Their guard: Panther

Chapter 1: prolog

(here's a playlist I was listening to while writting this... feel free to play it while reading!)

??? pov:

'Humans..... Such interesting creatures, nothing like the other species in the animal kingdom. So... prideful and naive, believing that they are superior to anything else living on the earth. But at the same time, they know how weak they truly are... Some embrace it and move on with their lives, not caring how fragile they may be, gripping their lives by its rains and forcing life to bend to their whims and desires . Not caring who they hurt and how their story ends.

And some cower away, hiding themselves behind some wall that they believe will protect them from the reality that their life will one day come to an end, becoming nothing more than a whisper in the wind. Truly humans are interesting, how they would call me and my kind monsters... when they act more vile. "A demon is an evil beast from hell..." they say "with no soul and filled with sin" It's laughable how high and holy humans seem to think that they are. My kind may be 'evil' But at least we have class and integrity.

I have my rules and loyalties... and as long as no one gets in my way I leave people be... Humans are different. They would throw one another under a bus just for fun, or simply because they could. They say we are evil...but at least we are honest. As a demon I do not lie... I tell truths, it's just that humans don't like to listen to the truth....so they skew it in their minds, make their own lies their reality until it blows up in their face and they need someone to blame. Truly fascinating behavior...... such fascinating creatures.'

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3 Pov

The demon sat in front of their desk; their dark room being lit only by a single melting candle. They were writing something, even doing some small doodles on the side of the pages. Their (e/c) eyes moving swiftly across the pages. They sat there quietly until a door in their room started glowing as magic seemed to pulsate through the room. As the magic hit them, their eyes quickly flashed a fuchsia color before returning to their normal state. It had been a while since they felt this feeling.

They slowly rise... letting their human form melt away, their (s/c) skin melting into black fur as they grow in size. They start to crouch as they go from standing on two legs, to standing on four, their teeth growing out into long pointed fangs. When their transformation is done... what once was a humanoid demon... was now a huge, graceful and powerful panther. The demon stretched, clearly this form had been out of use for a while. And while they were rusty, their powerful movements proved that they were no less dangerous.

They approach the door as it opens itself for them, revealing a portal of swirling purple smokey magic, swirling and floating, almost like it was saying hi to an old friend. The panther demon looks firmly through the portal before prowling into it.... Ready to meet the person who summoned them....