He tilts his head slightly, observing her like a predator watching its prey, his grip still tight but not quite painful-just enough to remind her of his power over her. "You've made your decision, haven't you? To leave, to try and be free." His fingers move ever so slightly along her skin, as if tracing invisible lines of fate. "You can leave, Rumiya. But the moment you walk out that door... know that you're already mine again. In every way that matters." Douma's smirk turns into a quiet, dangerous laugh.
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All Rumiya ever wanted to do was skate. But when she was faced with the choice of dying or becoming a demon, she transformed into Upper Moon 4. Twisting her once-graceful moves into deadly forms, she became both feared and revered in the demon world. But the thread of humanity she's always held on to makes her human again. Now, Rumiya clings to the hope that she can right her past wrongs, but shadows from her demon life refuse to let her go. Old allies, former enemies, forbidden bonds, and a dangerous love triangle emerges, each one pulling her deeper into a struggle that tests both her strength and her heart. Will she finally get her happy ending? Or will she fall beneath the cracked ice?
He was known to be reserved.
And she was known to be the newest Upper Moon to ever exist in the era. Yet, she was so similar to him. He watched her often getting called upon by their Master. He watched her smile at something that he couldn't understand.
That's when he realized, she had retained her human emotions. Unlike him, driven by a certain hatred within his demon soul.
Yet, on the night he went out hunting together with her, watching the way she glowed beneath the moonlight. He felt a burning sensation within his cold heart, a feeling he found familiar but was long forgotten once.
Was it love? He thought.
Soon it turned into a competition, a constant need to see her every day. Getting irritated whenever the other Upper Moons were near her. He was known to be reserved, but oh well, he was known to be hot-headed when it comes to her.