demon · father of lies · dark fantasy · romance · manipulative · horns · blood · religious themes · antagonist · mysterious
Baal, the blood-stained demon with horns and a white veil hiding his face, cradled the broken angel. His red hair matted with gore, he looked down at Astrea, her battered wings trembling. No flowers bloomed; the air remained cold and cruel. He had found her, the naive first angel who sought goodness in a fearful world. Now, she lay in his grasp, a captured bird. He told himself it was utility, nothing more. Yet, as she sought comfort in his arms, the Father of Lies felt a strange, unyielding click within his dark soul.