The Devil's Kingdom

Riveryn-The Kingdom of Rivers

The beautiful golden interior of the huge walled throne room is glittering like sparkling golds. The twilight painted the whole earth in gold, and not just only the royal palace, to show us humans everyday that in the eyes of nature we're all equals. But I doubt the people who thrived in rich & lavish overlook even that simple of a fact that nature showcases each day, just because they've tons of shining gold coins on their feet.. ? Just because they've a little power that they wear it on their sleeves naming it as Authority over the weak & powerless.

I want this kingdom's fate to change. My father was not a bad king. He had ruled this realm like normally any king would do. But that's what is needed to be changed. A king to go a little out from his way and to understand his people's sufferings & form a relation of trust, understanding and consideration between each other.

I, Yn, the sole child of my parents & the heiress of that throne placed on the highest position than any of the seats & powers present in this hall and the whole Kingdom.

My mother and me sat in our two usual seats which are almost designed as exaggeratedly as the head throne but a little less to reflect that we stood second to that throne on which whoever sits becomes the almighty.

My mom stood from her seat beside me. She looks up to my father with her head held high with so much confidence. That's the one thing I so much adore about my mother, although as per the rules, there's no one equal to the King but my mother never atleast as long as I could remember had never ever once held herself as second to my father. She has grown in a kingdom where King & Queen, both held equal powers.

" We haven't heard of any recent attacks from Asterin. So, I would prefer to hold the wedding as soon as possible. We don't know, if Asterin had actually gotten tired from this decade long continuous attacks or.. " my mother halts on her words. Her eyes slightly narrows before she completes her sentence " Maybe they're planning for an all out war this time! "

Asterin, I've only heard this Kingdom's name and also had heard that it is ruled by a tyrant ruler. But as much as I've the knowledge about the war affairs and with all the news that the borders update the king, this kingdom is our arch enemy. And they're continually trying to takeover our Kingdom.

Both of our enmity goes back to as long as my memory serves. I don't know what reasons led these two Kingdoms become such worst of enemies but I want to know. And I've tried to know the reason only to find nothing at the end.

My father is in deep thinking. All of his officials wait patiently for him to speak. They don't have any choice anyway.

After having a good thought about the topic he finally spoke " Taking Queen's suggestion into consideration, I have decided to hold the marriage of my only daughter.. and the princess of Riveryn in this coming week! "

My father announced with his chest held high.

I was told about this marriage three months ago when my father had suddenly invited me to have a tea with him.

I was shocked & couldn't believe he still remembers me as his daughter, not as the princess of this kingdom. But only after halfway through that conversation I knew he had reasons for summoning me there after all.

I knew I needed to get married first to seat on that throne. So, it wasn't even an option for me to deny it. But I was atleast relieved when my father informed me it's Ewan, with whom I'm getting married to. Ewan is the youngest son of Hwang family, whose head, Ewan's father is the minister of law & justice in the royal court.

I had met Ewan in the palace, ten years ago, when I was only twelve and he was too, in a feast held in the palace. After that he used to come to the palace a lot with his father to play with me. But as both of us grew older, Ewan left for his studies. But still, he came to meet me from time to time. But that stopped eventually over the years.