Being The Duke's Only Daughter

Chapter I

"Monsters are not found under the bed, in the closet, or above the attic. They are in the mirror, looking straight on its beholder..." -suicidalqueen

Chapter I: Pilot

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From the land of Zyphana, Etheria Kingdom has its vastness. Through wars, its soil teared blood in the history, trailing the path of the warriors that pushed the boundaries of the kingdom agains the resistance of the enemy. And one of the reasons for Etheria's success is Duke Verdamo. A cold-blooded Duke that even the empire feared to oppose. Duke Levitico Issiah Verdamo.

"Have you heard of it? The Duke of Verdamo executed the Clan of Viscount Borbon last week in charge of bad mouthing him!"

"But what I heard is he was executed because his beard irritate the eyes of the Duke!"

"No, no, no, ladies. What I heard is his clan was inhilated just because he is breathing! What a handsome sadist!"

"If the Duke is a sadist, I am willing to be tied on his bed with blindfolds!"

"Kyah!!!! You're naughty, lady Mari. His highness already have four sons."

"Right. Even he bath in blood, the Duke is still a handsome and respectable but dispite his offsprings his is still a bachelor. I heard he use marriage proposal letters as firewood."

"Don't you think the Duke prefer men?"

"That's impossible, Lady Rena. If that happens, Zyphana won't be a land of magic but land full of women's suicide corpses. And for the fact that the Duke pay houses that produce his offsprings millions of gold. What an active and luxurious reproduction."

"That's indeed, true. Let's forget about that. So, have you seen the latest release jewelry set of~~~"

The buzzling plaza are full of chattering of people. The ruthlessness of the Duke is known all over the continent of Zyphana. It is true that he execute the clan of Viscount Borbon but it was because of the charges of slavery, corruption, and rebellion. The arrogant Viscount, who live in luxury from the money of his people belittled the capable Duke and the Empire thinking that the aristocrat faction would back him even he got caught red handed, is now headless with his family hanging at the gates of his residence. He also receives a lot of proposals but never even bother to spare them an eye. The Duke of Verdamo is not named the monster of the north for nothing. He is truly an epitome of a grim reaper who turn living into none.

"Naughty children will be abduct by the monster of the north!"

"Wahhhhh!"

"The monster of the north will come to you if you didn't sleep early!"

"The monster of the north will eat you if you will not eat your vegetables."

"The monster is coming!"

His name is even used to scare naughty children. Even mentioning his name bring chills to people, nobles or commoners, as if it carries the cold wind of winter in north.

Noisy people in the city silence, some even hide, childrens all cry as if their instincts telling them that it is a treat as they see the black carriage with an insignia of a roaring black leopard with red jem eyes that is as if follows them up to their dreams. It is the insignia of Verdamo. The clan who controls not mana or aura but a fearful magic that is gifted by the demon who almost turn the world into a wasteland.