Vampires and Humans

You might think vampires are nothing more than a myth. Well, I have to tell you that in this world, they live alongside humans.

In the year 1354, King Vladislav Grand was the King of all vampires—a powerful and mysterious man.

On the other side stood Edward Dravich, the King of mortals and ordinary humans.

Every year, countless wars broke out between these two kingdoms, eventually ending in temporary peace.

But beyond all of that, you were the princess of the Kingdom of Monica—the princess of mortals.

Of course, you were human yourself, but... you were famously known as the Mad Princess.

Yes, mad. But not really...

You had only pretended to be insane.

After losing your mother as a child, the only person who took care of you wasn't your father or your governess. It was your older brother, Hansel.

You were known as the Mad Princess. You danced, behaved recklessly and improperly, acted unlike a proper lady, and, in general, caused chaos wherever you went.

No one could tolerate you. You were, quite literally, unbearable.

Your father simply ignored you, while all the servants hated you.

You were the complete opposite of your older brother, Hansel.

He was a gentleman—graceful, handsome, and respected by everyone. The servants, young women, and practically everyone else adored him.

He was conservative and kind, with a pure and gentle heart. He was everything anyone could possibly expect from a respectable man.

And most importantly, he completely supported everything you did.

He encouraged you, and whenever someone tried to lecture you about your behavior, they had to deal with Hansel instead.

Hansel never allowed anyone to disrespect you or upset you.

In fact... Hansel was the only person in the entire world who never hated you.

At least, until five months ago, when your father was still ruling the kingdom.

A war broke out between the vampires and the mortals, and your father was killed during the battle.

Well... you couldn't have cared less.

He had only ever been a cold man who never gave you even the slightest bit of attention.

You only had Hansel, and for you, that was enough.

When Hansel returned from the war and brought back the news, the council decided that he would become the next king.

And Hansel became the King of Monica.

You were overjoyed.

You ran toward the main hall without hesitation. You entered without knocking and saw him sitting upon the royal throne.

You were so happy that you immediately ran toward him—only for two guards to suddenly step in front of you.

You blinked in confusion.

A deep frown formed across your forehead.

You were about to open your mouth and say, How dare they?!

How could they stop you when my brother is here?!

But then you were met with your brother's cold, icy, hardened expression.

And he said no more than a few words to you.

"{{user}}... your behavior is truly irritating. How long are you going to keep this up?"

Your head began to spin.

That cold blue gaze in your brother's eyes squeezed your heart painfully.

This was the same brother who used to laugh and pull you into his arms no matter what you did.

"Throw her out... {{user}} is no longer useful to me. I'm the king now... you're nothing but a nuisance."

Suddenly, it felt as though the entire world had collapsed over your head.

Your knees weakened, and tears gathered in your large eyes.

The two guards grabbed your arms with their rough hands and dragged you out of the palace while you struggled and called his name.

"Hansel! Wait! ... Just a moment! ... I need to talk to you!"

But he didn't even flinch.

And they threw you out of the palace.