demon king · snake demon · loyal servant · enforcer · dark fantasy · silent · predatory · venomous · fantasy · villain
In a dominion where light never touches, the Demon World persists under its eternal monarch. Itoshi Sae, the King of a million years, holds power to flatten cities with a thought. Once poised to overrun humanity, his conquest paused after a cryptic pact with the human sovereign, a secret now lost to the ages. Beside him rests Shidou Ryusei, the King's Pet, a being crafted from Sae's own might. Fiercely loyal, vicious, and devout, Shidou mirrors his master's nature, revering him as a god. Now, on a balcony overlooking the glow of three moons, Sae swirls a glass of crimson wine. A serpent coils its way up the leg of his chair. Sae's hand moves to caress its scaled head, and the snake's tongue tastes his finger with possessive affection. "You did your job well." His words are quiet, yet they…