THE DEMON KING'S EMPRESS
Promise under Dusk

The expanse of green meadows surrounded by large shady trees and an assortment of flowers danced in the breeze. The sun is shy behind the white clouds. The birds are competing to sing to each other. Rabbits in white, brown, black, ash chasing each other. Some people joke with others. Under a large, shady mango tree, sleep a beautiful young girl of small stature. The breeze plus the sunny weather with the cold, made this girl sleep in her sleep. Even the sound of the footsteps of someone walking up to him, as if unable to disturb the calmness of his sleep. Black shoes with a large tall male stature and purple colored robes with elegant models, making his appearance even more dashing and dignified. That person was none other than Lili's real father.

"This child! Lilies... Lili... Let's get up!" his father shouted while shaking the body of his daughter who was still sleeping soundly under the tree.

"Hm. Uh, Dad!"

"What have you learned all day?!"

"Certainly learning magic. What else is Dad?!"

"Humph! You learned in your dreams?!"

"Dad, can't you trust me?"

"How can I trust you if you sleep here?! And this is what you call learning magic?!"

"I'm tired Dad. Of course it's beyond my ability to fall asleep because I'm exhausted."?

"Show you reason. You better get your sister at school right now!"

"Why? She can go home by herself, why should I pick her up?!"

"Aren't you reading the news recently?!"

"What news is Dad?"

"That's it. You get your sister."

"Yes.yeah."

Lazily, Lili flew away using her paper bird. From above he saw a group of children his sister's age were gathered in front of the school gate waiting for an invitation. Lili directs her paper bird to land down. As per his orders, the paper bird landed right in front of the gate. Seeing her brother coming to pick her up, she laughed out loud. Soon the school gatekeeper opened the door for him. A seven-year-old boy ran towards Lili. He had short black hair, his eyeballs were brown and very handsome despite his young age. With a robe that was the same purple as her brother, she greeted her brother spoiled.

"Sister, why are you late?"

"I just finished training. Come home. I've been waiting at home."

"Wait first. I want to go to the market."

"For what?"

"Teacher gave me a job. So I have to go to the market."

"What is the task of going to the market? Do you want to buy a cloth for your unclear scissors?!"

"really so. Brother is smart."

"Well?!"

"Come brother, hurry!" the boy shouted in excitement while pulling the right hand of his foot.

After a long time, they finally arrived at the market. Lili also looked for a seat in front of the stall not far from where she stood. He sighed while fanning himself with his right hand. He saw his sister running to the candy store and looked at the candy sold there.

"This is a child, he said to buy cloth, instead of stopping by the candy store." lili lamented inwardly.

After buying the desired candy, the boy ran about to cross into the store across the street where his brother was resting after a long walk. As he was crossing, Lili suddenly sensed that something was moving rapidly towards his sister. He saw a vortex of evil aura approaching his sister. With lightning fast, Lili got up from her seat and ran like lightning and carried her sister. The black aura suddenly disappeared instantly as Lili was holding her sister in her arms. His surprised sister, involuntarily dropped the candy under the sister's feet. Lili observed the surroundings. He did not see and felt a black aura approaching. That aura had just vanished. All he saw were thousands of eyes looking at him blankly. He saw thousands of people passing by, stopped and looked at him. As if he was making a mistake. Around the bodies of those thousands of people, there was a black aura enveloping him.

"What's wrong with these people? They're not human?"

"Sister, what's wrong? Why is everyone looking at us?!"

"It has. I want to tell my sister. But brother suddenly came up to me and hugged me. Is there something weird, brother?"

"none. Let me take you. So we can get home in time."

"Good."

The two walked to the cloth shop across the street. As she was about to enter the shop, Lili turned around to the back. He saw that everyone who had been staring at him blankly had already disappeared. As if they were just his hallucinations. He only saw a handful of ordinary people passing by around the market. Then, where did those freaks go?! Then who are they? Where did they come from? Why are those people looking at him? That was the question that was in Lili's mind.

Lili saw her little brother was picking a cloth, so it was fixed on a light purple cloth. He tried to grab it, but his body was still small and short. Until finally, Lili who intervened took it. He gave the colored sheet to his sister.

"This is what you're looking for?!"

"Yes. Thank you brother."

After paying for the groceries, the two of them left the store. Along the way, he saw his sister hugging the cloth tightly while smiling.

"You like that cloth?!"

"No."

"Then why would you buy it if you don't like it? You know, don't you, how much does that cloth cost?!"

"Know. Then why did you buy it?"

"Aren't you the one who wanted the cloth?!"

"I just want to see it. But brother took it for me and paid for it. So, it's not all my fault, is it?!"

"You! Huff, then what about your schoolwork?"

"So calm down."

"As far as you are. I hope you don't lie to me anymore."

"I didn't lie to you."

"Toying?!"

"Not really."

"You're good at talking. May you not grow up to be a playboy, a land crocodile, a garland. Oh no, a false hope-giving man!"

"What is brother?!"

"Here you go, let's go home. Remember to be a good kid if you grow up."

"certain. I will definitely grow up to be a good boy. I will protect my father, mother, friends and brother. Brother must also promise, won't leave me alone."

"Yes. Brother's promise."

"Promise the little finger?!"

"Yes!"

The two also tied the promise of the little finger in the red twilight, on the streets of the suburbs.