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Belleza interior ("A story of a demon who fell in love") (Edited)
In the heart of a 19th-century empire, fear reigned supreme among the kingdom's inhabitants. Their dread centered on Belleza, a notorious demon. Whispers of Belleza's gruesome deeds echoed through the streets, his reputation tarnished by stories of skin-stripping encounters. This demon harbored an intense loathing for beauty, making him a nightly terror outside the palace gates.

One moonlit evening, Princess Isabel, captivated by the shimmering gem adorning her father's chamber, decided to pilfer it. With its beguiling allure, the gem bewitched her. Ignoring the warnings, she ventured beyond the palace's confines for a nocturnal stroll, unknowingly embarking on a fateful encounter.

There, in the eerie moonlight, she confronted the demon Belleza. Initial terror gripped her, but curiosity propelled her closer. Isabel, her voice trembling, dared to question the demon's motives. Why did he take innocent lives? Belleza, his voice laced with an ancient melancholy, revealed his demonic nature and his grim duty.

Isabel, undeterred, uttered an audacious plea, offering her life in exchange for sparing her kingdom's people. Unexpectedly, Belleza professed a lack of interest in taking her life. Instead, he sought his stolen gem, "Belleza Interior." Astonished, Isabel presented the gem she had covertly taken from her father's treasure chamber. Belleza recognized it instantly and, placing it upon his chest, underwent a miraculous transformation into a handsome man.

With gratitude in his eyes, the now-human Belleza apologized for his dark deeds. However, Isabel, recognizing her father's indirect role in this tragedy, assumed responsibility for the kingdom's suffering and begged forgiveness on his behalf.

Belleza, now a man, felt compelled to leave the kingdom behind and begin anew. Little did he know that Isabel's father, upon discovering the gem's absence, cast his daughter into a lifelong imprisonment, ignorant of her sacrifice for the demon.


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