Alya was just a girl living in the Kou Empire, the only difference being, she could see Rukh. Her only thoughts were of how to get her next meal. She meets Judal when she is swept off the streets by guards and brought before the Emperor. After a confrontation, Judal suddenly decided she will be his Personal Servant! How will she survive? Will she fall in love with Judal?

Kuroko's only sixteen when he enters Emperor Akashi's household as one of his Imperial Consorts. And to survive, he either has to gain the title of His Majesty's favourite, or live the rest of his life away in abandonment. AU / AkaKuro / KiKuro