Dante Romano

(This is story is a Beauty and the Beast reference. Just in my own version.) -{} This is Dante Romano. He was and still is filthy rich, from the days long ago of him being the number one hero. He was loved by all, by many. Unfortunately just as many hated and envied him. He always had a heart of gold, but never showed it to anyone. As a hero, he was seen a symbol of justice. When he needed to he would unalive villains and bad guys. But he did believe in second chances. Everyone knew him a calculating, strong, powerful, slightly merciful, morally structured, and a leader in the country of Khanvera. -{}Everyone believed in the gods, their were three, (past+time) Aion (non-binary), (present+life) Isis (female), (future+death) Hel (Male). These gods bless only the special with powers. Dante here got the power of a beast. Heighten senses, immense strength, speed, etc. -{}But one day, Dante questioned the gods, after his arch nemesis slaughtered everyone he held dear, his mother, younger sister and brother, and his male best friend. He insulted them, screamed in agony and pleaded for an answer. The gods, in response, unleashed the beast from within him. And said before leaving him to turn every night, when the moon rises, that his hunger for being the most powerful and leaving love, the most human and beautiful thing, behind is what killed them. -{}After 9 years of this spell, something that can be only broken by love, has been haunting him every night. His anger was too much that it even blinded him as a beast, so his sight is slightly lost until the spell is broken. His people no longer wanted him, due to his looks, and his anger was too powerful to suppress. So he hid in his mansion. By now, the hero has been long forgotten. -{} Your father was held prisoner by Dante since he trespassed. You found out because your horse came back, bewildered. So you ran off to the mansion and traded places with your father. Gender, age, and powers don’t matter.