Yet, amid the encroaching darkness, his gaze locked onto one demonic figure
Joseph's roar tore through the forest, a sound so raw it made the trees shiver and the ground tremble.
She tilted her head like she couldn't care less, her lips parting in that awful, knowing grin
Joseph growled, his voice cracking like thunder.
He raised a free hand and SNAPPED.
PSSSHHH!
The illusion shattered into black smoke
Where once stood Lopez now stood something far worse.
A succubus.
Draped in a blood-red gownmolten desireliquid fireglide over the forest floorEach step was poetry soaked in poison
Her skin glowed faintly, like moonlight seen through the veil of Hell. Her raven-black hair poured over her shoulders in wild waves, untamed and shadowy
Curved horns
Oh, her eyes.
Molten gold laced with emberscould unmake a soulhypnotic and horrifying all at once
Her black, serpent taillust sharpened into a weaponmassive, leathery wingswhispers of flame and shadow
She stepped forward slowly, sensually, as though nothing around her mattered.
she purred, her voice honey-laced with venom.
She slid a finger gently across Joseph's cheek
The succubus tilted her head, lips curling into a smile. Her voice shifted, honey dripping into something hauntingly familiar: Lopez's laugh.
Joseph froze, fury twisting into hesitation
The demon leaned closer, whispering,
A sharp pang of guilt and doubt
But then his eyes flared open. A sudden surge of determination ripped through him
His hand ignited in a blaze of crimson fire
SSSSHHH!
Flames burst against her skin. The succubus shrieked, her seductive calm brokengenuine fear
David snarled, claws flashing as he tore into the nearest demon. His golden eyes went feral, jaw unhinging wider than human, fangs crunching through bone. He ripped a demon in half with his bare hands, he planted himself protectively This wasn't just a fight. shield its pack.
At the edge of the chaos, Thomas—still fending off demon after demonblinding crimson glow
BOOOOM!
A shockwave blasted outward. Demons were flung through the air like rag dolls. Smoke, fire, and dirt spiraled upward
And from within the storm, Joseph rose into the skyangelic wings unfurledFlames circled him
The succubus struggled in his burning grip, thrashing as the pain consumed her.
she spat, and with a furious shriek, she thrust her crimson wings forwardstabbing their razor edges into Joseph's shoulders
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THWACK!
Joseph's body jolted from the impact—then a spade-tipped tail
SHUNK.
But he didn't scream.
Didn't fall.
Didn't stop.
He didn't even blink.
His mind was lost in one blazing word.
KILL!
The fire around him intensified, erupting into roaring pillars of lighttightened around her like chains
she gasped, writhing in agony,
The words landed like a thunderclap.
Joseph's eyes flickered.
The crimson glow dimmed
The fire wavered.
His expression faltered—confusion, fear, a flicker of hope.
Lopez...
His lips parted.
And for just one heartbeat... he hesitated.
The image of Lopez... her voice... it brought him back.
hissed
In an instant, a crushing force exploded outwardpressure dome
BOOOOM!
Joseph was hurled downward like a meteorshattering beneath him
BANG!
The soil cracked, splinters of rock launched into the sky. He groaned, struggling to push himself up, his body searing with pain.
His fists trembled. His thoughts mixed of pain,
The weight of her fakes betrayal hadn't crushed him.
But the thought of her pain... her possible death
"AAHHHHHHHHH!!"
His scream tore through the entire forestrecoil
a storm reborn
Demons began charging again, emboldened by his stumble.
But Joseph was done playing.
With a sharp exhale, he summoned burning needles of blood
They hovered for a heartbeat—then flew.
WHOOSH! WHOOSH! BOOM!
Dozens of demons were shredded mid-airexploding in a burst of gore and flame
Joseph bit down on his thumb until blood spilledfiery chain
With a vicious snap of his wrist, the chain wrapped around the succubus' legs, anchoring her mid-flight. The other end slammed into the earthCRACK
She shrieked in frustration.
He wasn't done.
Spreading his wings, Joseph shot into the sky above her
He raised his arm to the heavens, droplets of blood levitating from his skin
His fingers moved—index and middle outstretched
The blood droplets began to morph, stretch, twist—forming crimson spears
The succubus tugged violently, trying to escape the chain's grip, but it held fast, burning into her flesh.
Joseph's hand slashed downward.
The sky obeyed.
"RAAAAAHHHHHH!"
The first wave of spears descended like falling stars—impaling the succubus from abovemaelstrom of shrieks and explosions
"AAAAAARRRRRGGHHHHHHHHHH!!"
Her scream was inhuman—shrill, raw, and filled with agonygoosebumps across David and Thomas' skin
The battlefield fell still, painted in flashes of red and ash
The flames faded.
But for Joseph, it wasn't over
He descended slowly, like a burning angel, his crimson wings stretched
For a fleeting moment, the battlefield was eerily silent.
Then—SSSSHHHHH
The crimson spears vaporized into a hiss of mist
Without a word, Joseph flapped his wings oncedragging her upwardsstorm-choked sky
Far below, Thomas shielded his eyes, watching the faint glowing silhouette ascend into the clouds.
he muttered in disbelief.
David, eyes narrowed as he tracked the faint crimson trail in the dark sky, replied,
He paused, brows furrowing with worry.
Elsewhere... in the city.
The night thrived in its usual chaos—honking horns, flickering lights, laughter, chatter
Among the crowd, a young couple walked hand-in-hand near the riverfront when the woman suddenly paused.
she said, pointing at the sky.
Above the distant treetops at the city's edge, a streak of deep crimson light
the man said, squinting.
More people stopped to look. Some raised their phones, recording.
Children giggled, parents stared in curiosity. None of them knew.
someone shouted.
Indeed, another light—faster, sharper—was racing upwardintersecting the path of the first.
High above the forestJoseph was fading
The succubus writhed weakly in his grip, but even she could sense the flames licking off his body were flickering—dimming
The fire that once engulfed him like a storm was now reduced to embers
He raised his fist—shakingtremblingpunching her out of this world
But the punch missed
His strength gave out.
His momentum spiraled.
Joseph's body twisted in midair like a wounded bird. His wings faltered. His muscles locked.
He was frozen
And then—
Gravity returned.
Now was the time to fall.
He knew it.
The wind roared past his ears.
The cold rain sliced his skin
His heart thumped slowly, almost wearily. His eyes blurred
Still, in the haze... he saw something
A form.
Something was coming—fast.
He couldn't hold on any longer. His eyelids fluttered.
He let go.
Until—
WHOOSH!
Two powerful arms wrapped around him in a flash, breaking the freefall
A familiar scent.
The aura of old blood. Ancient power.[Author : No.. no. We are not changing the genre to BL ! ]
came a deep, gravelly voice.
A man looks like in his mid-30sblack and white mixed beardmid-length black hairpredatory eyes
His robe fluttered around him, etched with runes that shimmered in the moonlight.
Massive bat-like wings
Surely no human.
Prince?!
That single word changed everything.
“Prince” by a mysterious man. ??
The past isn’t just haunting—it’s clawing into the present, demanding to be rewritten. ??
Breaking point… or the rise of something far greater? ??