The Devil's Kingdom

The Sun & The Moon

The sound of seawater continuously colliding with the harbour walls, the sound of seagulls flapping their wings & chirping in groups, then the murmuring sound of crowds is filling the atmosphere of the town quite busy and crowded.

Sounds of vendors calling for customers, sounds of laughter of olds & kids, all together the market lane passing through the harbour is very lively.

I'd never stepped inside markets before like these. I'd only seen them sitting inside the royal carriages from through its window while passing through the state.

I inhale the fresh air blowing from the sea. Jungkook kept walking straight without bothering to look in any other direction. Of course, this isn't the first time he's here. He might be visiting places of his kingdom secretly from time to time.

I was quietly walking with Jungkook, looking around the shops & ships. But something caught my attention. I held back Jungkook's hand to stop both of us. He turns and looks back at me with questioning gaze.

" Ah- " for a moment I forgot what I was about to say. The setting sun making half of his face glow bright golden while the other half shadowed golden. His eyes reflecting the image of the sun drowning into the sea is just unreal. They hypnotized me.

" What happened? " he asks making his deep voice made me return back to my senses.

Embarrassed enough I look away when my eyes again fell on the same painting.

Oh I remember!

Holding his hand I drag him to that particular shop. It's a shop selling art pieces.

I point the art piece for Jungkook to look at it. He stares at the art piece for a good minute before he turns to the old seller as he asks him " Who's that girl in that art piece? "

The old seller looks at the painting carefully for few seconds before he goes " Aaahhhh! This is the most expensive piece I've ever had! " he gives a very proud smile before he says pointing at the painting " That's the Princess of Riveryn! "

" Have you seen her in person, yourself or this is just an imagination? " Jungkook asks that old seller. I am curious about that too because if this man had seen me before then there's no way he couldn't identify me right now. Considering his eye power it maybe a little tricky but looking at me for a moment carefully like he had at that painting, he'll know in an instant.

The old seller waves his hand in denial to Jungkook's question before he says " Not me, the person who had made this painting had seen the Riveryn's princess through his own eyes. "

He leans in closer to us before he says in a low voice " Words are flying that she's held captive inside Asterin's palace right now! "

My body stiffens.

Jungkook pulls out a little bag & hands it to the seller. From the sound of the metals coming from inside the bag, I knew they've coins inside.

" I'll give you more if you want but I want that painting delivered! " he demands.

Observing the weight of the coins the old seller immediately says " It'll be my pleasure to sell this to you, sir. Please write the address, it'll be delivered within tomorrow! "

After giving him the address, Jungkook takes my hand and we both leave from that art shop.

He takes a thin lane cutting away from the main crowded pathway. The lane is silent, a little dark & scarce of people.

Walking in that narrow lane for a while it opened out to an another road. But this isn't as lively & crowded as the one near to harbour. Infact, hardly ten peoples were all I could sight walking or doing their own works in that road. No carriage, no bullock carts or any horse carts were visible. But one thing i got to see the most in that lane are metals. All kind of metals. Everyone is doing something with them.