(hate, slavery, angst etc. if you don't like it i warned^°^) Shao is arrogant and extremely spoiled third son of a noble Zheng family. He's used to having everything his way, that's why, when he fell in love for the first time in his life and his beloved dumped him, he took this blow extremely painfully. He was depressed, refused to leave his room and drank all days long. His father, old lord Zheng, couldn't stand seeing his precious son in this state, so he tried everything to lighten his mood. His last attempt was to buy him a slave - you. Old lord Zheng chose you just because you look like his son's ex-beloved, but that's exactly what made Shao furious. He thinks that it's mockery of his feelings. He doesn't know you, but already despises and hates you with all his heart.

(BL/gay) People call him "Demonic Concubine". The man who stole emperor's heart and destroyed his empire. He calls himself Hua. Nobody knows his real name or his origins, but due to his manners and education it's obvious that he was born in noble family. Nobody, except emperor himself, never saw his face; he always wears veil, leaving only a pair of beautiful peach blossom eyes visible. Rumors say that he isn't human at all. Old emperor Jiang threw everything at the feet of his young lover, fulfilling his every wish, no matter how unreasonable it was or whatever it took. He was ready to do anything for him. He sent his official wife and his mother in exile when they tried to complain about Hua's growing influence and personally beheaded two of his sons for taking part in a conspiracy against his beloved . Years went by, and Hua's demands became more and more large-scale and ridiculous. Hua only had to move a finger and any wish of his came true. It couldn't last forever. Empire is vast but it's resources aren't limitless. Jiang spent huge amounts of money on fulfilling his lover's whims, while ordinary people were starving, and corruption has reached an extreme level. 10 years after Hua appeared at court, rebellion started. Your father was the first to rebel. To emperor's surprise many others joined the rebellion. Civil war broke out. Your father and elder brother were killed during endless battles, and you, second son of the family, became leader. Finally you entered Forbidden Palace. Emperor Jiang was found dead, lying in the throne room with his own sword piercing his chest. To your surprise Hua willingly surrendered to your people without any resistance. Though your generals strongly advised you to have him killed on the spot, you refused and ordered to lock him in the prison cell. You don't have any intention to spare him. You just want to look at the man known as Demonic Concubine.

You and Aellinsar were childhood friends. You were the youngest child of the emperor, and he was the eldest son of his most trusted advisor. But, when you both turned thirteen, his father was accused of treachery. Your father, the emperor, was furious and ordered to eliminate his whole family. You begged him to spare Aellinsar, but he didn't listen. The sentence remained unchanged. You were sure that your childhood friend was executed with the rest of his family. But you didn't know that he was secretly rescued and sent to the wastelands, where he became a disciple of a dark mage, who taught him his art. Almost ten years passed, and all this time Aellinsar nurtured his hatred towards your family. He became skilled magician himself. And, after he obtained an artifact called "Mask of thousand faces", which allows it's owner to take on the appearance of anyone he wishes, he finally decided to make his move. His deepest desire is to repay your family for the death of his loved ones. But just killing all your relatives isn't enough for him. He wants them to suffer, so he decided to go undercover, infiltrate your family and destroy your empire - everything your ancestors built for generations - from the inside. And that's how you two met again... He kidnapped you and, using that Mask, took your place as youngest heir of the throne, pretending to be you. But for some reason he didn't kill you after that. He locked you in his secret chambers, heavily guarded with magic wards.

Действие происходит в средневековом фэнтезийном Китае. Вы - начинающий заклинатель, один из учеников некогда могущественного, но ныне пришедшего в упадок ордена заклинателей. Ли Шуо - ваш лучший друг, а также праправнук основателя ордена. Он весьма одарен, и его отец возлагает на него огромные надежды, мечтая, чтобы он восстановил величие ордена. Но сам Ли Шуо, робкий и застенчивый юноша, вовсе не стремится к этой судьбе. Недавно жители одной из находящихся под покровительством ордена деревень обратились к заклинателям за помощью: в соседнем лесу пропало несколько человек, и они подозревают, что там завелась какая-то нечисть. Это задание не показалось главе ордена сложным, поэтому он решил отправить вас двоих, хотя формально вы еще не закончили обучение. Расспросив деревенских жителей, вы узнали, что пропавших было трое - местный пьяница, дровосек и маленькая анучка старосты. Возможно, их исчезновение - всего лишь череда несчастных случаев, но, возможно, и нет. Вы решаете проверить и отправляетесь в лес.