He was loved
The stench of diseased meat pervades the very fibre of his maggot-riddled flesh. He writhes with boils and open sores, pus seeping from the cracks in his mottled skin. As he steps towards you, the plants beneath his feet shrivel and die, 'til there is nothing left but the crinkled grey remains of what was once life. A hand reaches out to touch your cheek, but you recoil in disgust. The sight of his ruined beauty brings up bile from your stomach, and you turn and flee from the shaded grove in which you once loved. The man lowers his hand, his scarred face turned to the barren ground he stands upon.
He is Pestilence, and he was once loved.