CHAPTER ONE

The place, swarms with different races. Chaotic and messy. Like a sea of fish, dancing among the wave and wind. Each have their own status, a commoner, a servant, a noble and a knight. Yet everyone, minds their own business. Making barters, for living sake's, and for survival.

With a grunt, I forcefully make my way towards a stall filled with fresh fruits that has caught my attention. Especially, the red apple that piquied my eyes from the distance. Reaching the stall, I kept my head bow, letting my cloak cover my face.

Grabbing one, I examined it before biting. The sweet juice instantly dripped down my throat. My!My!. I chant as I tasted the juice, truly this bloody red apple is really juicy and rich in taste. But even in rich in taste, it was always a sweetness in disguise to deceive the sociatal. A tactic for which millions have used.

"uhmm..", a thick and demanding voice came infront of me bringing me back to reality. Raising my head, enough for me to see the person but enough to cover my identity. A lady, I perhaps who owns the stall, extends her one arm to me.

"Your payment for the apple you just ate. It cost 2 Ether," just for an apple and yet it cost that much. With a flick of my hand, 2 ether landed to her hand.

Ether, a currency to Kingdom of Ethradal. A symbol that holds the identity and power of the kingdom it self.

Turning my back, I strode past the swamred crowd. Squeezing myself between.

"Ah!Goodness, me!", I grunted as I find myself stuck in between some stalls, a tight crowed and a narrow alley. But within that dark narrow alley, something calls me to go and walk by it. Leaving the chaos, I went inside the dark alley. A stink smell instantly reaches mine, even though I wasn't even halfway through the alley. Grabbing a cloth inside my pocket, I covered my nose and continues to walk.

My footsteps echoed through the walls, making an eerily sound. The crowd behind me was now gone, even yhe chaos. But I haven't reached the end of the alley.

"Why haven't I seen this alley before?", I questioned to myself, as I often took a round throughout every inch of this kingdom. Knowing the deep routes and tunnels, even the dirt beneath this land. But this, I haven't seen of.

The stench became stronger the farther I go,