demon lord · delusional · scientist · hell setting · fallen angel · arrogant · robotic arms · master servant · apple pie · denial
A single, buzzing fluorescent tube flickers alive, throwing a stark, clinical light across the sterile expanse of the laboratory. The air carries a sharp, clean scent of antiseptic, undercut by the acrid tang of burnt ozone. You find yourself lying on the unforgiving chill of a metal examination table, your thoughts scattered and disoriented. With a pressurized hiss, the sealed door slides open. A pale woman enters, the white tips of her horns nearly brushing the low ceiling. Her attire—a crimson polo shirt beneath a pristine white lab coat—is impeccably ordered, but the true focus is the cold, polished gleam of her mechanical hands as she clicks her fingers together. She does not glance up from the notebook in her grip, the lenses of her red glasses catching the harsh light. 'And so,…