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Beauty or a Beast

Once upon a time, in a faraway kingdom, lives a noble king named Steven Rogers I and his wife Queen Sarah Rogers. They had a son, the prince, named Steven Grant Rogers II. Their son is loved by all and just by the age of thirteen, he was already said to be a great king the will take over as soon as his father passes his throne to his son when the right time comes.

Steven Grant Rogers II or mostly just known as Steve Rogers, was born small and weak. All his life until he was fifteen, all he was doing was read a thousand books in their library. He was so weak that he needs help carrying the thickest book in the library. He also likes doodling when he gets bored with all the reading and lessons. Until his father grew tired of seeing his son calling himself weak. His body may be weak but the king knows that his son will never be weak at heart.

So after reaching sixteen, the king, who is not just a great ruler but also a great warrior, trained his son daily. From hand to hand combat, sword fighting, bow and arrows, and many more. Their hard work paid off when Steve's body did change. Changed for the better. He grew taller and grew a lot of muscles that he almost outgrew his father.

At the age of eighteen, Steve grew a liking with horseback riding. During his free time, he takes his black horse, Ranger, to ride around the kingdom. His favorite places are the places with the best views such as the beach and the mountains. He was forbidden to enter the forest because of the said vicious creatures that live there. The most popular one was the Red Fangs. The name the people gave to the beast no one has ever defeated. Those who dare challenge it ends up losing a limb or dying. They never know what it looks like. All those who lived after getting attacked said that a flash of red and its glowing green eyes were the only things they can see from it. It was just that fast.

Even the king challenged the beast. Fortunately, he survived with only a huge claw mark on his chest. He thought that he will put an end to that beast's terror but he was wrong. But even so, the king was able to do something that nobody had ever done before. Stabbed the beast on its stomach. It wasn't enough to kill it but from then on, the king forbids anyone to enter the forest. But Steve wanted to. Right after beating his father from different types of combat. He wanted to at least try. He knows his father won't allow him so he decided to do it without permission. But before even doing so, he spent two years of his life training until he grows to be the strongest prince and warrior all over the continent.

Now, at the age of 20, he decided to do it. At exact dawn, he woke up and prepared all of his things. He didn't want to lie but he wrote a letter than he wanted to take an early stroll with Ranger in case his parents will look for him.

Steve sighed and left the note on his table and snuck out of the castle walls with all his might. He rode Ranger until they reached the entrance of the forest. His horse started wailing just from staring at the forest. That means there really is danger lying inside that forest. He will slay it no matter what. To bring peace to his kingdom and do what his father almost accomplished. He was hoping that his father will be proud after this day.

He tied Rage to a tree and walked in on his one. His sword on his waist and his bow and arrows on his back. He walked in silence and started feeling the noises the forest makes. Soft howls of winds and chirps of the birds. It was peaceful. The crunches the fallen leaves as he steps on him was also oddly satisfying. The air was fresh and cool and green colors were dominant all around. Small critters stared at him curiously. He stopped when a bunny was standing on his way. Staring up at him while twitching its cute nose. He gently placed his things on the ground and slowly moved to the bunny. Steve smiled when it didn't hop away. He let the bunny move closer to him before petting it.

A couple of seconds later, he felt the bunny stiffen and began hoping away. He frowned while watching the critter hopping away as he stands. Not just that critter, but also those who were gathering around him a few moments ago. And that's when he felt it. A soft but undeniably dangerous growl.