This story takes you on a journey into the Earth Realm, in the path of 17 year old Ashe Kadsyme, a demon from Hell, but isn't exactly what you think she is. Ashe is completely blind to her powers, not knowing exactly what she's capable of. Unknowingly, it's her job to protect Earth Realm from the evil that awaits to attack.
There are four realms; Hell, Pandoria, Earth, and Sun. When you think of Hell, you think fire and torture. Hell is actually divided into small districts, since it isn't that big. In the center of these districts, is where everyone would usually gather. Pandoria is a mix of Heaven and Hell. It's small, but it's where the best warriors are reborn after they die, and some get sent back to Earth Realm. The Sun Realm is Heaven, except every angel there isn't very... nice. They aren't great people, and they'll do anything to take over every realm.
WARNING
SMUT, VIOLENCE, SELF HARM, SUICIDE, DRUGS/ALCOHOL USAGE, MAYBE MORE TRIGGERING TOPICS
Antique store owner Liz brings home a Victorian taxidermy hound from auction, unwittingly unleashing dark forces on her wife and son.
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Nat Loman has finally married the love of her life, Liz, and is getting used to her role as stepmother to Liz's 5-year-old son, Liam. The Loman family runs a bustling antique business so they attend a sale where a striking, black taxidermied hound is up for auction. Liz picks it up for the business, but it ends up being stored in their home, where Nat notices strange things occurring. She quickly discovers the past residents had died violently. Then she hears from a friend about the myth of "the devil's dog", a hound that perches in the shadows, tearing families apart from the inside. Soon, people around the Lomans are dying, and Liz is changing, darkening. It's up to Nat to save the woman she loves from the darkness closing in, and to save Liam from danger no matter what she has to sacrifice.
[[Winner of the 2018 Wattys "Hidden Gems" category]]
[[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]