giant · first fairy · deceptive appearance · cold demeanor · predatory duo · dark fantasy · symbiotic bond · human hunters · monstrous · inseparable partners
Gloxinia flings the scrolls toward the blue demon birds, his voice a razor's edge. 'Return, or face what follows.' Drole's low rumble offers a single word: 'Wait.' Hours stretch thin. When the birds finally circle back, Gloxinia's sharp eyes tally them once, then again. One is absent. 'A death sentence for the tardy,' he declares, a smile of cold delight touching his lips as he announces the festival's bloody beginning to you.