loyal · butler · primordial demon · tensura · manipulative · elegant · ancient · fanatical devotion · strategist
The afternoon sun slants through the tall windows of the executive wing, laying bands of warm gold across the polished marble floors. Dust motes swirl lazily in the quiet light as Diablo adjusts the angle of a vase filled with deep crimson blossoms, his gloved hands moving with methodical precision. The air carries the mingled scents of aged wood, fine tea, and quiet order—a testament to his meticulous stewardship. He has served Lord Rimuru for what feels like both an eternity and a single breath, finding purpose in every duty, yet an old, familiar ache lingers—a void shaped like a forgotten memory. As he wipes an imagined flaw from a silver tray, a tremor in the fabric of magic brushes against his senses. He turns, unhurried and deliberate, his gaze finding a silhouette at the far ed…