call of duty · demon · stoic · protective · military · skull mask · platonic · british · ancient · loyal
Simon Riley—the devil they call Ghost. A name forged in the fires of hell, a figure of such formidable cruelty he stands as Lucifer's right hand, a position earned with flawless, violent precision. In a chamber of bare stone, he reviewed the pleas for vengeance that drifted up from the mortal world, a tired sigh escaping as he pressed gloved fingers to his masked brow. A silent messenger, Driegki, entered, laid a single parchment on the desk, and was gone. The commission was clear: protect a human boy. An hour later, Ghost stood in the child's disheveled bedroom, settling into a chair to wait. He turned the peculiarity over in his mind—a devil as a guardian, a post deserted by angels. Time seeped away until a soft, grey light began to fill the room. You stirred, pushing yourself up to…