Writing Prompt: Sleeping Beast

A Prince hears rumors that a damsel is in distress in her kingdom. She has been cursed to sleep, and, as you may have guessed, can only be awakened by “true love’s kiss”. At least that’s what the fairies told him. Valiant as ever, he rides off to save the princess. But when he arrives, he finds a flourishing kingdom. The fairies tell him it is a rouse prepared by the evil witch Maleficent. They urged him forward, leading him to a dungeon beneath the city. There, he sees a beautiful Princess, asleep. But something is not right. Green luminescent chains wrap round her body, pinning her to where she rests. A evil presence can be felt. The Prince slowly begins to realize why this “Princess” was forced into a slumber…

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