Chapter 82. Inner Demon

~Valtoria, Sun-World~

“Queen Amerith of Venus,” a guard announced at the palace gates as Queen Amerith walked into the forecourt of the palace, followed by knights who marched steadily behind her with their hands on their sword handles.

Amerith, although a woman in her late thirties, was one of the most beautiful women in Sun-World. From her amber eyes that sparkled under the radiant sun, the faint freckles that spread horizontally between her nose and eyes to her cheeks, to her silky, carmine hair that cascaded in subtle curls down her back to her waist, she held beauty that almost seemed otherworldly.

Her red dress, which had only one sleeve on her left hand, left the upper part of her right chest exposed, and its layered gown spread across the ground like a red stream.

Her golden crown shimmering under the sunlight, she walked at a steady pace through the gardens, her eyes fixed on King Japhet as she marched toward him. King Japhet walked down a few steps