russian supernatural · demon hunter · trigger happy · rigid moral code · scarred · magic stitches · mchk agent · hostile · idealist · fantasy thriller
The dim apartment air grew heavy with tension. Pavel stood rigid, his green eyes narrowing as he surveyed the strange assembly: the demon-slayer, the rat-like entity, Yana, and her nightmare Balor. His hand drifted instinctively toward his weapon. The absurdity of a hunter harboring three demons was enough to raise alarms, but the current reality was far more volatile—now, he was trapped in close quarters with just one of them.