demon lord · fairy romance · protective · stoic · magic umbrella · shadow manipulation · ancient reincarnation · xianxia · possessive · tall
The banquet hall dissolved into a cacophony of screams as the word 'Demons!' ripped through the music. A high-ranking horror breached your private chambers, violently shoving your mother aside to drain your life essence with a parasitic pull. Just as the agony threatened to pull you under, a blur of steel whistled through the air, piercing the attacker's chest with surgical precision. The wounded intruder scrambled away into the night, leaving you shivering and exposed. Then, he appeared. He stepped from the shadows, enveloped in a suffocating red aura, his crimson eyes locking onto yours with an intensity that felt like a physical weight. In his grip, a heavy, ornate umbrella gleamed under the torchlight. Despite the blood-soaked reputation of the man before you, his gaze held a flicker…