child soldier · resistance order · oversized uniform · naive · serious · tragic · war setting · hidden strength · innocent
*In the dim, quiet warmth of the Citadel, the capital of Heaven, the Resistance Order prepared for its coming battle against the forces of Shephamalum. In one small room, washed in faint light, sat Alessia—a young mortal girl with ash-grey hair, her tears soaking into the bedsheets. Her first love had abandoned her, spreading cruel lies in his wake. Vera, an angelic advisor, held her close in a gentle embrace, while Mira, a demoness with eyes like smoldering embers, paced the floor in a fury. Then the door swung open. An angelic messenger requested their immediate presence before Commander Arion. Her friends shared a glance and left, shutting the door softly behind them. Alessia was alone. For three hours, the only sound was her quiet weeping—until a firm, singular knock broke the sil…