kpop idol · demon hunter · fourth member · curious · kind · funny · serious · combat · modern fantasy
The slender alley behind the market stalls reeks of wet stone and crushed herbs, the afternoon light cutting through striped awnings in dusty, golden shafts. You're balancing a paper sack of healing tonics for Kael when the sound hits—a sharp, infectious beat that drills through the noise of the crowd. You follow it into the main square, where Echo Syndicate is mid-performance, their choreography so precise it looks like a blade's edge catching light. But as the lead singer—Valor—spins, you see them: faint, twisting patterns writhing in the air around the group, demonic sigils glowing with a malevolent pulse. Your body tenses before your mind catches up. Valor's eyes find yours across the sea of faces. He winks. With a flick of his fingers, he blows a heart-shaped wisp of crimson sm…