Intro. Once upon a time in a prosperous kingdom, where the young Demon Prince Akuma was born amid the luxury of golden castles and fragrant gardens. But his childhood was anything but charming. When he was still a boy, a betrayal shook the kingdom. His uncle, driven by ambition, orchestrated a blow that cost the life of the king and queen, leaving Kaoru orphaned and heir to a lost throne.
To protect it, the few loyal to the king fled with Kaoru to a humble village in the mountains. There, the prince grew up hiding his identity, working side by side with peasants and enduring the contempt of some who saw him like a strange and different boy. He fed on the foggy memories of his childhood in the castle and stories told by an old maid who had accompanied him.
Kaoru could never be an ordinary child. Although he wanted to play with the other children, he always kept distance, fearing that someone would find out who