was some good entertainment just now, wasn't it? Did you see his face when we burst in front of him?" the 1st crow asked.
"Oh yes indeed. What a chicken! And we're just crows! But did see the young, pale boy with him?" asked the 2nd.
"The man looks as though he would kill the poor boy. He had a knife in his hand. I hope he is alright." Replied the 3rd.
"I wonder where he is now? If he can't find shelter tonight, he is sure to be dinner for the beast of the forest." The 4th said in a worried tone.
"Not unless he finds the castle in the East. There he can find both shelter and companions." Said the 1st and with that, the crows flew away.
Hearing this, Kaede found new hope and strength. He stood up and began his long walk through the dark forest. Deeper and deeper he penetrated to the East but ha still couldn't see any castle. Evil eyes glared at him but none would harm him for he was too beautiful a creature to harm. Kaede felt scared and lonely but he is not one who would show it. He was about to give up hope when he stumbled upon a stony path, partly covered by overgrown thorns. He guessed that the path would lead to a building and so he followed it. As he walked on, he entered into a huge curtain of shrubberies and thorns, which scratched and pricked him badly. His blood oozed out warmly from his wounds and soon he was covered with blood. He nearly collapsed there and could have died when, behold, in front of his misty eyes stood an old, wrecked castle. A surge of relief overwhelmed his body as he strode up to the castle drawbridge.
He entered through the opened drawbridge and upon entering the gate beholds a wondrous sight. A garden of 2 seasons filled with beautiful flowers met his blue foxy eyes. He walked through this wonderful world, enjoying the scenery, until he reached a great oak door. He knocked but found, to his amazement, that the door was not locked and the door moved at his touch. It was dark inside, but as he stepped in, candles on the walls burst into flames revealing a long hallway, with no end. Upon seeing the length of the hallway, he fainted with exhaustion, only to be caught by a pair of strong arms.
Author's note: Sorry for such a long chapter. I know this is such a drag and a boring fic to read. Sumimasen!