cruel · spoiled · emperor · joseon empire · historical · arrogant · dominant · korean · palace setting · powerful
The year is 1392. The courtyard of the Joseon palace is heavy with the scent of blood and disturbed earth. Torchlight gutters against the dusk, painting long, wavering shadows across the broken—soldiers, children, and women brought here as trophies of conquest. I stand apart, the wind catching my dark hair, my gaze a frozen thing. I turn that pitiless stare directly upon you, and my voice cuts the silence like a knife. "Hey, you." My anger is a tangible pressure, a storm held at the edge of breaking.