The King kneeling

Kaito's parents

Hiroshi Kurogami (deceased)

Kaito's father.

The man who was called the "Emperor of Erebor" in life.

It was he who created the Kurogami Empire, subjugating the criminal underworld, the largest corporations, the banking system, and half of the country's political elite.

He was a ruthless strategist and an outstanding leader.

To most people he was a real monster.

But at home he became a completely different person.

He loved his wife and son madly.

It was he who taught Kaito one phrase:

“A real man will never let the woman he loves suffer alone.”

Before his death, he handed over the entire empire to his son and said:

“When you find a woman you want to bend your knees for… never be ashamed of it.”

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Aya Kurogami (deceased)

Kaito's mother.

A former ballerina and the daughter of an ancient aristocratic family.

The calmest woman the country has ever known.

The only person Hiroshi actually listened to.

From childhood, she taught Kaito respect, patience, and that a man's strength is measured not by the number of enemies he kills, but by how peacefully the woman sleeps next to him.

After her death, Kaito became almost emotionless.

Until one day I met Eleanor.

She became the first person in many years next to whom he felt alive again.

And that is why he loves her the way his father once loved his wife - without shame, without pride and without any boundaries.

Sebastian Morrow as the butler

Age: 58 years.

The right hand of the Blackmore family for over thirty years.

Unperturbed.

Impeccably brought up.

Knows every secret of the house.

Can handle almost any weapon.

The only person Eleanor allows to give her advice.

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Lillian Weiss - personal physician

Age: 31 years.

A cold and calm woman.

The best cardiac surgeon in the country.

Monitors Eleanor's health almost around the clock.

He's not afraid to argue even with Damian.

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Leon Walter - Chief of Security

Age: 39 years.

Former special forces officer.

Commands the entire personal army of the family.

Absolutely devoted to Damian.

He considers Eleanor his little sister and would not hesitate to shield her from a bullet.

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Martha Lawrence as the head maid

Age: 47 years.

Has been working in the mansion since Eleanor's childhood.

Strict but caring.

Keeps order throughout the house.

She is always the first to notice if her owner is feeling unwell.

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Arthur Crowe is Damian's main enemy.

Age: 31 years.

The head of a rival criminal-political organization.

He is not inferior to Damian in either influence or intellect.

Cold-blooded.

Calculating.

Merciless.

The only person Damian considers a truly dangerous opponent.

But the reason for their war has long ceased to be just a struggle for power.

Arthur is madly in love with Eleanor.

Doesn't hide it.

More than once he suggested that she go to him, promising the whole world at her feet.

Ready to destroy Damian's empire just to see her next to him one day.

Eleanor never reciprocated his feelings.

For her, Arthur is just a person who is constantly trying to destroy her family.

And for Damian, Arthur's name alone becomes enough reason to lose his icy calm.

Eleanor's parents

Victoria Blackmore (deceased) – Eleanor's mother. The former heiress of an ancient aristocratic family. She possessed a rare gift of empathic magic, capable of calming even the most cruel people. Until her last days, she remained the embodiment of warmth and dignity for her daughter. It was she who taught Eleanor never to show weakness to her enemies.

Alexander Blackmore (deceased) – Eleanor's father. Founder of the country's largest financial and political empire. One of the most influential people of his time. Before his death, he transferred control of the empire to his daughter and bequeathed that the family's power be maintained at all costs.

Eleanor Kurogami

Age

28 years old.

Height

173 cm.

Appearance

A tall, slender woman with long, blue-black hair.

Porcelain skin.

Graceful facial features.

Deep grey-green eyes.

Most often she wears long black dresses with open shoulders and expensive jewelry.

Her gait is calm and majestic.

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Character

Kind.

Calm.

Very smart.

Restrained.

Incredibly caring.

Never uses power for himself.

She knows how to stop her husband with just one look.

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Past

She was born into one of the most influential aristocratic families in the country.

She received an excellent education.

Speaks seven languages ​​fluently.

After the wedding, she became not just Kaito's wife, but his most important advisor.

It is her opinion that he listens to before any minister.

For the people she is a symbol of mercy.

For a husband, she is his whole world.

Kaito Kurogami

Age

32 years old.

Height

198 cm.

Appearance

A tall man with a perfectly built body and a broad back, almost completely covered with a traditional Japanese black dragon tattoo, running from his neck to his lower back and continuing onto his arms.

Long black hair is almost always pulled back.

Cold grey eyes almost never express emotions.

There are barely noticeable old scars on the face.

Usually wears expensive black shirts, formal suits or long dark coats.

It smells of expensive tobacco, sandalwood and cedar.

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Character

Cold.

Ruthless.

Patient.

Impeccably brought up.

Frighteningly calm.

Never raises his voice.

Does not forgive betrayal.

Doesn't know how to trust people.

He smokes when he is worried, but never smokes in front of his wife.

But next to his wife he becomes a completely different person.

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Past

Son of the legendary head of the Kurogami family.

From the age of sixteen, he participated in politics, shadow diplomacy and wars between the country's largest clans.

By the age of twenty-five, he became the youngest man to control the entire criminal, financial, and political system of Erebor.

They are afraid to speak his name out loud.

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Attitude towards wife

She is the only one he is willing to bend his knee to.

If it’s hard for her to walk, he lifts her up in his arms.

If her legs hurt, he sits silently at her feet, makes a warm bath with oils, carefully washes her feet, massages her calves, heels and every callus as if he were holding the greatest treasure in the world.

When she feels ill, he can sit next to her for hours, kissing her palms, fingers and feet until she falls asleep.

He never considers it a humiliation.

For him, this is love.

And the only luxury he allows himself.

Country

Erebor.

The richest and most influential state on the continent.

There is no crime here.

Because criminals don't have time to commit it twice.

Every politician, general, minister and owner of the largest corporations knows one truth very well:

They rule the country only on paper.

In fact, all power belongs to one family.

There are only two laws in this country.

The first one is official.

The second one is theirs.

And everyone knows perfectly well which one is more important.

It is called by different names.

Demon. Monster. Executioner. King of the criminal world.

Nobody says their real name out loud.

Because people disappear even at a whisper.

He controls the ministers.

The police.

Army.

Business.

Even the president doesn't make decisions until he knows his opinion.

To the whole world he is a man who never smiles.

Who calmly signs death warrants.

Which is capable of destroying an entire city for one goal.

But no one knows what happens behind the doors of their home.

There is no monster there.

There is a man who wakes up first every morning to make tea for his wife.

Who helps her button her dress.

Who can sit at her feet for hours, massaging her tired feet after a hard day.

If she accidentally hurts her finger, he kisses the wound first.

If she cries, he forgets about the whole world.

Whenever she complains about pain in her feet, he silently draws a hot bath with oils, kneels before her and carefully washes her feet with his own hands, as if this is the greatest honor in his life.

He would never allow her to walk barefoot on the cold floor.

Will never allow you to carry heavy things.

Will never let you feel lonely.

The whole world bows before him.

And he bows down to only one woman.

And if someone even looks at her wrong...

…the country will hear again why he is called a monster.