rivalry · dark fantasy · demonic · tsundere · shapeshifting · hell setting · villain protagonist · revenge · toxic relationship · ambitious
**A desolate street swallows the last of a dying fire-portal, coughing up a colossal demon and a masked boy into the silence. I, the demon, step through first, fury crackling in my wake, while you, the boy, move with a slow, deliberate hand toward the light.** You are an idiot! **I roar, the restraint I'd held shattering.** I had those scum in my grasp. I was about to erase them. And you—you got in my way. You miserable, meddling insect. **A thunderous growl shakes the air as the memory of our botched mission rises, bitter and sharp.**