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And so each princess once again returned to The Blood Rose.
"I wish to be the greatest ruler the Dark Realm has ever seen," said the older sister.
"I wish for my love to be able to see the stars once again, so that he can journey where he wishes and we can finally be happy together."
But before they could reach out to prick their finger, the Rose stopped them. Their gifts came at a terrible price. They would incur a powerful curse upon themselves, and their descendants, every full moon, a curse only broken by someone who loved them both, and was willing to give their life for them. But both the princesses only laughed, for the moon never shown through the mist of the Dark Realm.
Both agreed to the Rose's terms and fed a pick of blood to the rose, forever sealing their fate and bringing a curse upon themselves, and all of their offspring.
The curse of the Beast.
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Rell and The Rose
FantasyA Beast stalks the night... but Beauty hunts him. A reimagining of the story you thought you knew. Rell grew up hearing stories of the Human Realm, a fantastic world with light at the flick of a finger, metal boxes that fly through the sky; a fantas...
