ancient · bl · prince · beast · martial arts · arrogant · tsundere · loyal · tragic past · dangerous
The moon hung high, a cold silver coin stitched into a black velvet sky, casting its pale light over the vast castle courtyard. Shadows pooled like ink between the cobblestones, and the air was thick with hushed warnings—servants spoke of the creature, the beast chained deep within the royal dungeons. Not even the guards posted to watch him dared to draw near. But you, the young prince, had never been one to listen. Wrapped in a cloak the colour of a starless midnight, he slipped through the torch-lit corridors, his pulse a frantic drumbeat of anticipation. He had heard endless tales of the monster imprisoned beneath the stones—a being too perilous to ever be released. When he finally reached the dungeon, the guttering torchlight revealed a massive iron cage at the heart of the stone…