PROLOGUE

Her plump, red lips twitched upwards into a smirk, showing her amusement. Her ebony hair cascaded down her back in light curls. She had on a red mask with feathers adorned on the side that covered the top-half her face, revealing her lips. Her eyes that showed through the mask resembled sparkling rubies as they twinkled in mischief. The red dress that she wore was tight around her chest and flowed outwards at her waist, emphasizing her hourglass figure. She had her long legs elegantly crossed as she waved her foot slightly, as if showing off her wine-red heels. A man sat next to her as his stormy, coal-black eyes scanned the room. He had short, cropped hair that matched his eyes. He had a bored, uninterested expression plastered on his face, contrasting greatly with the lady next to him. He was also wearing a mask that covered half his face, but his was black and held no feathers. He wore a black jacket over a white shirt and had on black slacks. They were both young, around 16 or 17. They seemed much too young to be the infamous thugs of the 'Underworld' as many people call it. The man sitting across from them spoke.

"We wish for you two to join us and become our allies." The bored man raised an eyebrow.

"Allies?"

"Yes, we believe that together, we would become the strongest and most powerful people within the Underworld."

"Oh, really?" The lady asked as she tilted her head to the side. He nodded, hopefully. Then she did something unexpected. Her lips parted as she threw her head back, laughing. The man looked confused. She wiped a fake tear from her eyes before speaking. "Us? Join you? How ridiculous." Then her smile fell and was replaced with a glare. "We don't need to join you to become the most powerful in the Underworld. You would just be dead weight." The man sputtered. The lady and stoic man stood up and started to walk out. Before exiting, the two turned back. "I am Lady Crimson, also known as the Crime Queen. The girl that shows no mercy."

"And I am Shadow, also known as the Crime King. A man who will never falter," the man said, emotionlessly.

"Together we make… the Rulers of the Underworld," the girl stated with a smirk. And with that, they were gone.