Once upon a time, in a far away land, there was a king that possessed great wealth and lived in a castle with his family consisting of five sons and two daughters. On the outside they all seemed very happy, the king and the queen were considered noble people that had everything anyone could ever imagine.
But the king was plagued by resentment. Everyone in the castle knew the evil in his wrath and feared him. The king enjoyed the vanity he felt when he inflicted pain on his people.
But he hated his third son who was not his blood with a passion. And every day he would try to make his son's life miserable.
The third son grew tired of all the pain and misery he suffered at the hands of his father. One night in a fit of rage he took a sword and stabbed his father, piercing his heart. The queen, who loved the king dearly, cursed the son and the rest of the people in the castle in her agony.
She turned the son into a monster. A beast that was feared by everyone. But she made a mistake, not knowing that there was indeed a way out.
Only true love full of compassion and selflessness could break the curse that was bestowed upon them.
The son lost all hope for that day never seemed to come. He deemed himself as unloveable.
Believing that he shall forever remain in darkness.