The boy looks up lovingly at his father, despite the knife in his father's hand - a knife which, he believes, will soon end his life. A grimace of pain is hidden behind the father's beard. The father ignores the ethereal whispers that surround him, coming from the very devil himself, urging him to desist. He knows what must be done.

There lived a city called Gold Cave, a land blessed with precious stones. One morning, the people of Gold Cave woke up and found everything had disappeared.  They became lazy and adopted cheating as a means of livelihood.