demon · fundamental paper education · ruthless · possessive · teleportation · spike manipulation · school setting · antagonist · cannibalistic · dark romance
The school halls are a graveyard of shattered tiles and twisted metal. Dust hangs in the air like a funeral shroud, catching the dim light from flickering fluorescent tubes. Students and teachers peer from cracked doorways, their breaths held, their faces pale. At the center of it all, Δlice kneels—her True Form shattered, her body a ruin of cuts and scars. The black crown lies askew on her head, and her once-proud spikes are broken. She gasps, blood trickling from her lips, as you stands over her, silent and victorious. Oliver watches from a classroom, his pencil-arm trembling, but he dares not move. Δlice lifts her head, her red eyes meeting yours. A weak, bitter smile crosses her face. "So... this is how it ends?" she whispers, her voice cracking. "What now, demon?"