Love Me, Death

"When the world has failed you over and over again, what's the point?"

His voice stung like thorns on their skin. The smirk that tugged at his lips, the tears rolling down his blood-stained skin was more than words could ever tell. They tried to look into his eyes but couldn't bear to glance at the dullness that once held a spark. Refusing to face the cold, hard truth, they turned away.

"Don't you see now? I'm beyond repair."
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In a world filled with sin, only the pure rise out victorious within the afterlife. Where humans co-exist with species of all kinds. Vampires, Witches, Demons...they all carry the weight of their consequences. In the Kingdom of Koratine, the King that sits upon the throne bears the price of hiding away his own wrongdoings. To summon the help of Death is to bargain away life.

Knox Vermillion, the shadow behind the greediest, was an Epashu, alternatively known as Death. They held the power to take away the soul of those without a clear heart. Plagued by thoughts of their past life, they struggle to regain their humanity yet craved to rid of it all. As the personal executioner for the King, the Demon waits until the hourglass becomes empty and their scythe grows hungry. However, when King Koratine launches out at another victim, even Death hesitates.

Prince Lucius Korantine, heir to the throne.

Knox looked for a sign of impurity, a hint to take the young prince out. Yet, there was nothing. When humans are of age, they become tainted with the temptations of evil and turn to the ways of 'The Father'. After all, virtue is nothing without iniquity. But Lucius held nothing but goodness in his heart, the epitome of pure lay in his mind and soul. As the pair are sent out on a journey, the Demon attempts to unwind the mystery of the Prince.
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Written by @chickenmonC
Cover by @Ashesofmadness