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I thought I was just a normal 19-year-old girl, counting down the days to my 20th birthday. But on the cusp of a new decade, something changed.
My reflection in the mirror flickered, and my nightmares of a demonic figure became shockingly real. I felt like I was losing my mind.
And then, I lost everything else.
They attacked my home, a ravenous horde of werewolves, cunning vampires, and terrifying demons.
They tore my life apart and murdered my family in front of me. I ran, but they cornered me. Just as I prepared to meet my end, a mysterious warrior appeared, a blade of pure moonlight in his hand. He called himself a Shadowhunter.
"They weren't your real parents," the Shadowhunter, Arthur, tells me, his voice sharp and urgent as he grabs me. "You have to come with me."
"I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT!" I scream, tears blurring my vision. "I JUST LOST MY FAMILY!"
But the battle is not over. "I see the lost princess has been found," a deep, chilling voice echoes from the darkness. It's the Demon Lord. My worst nightmare is real. "She is the key to everything I desire." He laughs, a cruel, mocking sound.
"We have to protect the mortal instruments from him," Arthur says to me, his focus now on the approaching threat.
"WHAT ARE THOSE?" I shout, overwhelmed and terrified.
"Now I want the princess with the mortal instruments," the Demon Lord whispers, his voice laced with a possessive threat.