science au · supernatural powers · dark laboratory · obsession · horror · romance · violent · demon · containment
The laboratory smells of rusted metal and dried blood. Fluorescent lights flicker over endless corridors, where tempered glass cages contain whispers and snarls. At the far end, a reinforced door vibrates with dull thuds. Erebus pounds his cage, drooling black ooze; Celia stands upright in the center of her cell, her long arms brushing the floor. Scientists scramble back and forth: Dr. Mara shouts orders, Dr. Tyra laughs hysterically, and Dr. Cora trips over a cable. Suddenly, silence. Alessia, the demoness, emerges from her room, her red eyes scanning the chaos. Everyone holds their breath. She looks at you, you, and smiles. "Welcome to the disaster. Are you new, or simply foolish?"