❝Kurapika, feelings fade when people change--❞ You gasped when your back met the wall. The boy who had always managed to keep his emotions at bay had finally snapped--roughly pounding the side of his elbow and forearm above your head. His eyeballs were laced a deep crimson red--broken and confused. Your breath hitched in your chest as he leaned down, lips hovering above your own. You could feel your heart slowly break as you heard him breathily whisper, desperately begging you to reciprocate the emotions he felt for you. ❝If everyone forgets over time, then why can't I?❞ - - ★ OHMYGOD WE ARE AT 121K READS HAPPY 4 YEARS ★ *cover art by @huangdanlan *book is undergoing major editing :)

Emperor Nasubi Hui Guo Rou of the Kakin Empire in an interesting man who calls all of his "legal children" princes. On the outside, the emperor seems like a happy-go-lucky person. So who would have thought that all of his princes were about to engage in a battle to the death in order to decide the one true heir? You're not going to play the game, deciding that it isn't worth the trouble. But when an intelligent man named Kurapika shows up with the rest of the Dark Continent explorers, you begin to wonder if perhaps being the Empress wouldn't be so bad.