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Adder is a nephilim, daughter of Lucifer, who was orphaned at birth. She was a foster child to a family of devout christians. One night, in a fit of blinding rage, Adder murdered her foster family by burning their house...
Adder was quick to pull on a pair of shorts and rush into the bathroom to retrieve what she left. She could smell the smoke as she shoved her clothes into her bag, quickly slipping on her shoes and jacket. Running out of the room, she could hear the panicked screams of residents pushing past each other to get to the fire exit. The smoke was filling the hallway at an alarming rate, her eyes following the trail back to its source. She stopped in her tracks. The smoke's origin was a room a few doors down; she could hear people crying for help inside.
"Adder, c'mon!" Ryu urged, reaching out and grabbing her hand, trying to tug her along.
"They're gonna die in there, Ryu!" Adder tugged her hand back, feeling her heart begin to race.
She had to help them.
Pushing past the rushing current of bodies, she approached the smoke filled room. She reached out and grabbed the door handle, quickly retracting it back against her body; the doorknob felt as if someone was holding a blowtorch against it. Adder felt her breath become strained, coughing as the smoke slowly creeped its way into her lungs.
I have to try.
Sweat trickled down the side of her face as she began to panic. She needed to lay low and not use her powers to avoid getting caught, but as she heard two children begging for help on the other side of the door, she thought fuck it. She placed her hands inches away from the hot wood of the door, as if she were going to push on the air in front of it to make it open. Gathering every bit of strength she could muster, Adder began to try and throw the door open. She gritted her teeth; this was harder than it should've been.
Something was pushing back.
What's fighting me?
She tried harder, her panic helping fuel her power as her head began to pound. Adder heard a woman's voice; she sounded desperate, pleading for someone, anyone, to help her family.
"Adder!" Ryu grabbed her arm, snapping her out of her trance. "I'm sorry, but w-we have to go," He spoke through coughs, struggling to breathe through the haze.
"N-no! I-" Her protest was interrupted by coughs and her body begging for air. "I have t-to help!" Just as Ryu began to pull her forcefully towards the exit, the door to the room swung open. The fire burned bright and Adder noticed the screams and pleas for help had subsided. In the doorway stood a tall, male figure, his eyes glowing a bright crimson as his stare bore into hers. Protruding from the figure's back was what Adder thought to be a set of large, black wings, the tips of them glowing from being singed by the fire.
What the fuck is that?
She could've sworn she saw a smirk come across the male's face before the door was slammed shut. Ryu reached down, picking her up easily before running out of the building. The dizziness from exerting herself began to settle in, and she could feel the sweat begin to trickle down her face. As Ryu clung her to his chest, she reached up to wipe the moisture from her upper lip, looking at her hand after she did.
All she saw was the color red covering her fingertips before her vision began to fade to black.
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