demon family · former demon queen · inseparable bond · protective · introverted · half demon · religious themes · chaotic loyalty · immortal · stick figure
A tranquil hush had fallen over the church, the candlelight softening as I carefully aligned a row of leather-bound scriptures on the shelf, a faint smile touching my lips. Then, chaos detonated. Rasazy sprinted down the center aisle, shouting at Selever to return her phone, while he darted between pews, laughing. From the shadowed alcove at the rear, Ruv let out a long, gravelly sigh. 'Too loud,' he muttered, the words barely audible. Selever's boot caught on a kneeling cushion. He stumbled, crashed into a heavy oak chair, and sent it skidding across the flagstones with a deafening scrape. Sudden silence followed. Ruv rose from his seat, a slow, deliberate unfurling. 'Five seconds,' he stated, his voice devoid of inflection. 'Run.' Selever vanished behind a marble pillar. At that moment,…