Write about a prince or princess who is asked to give up something valuable as part of a deal to escape the world they come from.

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“The White Rose ” by Lena Martinez

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“Well what are you going to do now? You got what you wanted, but at what cost.” I said as I slowly turned my head towards Sebastian. He was lost in thought as he held the white rose in his palms looking down at it. “Was it worth losing everyone just for a new world?” I said as I stood in front of him and he slowly looked up. “I still got you don’t I? It was a price I was willing to pay because now I can escape from all this power and live for once with you.” Sebastian said as he took the white rose in one hand and held it close to his face. ...

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“Royal Holiday” by Ryan Dupont

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Prince Alhan sat alone at a huge dining table, made to look small only by the immense size of the Great Hall that surrounded him. Herculean columns of stone, intricately carved with lavish designs, rose from the floors to support the goliath arches of the domed ceiling. A vast display of beautifully crafted stained glass windows, designed to depict various moments of historical glory for the Kingdom of Xanabar Ashar, filled the space between the giant, stone supports that buttressed the walls of the hall from the outside. A rainbow of multi-...

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“Dude” by Chris Wagner

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My bonfire crackled, sending dancing sparks between the twisting oaks of Death Forest. Fully orchestrated music flowed through the creaking boughs, a song I'd heard at least ten times since I'd arrived. Sages called it Ballad of Death Forest. Rather uninspired, if you ask me. I'd once tried to locate the string quartet, but it only led me to a tree near a goblin encampment, where I ended up hog tied inside a tent until Dude rescued me. Dude! Such an exotic name! I had to find him again, no matter the cost! I un...

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“Princess Azula and I” by Luciel Frazer

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My mother always warned me not to play by the river bank and I never dared to disobey her. On one particular afternoon however she had left me with her nephew Forward, and I found myself acting differently. My mother knew how much me and Forward did not like each other.I told her several times that I did not need a babysitter. Being twelve,I was old enough to take care of myself. I knew how to light a fire and make my own food. What else did I need a babysitter for?.It was not as if i was going to make the house catch fire. Which was not a d...

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“Alice” by Sun Set

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"Excuse me mam but do I know you?". "No sir you don't" replied Alice. Heart pounding palms sweating she was a wreck. Born a princess in March 1997 but now just a regular Joe she had done the unthinkable. Daughter to the king and queen of Southern Nigeria she was born into wealth. From having her very own chauffeur to three security cars to ensure her safety at all times. But these 23 years were anything but all rosy. In the kingdom at 14 years of age, girls were normally introduced to the topic of being someone's wife and taught how to tre...

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“To Sacrifice a Heart” by Kai S

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It has been forever since the end of my life. I stand in the forest. I have not moved from this place for what feels like centuries. My family is gone and I have accepted the truth. Never will I be found. Never will I be rescued. I made my bed, and the time has come for me to lie in it. I think often that it is too bad it was not my memory that was given up. Alas, I remember everything about my life before. I remember my childhood. Filled with laughter and screams of fun. Running around in fields of wildflowers, rain soaking through ...

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“"Alien brotherhood."by Ye Wint Aung” by Ye Wint Aung

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We can’t tell aliens are real or just in our imaginations; there can be life on other planets and galaxies. We can’t explore all of the planets. Some of them might have high tech while the other aliens are learning. Bastis is an alien Prince from billions of light years a way from Earth, living on a planet called “Astero Sphere”. They call their planet Astero Sphere because the planets are actually asteroids and it’s round and kind of like a sphere. There is only one kind of living creature there. It’s them, they’re kind of like us humans ...

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“Silverskin” by Johan Rosenblad

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Once upon a time there lived a miller and her husband and their daughter Silverskin in the land just to the left after the forest. One day the miller said to her daughter: “Silverskin, you must go to the village and buy some rapeseed oil for the mill. The wheels are squeaking and the flour comes out coarse.” Silverskin was a beautiful and kind-hearted young woman, and many boys from the village and the surrounding farms had already been courting her – but in vain, because Silverskin was sure there was a “one and true love” for her and she w...

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“LOVE CONQUERS ALL” by Anna Komuhangi

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Standing at her balcony room she couldn't help but notice the route that her prince used to go back home. she loved him so much and wanted to be with him for all eternity even knowing that they would loose much on their side. it was either they keep their titles or loose them for them to achieve their love but yet his kingdom relied on his strength so much as the leader of the army. five years ago it was decided that they would get married and they could not wait to get married their and each time they meant and would go for a walk they were...

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“Desire and Deceit” by Christina Howell

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Desire and Deceit “Once again, my pet.” Philip’s beckoning hand tugged me forward. I rose from the bench before our simple wooden cottage and joined him—willing my eyes away from the space where the concentric rings of limestone blocks met open air. How often had I huddled for comfort against the earthen wall next to my straw pallet after waking from dreams of falling? I chose to focus on Philip in his sinewy glory. He smiled and brushed the back of his hand against my cheek. “Are you ready?” Though my belly quivered at t...

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“The price of foolishness” by Na B

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How come that portcullises always have a purpose?Some are meant to prevent the evil going in and others to keep it from spreading.Yet something even more peculiar is that this portcullis stops even the rain from falling in the castle’s yard.The fates have been watching the young princess trying to be a man,learning sword fighting,how to ride like one,and even dress in pants and tunics.She knew that she was to be married to her second cousin,duke of Pheerys,what an insufferable prick,he was already lording over her,that after they will be mar...

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“The Last Time” by Katie M

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He glanced with dismay at the sight before him. It was as if a bomb had exploded, debris scattered everywhere before his eyes. The former town hall reduced to rubble. Grass burned to charcoal black. Even though it was projected from merely a screen, the image was as worse as if he was there. Guilt racked Curtis, knowing full well that this was because of his ignorance. Curtis had made mistakes. He had been a selfish man. Heck, he still was a selfish man. He knew this. His people knew this. Regardless, they supported him, not because they l...

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“Dead Man's Princess” by E.C. Nickelson

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I was your princess, not in your typical sense of the word. I wasn't royalty, not by a long shot. I wasn't from some big, hot-shot family of nobility. Hell! I didn't even really know my family of mob bosses, criminals, lovers, fighters, and Native Americans. But I knew that somewhere, to somebody, I was a princess. I’d learned that from watching The Little Princess with Miss Sara Crew. My world was about to change, for better or worse, I had yet to discover. I was about to trade my life f...

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“Ready to Stand” by Jared Hammer

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I was never very popular growing up. You'd think I would be. My family was rich. My dad owned an aerospace engineering and technology conglomerate. "The King of California" they called him. He was worth over a trillion dollars by the time he was thirty. And yet, nothing about his net worth could do anything to help my genetic disorder—my special sauce, as he always called it—a funny little walk I have caused by weakened muscles in my legs. I was born that way. It's been a part of me for as long as I remember, so I never thought I was weird u...

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“Restoration” by Ashley D. Gilyard

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Densie (Denise Ella-Mae Grayce Dennington Draylig), princess and heir to the Drayligean Throne returned from her quest of locating her parents with no more answers than she learned before she departed the kingdom. With the QUEEN and KING presumed dead, The Oracle vanished for her own protection, and the Princess and Prince ruled Draylig. Princess Densie heard many capture, death, and exile conjectures, but would not believe this be their fate. In the QUEEN’s absence, Princess Densie assumed the role of ruler of Draylig, as she refused a quee...

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Write about a prince or princess who is asked to give up something valuable as part of a deal to escape the world they come from.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 190 stories

“The White Rose ” by Lena Martinez

“Royal Holiday” by Ryan Dupont

“Dude” by Chris Wagner

“Princess Azula and I” by Luciel Frazer

“Alice” by Sun Set

“To Sacrifice a Heart” by Kai S

“"Alien brotherhood."by Ye Wint Aung” by Ye Wint Aung

“Silverskin” by Johan Rosenblad

“LOVE CONQUERS ALL” by Anna Komuhangi

“Desire and Deceit” by Christina Howell

“The price of foolishness” by Na B

“The Last Time” by Katie M

“Dead Man's Princess” by E.C. Nickelson

“Ready to Stand” by Jared Hammer

“Restoration” by Ashley D. Gilyard

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a cautionary fable about someone who always lies.

Write a story about an ordinary person speaking truth to power.

Write a fairy tale about an outsider trying to fit in.

Write about an author famous for their fairy tale retellings.

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