Once upon a time, there was a nameless monster who embarked on a quest to find a name. After splitting into two, one part went west while the other continued south. After days of walking, the monster stumbled upon a village and encountered an elderly man named Mr. Blacksmith. The monster asked for his name, but Mr. Blacksmith demanded something in return. The monster offered to make him young and strong again, and the deal was struck. However, the monster grew hungry and ended up devouring Mr. Blacksmith, losing its name once more.
The monster repeated this cycle until it discovered a magnificent castle. Inside, it found a young, sick prince. The monster sensed potential in the boy and offered to make him well in exchange for his name. The prince agreed, and the monster entered his body. The queen noticed the prince's newfound strength and health. As time passed, the monster consumed an army of attackers, gaining the name "Great."
Leaving the castle, the now "Great Prince" encountered the other monster who had been traveling west. The Great Prince proudly declared his name, while the other monster remained nameless but content. The nameless monster walked away, and the Great Prince, still hungry, devoured the nameless monster, becoming complete once again. With a name and a sense of fulfillment, the Great Prince embraced his newfound happiness ..
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once there was a monster, nameless. it searched day and night in looks for a name. so the monster decided to split in two. one went west while the monster went south. the monster walked days on end until it came upon a village. While entering, the monster found an elderly man named Mr. Blacksmith.
The monster spoke to him, "Mr. Blacksmith, may I have your name?"
Seemingly so, a good man at bargaining in his trade of business, he replied, "No, you'll have to give me something for it", looking at the monster, unsure what a monster could possibly have of value, except magic, which interested the old man.
"I can make you strong, like a young man again, " the monster proposed.
The old man agreed, and the monster hopped into his mouth, and soon enough, he became the strongest man in the village.
But the monster was hungry, so one day, the monster ate the man from the insides out became nameless once again.
The monster repeated the story many times until one day. It walked upon a great castle full of many luxuries. While exploring the beautiful scenery about it, the monster came upon the young prince, a very small and sick boy. The monster could foresee a bright future for this boy and felt compelled to do more than console his ill spirit, so it whispered softly to the young boy,
"May I have your name, I can make you well! "
The boy, still young in his mind and wanton for a great life, wanted to bargain with possessing invincibility. The monster could give him more invincibility than any normal person could withstand, so they agreed.
Once again, the monster hoped into the boy's mouth.
"The prince looks a lot healthier! He is so strong and well," the Queen said.
The monster got hungry, but it waited because it liked living in the castle as a Prince. Starving, it finally ate an army of attackers who tried to infiltrate the cakes walls. His name became great.
The monster left the castle. He walked for days and nights until he came upon the monster who had been traveling west.
"I have a name now," the Great Prince said.
The other monster replied, "I am nameless, but I am happy."
The nameless monster turned away. The Great Prince was starving and devoured the other monster, but what was the point he was still so lonely and hungry, but atleast he had a name.
