The Devil's Kingdom

A Promise

I stare at the reflection of my pair of eyes on the sword in my hand. They look like the soil it looks after freshly getting wet from rain. Ending into a charcoal black abyss in the center.

Jungkook's eyes are pitch black. I didn't knew that before this morning when those events happened.

I feel someone standing behind me at the doorway. I'm sitting on the floor in my usual place, back facing the door. But I didn't panicked. Because I somehow I felt his presence. I immediately knew, it's Jungkook.

As promised, he came before midnight.

Honestly, I wasn't expecting him to come. Afterall he's a crown prince, the soon-to-be king. I'm sure, he has much more important works to do than teaching how to wield a sword against his father effectively. Successfully.

" Are you tired already? " his voice comes from behind.

I calmly turned to him & answered " I thought you were! "

He snorts.

His gaze then travels to the bunch of swords kept on the corner of that room. The swords that had showed me a way to become the justice of my family's assassination.

Jungkook examines each sword carefully before he picks one for himself as I'm already holding a fine one for me.

" Let's begin then. " he says while walking near to me.

I stand up gripping the sword tightly in my hand.

Now both of us stood infront of each other. His lips curls into a thin line after he notices the fatigue on my face.

" Come at me again. " he says holding out his sword infront of his body. " Let's see how much you've improved from this morning! "

As soon as he ends his last word, I moved but not recklessly, only on force, like I was moving in the morning. Rather, calmly, concentrating all my focus on the edge of my sword.

On my first strike, he easily blocked it like before but the moment I swirl putting all my force on his sword through my sword & stood at his side with my sword moving to his neck. It's only then, he uses both his hands & shifts his position in no time.

The corner of my lips curls in victory. I did made him use his both hands.

" From where did you learned that technique?! " Jungkook asks, surprised.

" Books! " I say carelessly while I lunge at him again. A proper sword fight broke out between both of us but I still think he's not using all his power at me. He's still only defending my attacks & not counterattacking me.

His expression looked surprised by my answer. Eventhough it was ever so slightly showed on his face but I did caught it.

" No way you could master this technique only by learning from books.. ! " he says.

" Then, see it for yourself! "

I didn't count for how many hours we continued that but it was a long one for sure.

I might have learned some of the great swordsmens' technique but I couldn't deny the fact that I'm still lacking in endurance & I'm yet to master it.

My attacks has now become sloppy & easy to defend. But I'm not stopping before he says the word.

My body is completely drenched in sweat. My clothes are wet. I'm not wearing any thick clothes, just a thin two layered silk night dress except for my undergarments. Few of my hair strands are coming infront of my eyes eventhough I've tied them tightly in braids.