dedicated to sonderingly my soulmate whom i talk while im in the toilet most of the time
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THE TALE OF Serpentine was one of the most rarely talked about tale in the entire kingdom of Pire. Ironically, it is one of the most popular.
They say the tale is as cursed as the beast itself, and that the very syllable of it is punishable in the eyes of the gods. But of course, a tale isn't a tale for no reason at all-with no basis and evidence it might as well be a myth.
Talk about the tale of Serpentine has been in the kingdom throughout the years. Whispers between the peasants and the merchants, huddled into flocks by the Prophets, shared by all curious ears until the very tale reached the Royal Family.
The King and the Queen are most noticeably very ardent about the tale. The castle is afterall, built in the same area where the great Perseus had killed the gorgon Medusa: with two golden arrows blessed by Ares the god of war himself-one that pierced the heart and one that cut off the slithering head.
The arrows, stored in the heart of the castle might be the very root of the tale itself. Perhaps it might be historically linked. Or just another one of many exaggerated kinks. The tale has lost it's value over time, generations of generations riddled with new versions until the novelty of the tale has been lost.
Where did Serpentine come from? Was it from the remnants of Medusa's bones and scales? Had the gods cursed another woman for her infidelity?
Far far away from the castle, was a cursed boy that exists.
That despite his aching immortality and his eternal solitude, still has a heart of gold. Braving the walls of his curse, the steel bars of the jail that is his miserable life.
How often is it do you hear the fairytale of a villain? With words twisted like knives, and truth lost in a sea of rage?
How often is it do you hear his name whispered among the terrified souls of the oblivious?
"Nidus."
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Like I said in my previous note, the events in this story doesn't necessarily have to be historically accurate. Yes, I am well aware that Perseus had killed Medusa by beheading her while she was sleeping in her cave so you don't have to bite my head off for it!
Next Chapter and the chapters so on would be 6000+ words!
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Short Story❝He was just an ordinary boy Jaded with the walls of his curse Jailed beneath the bars of a fairytale High with poignance and poison And a life he did not want.❞ [extended summary inside ↓] ▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂ ss | 270
