Chapter 8

[1750 B.C.]

There were many stories within the world of the novel that I read. Among the various stories, there was one that told about the first love of the demon king. The king of all monsters and the one who brought about the destruction of peace and balance. The one who caused the chaos.

Particularly, this was always my favorite story. The one that told in the sweetest way how Callisto - the king of the entire underworld and lower plane - fell madly in love with the purest being ever created.

The story said many things about that love, but among them was a truth that would probably never be accepted by the faithful few left in the place where the mortal world had once been: it was not the Black King's fault that everything happened.

It was God's.

"Ma'am?" The maid called me again, and I forced myself to smile.

"Just prepare it the way you think best, I trust your taste" I spoke finally, trying to get rid of all that and especially something as