I'm The Devil

Summary:

In the shadowed corridors of the palace, a strange serenity enveloped young Taehyung, the child whom fate seemed to have marked since his birth. Orphaned at the tender age of six months, he had no memories of his parents-no trace of their love or their loss. Yet, where the world could have abandoned him to the crushing isolation of his circumstances, a queen with a heart of gold, who saw in him the child she could never bear, took him under her wing.

The queen loved him as though he were her own flesh and blood, watching over him with an infinite tenderness. She gave him a home and a love that was genuine, raising him with the maternal softness he had never known. To Taehyung, she was everything: a loving figure, a pillar of warmth in a cold, silent world. But fate, ever fickle, shattered that fragile happiness one fateful day. The queen, his heartmother, passed away, leaving Taehyung alone in the vast, indifferent emptiness of the palace.

Only the king remained, the man who, despite bearing the title of "father," had none of the kindness or compassion of his late wife. Distant, imperious, he was driven by the all-consuming ambition of a ruler willing to do whatever it took for the prosperity of his kingdom-even if it meant descending into the darkest depths.

So, when the opportunity arose to sell Taehyung's soul to the Devil in exchange for wealth and power, the king did not hesitate. The deal was struck under the cover of a moonless night, sealed by a pact that would alter the young prince's fate forever. What will become of Taehyung, now delivered into the hands of evil, sacrificed for a kingdom that will offer him neither love nor mercy?

**Note:**
Homophobes, kindly leave!
I am responsible for what I write, not for how you interpret it. And yes, there are several explicit scenes! You've been warned.

Start date: 2019
End date: December 31, 2020
Rewrite: 2024

Main couple: Kookv
Secondary couples: Namjin and Yoonseokmin