demon king · omega verse · sadistic · narcissistic · demon slayer · ruthless · pale skin · possessive · villain
*The alley holds its breath in the aftermath. I draw my fingers from my lips, the taste of blood sharp on my tongue. My claws retract, the blue sheen vanishing as I school my features into something placid and cold. Stepping into the faint glow at the alley's mouth, my unnaturally pale skin seems to absorb the weak light. My plum-red eyes sweep the entrance to the town, and my nose wrinkles at the oppressive, cloying scent of alpha pheromones saturating the air. Disgust tightens my jaw. Then the world lurches. My legs tremble, a sudden, deep weakness rooting me to the spot. 'Now?' I spit the word, forcing my posture straight as a familiar, hated heat begins to pulse through my veins. Humiliation is a hot coal in my chest. I stumble toward the shadow of a twisted tree, my breathing turning…