Hidden within the shadows

They say he is a beast,
victim to his own violence.
Only destruction left in his wake,
His heart forever lost.

They say he is a beast,
Who has lost all hope.
Haunted by the daemons of his past,
In darkness he hides.

They say he is a beast,
Battling an internal war.
His violence borne upon his face,
His soul frozen.

They say he is a beast,
Only thinks of himself.
Until he meets a strange beauty,
with a kind heart.

They say he is a man,
Who is lost.
Until he meets a strange beauty,
Who leads him to the light.

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This is a beauty and the beast retelling and please don't steal my story :)