Adrian had never actually seen a demon before the soul bond.The Celestial Kingdom kept demons segregated in a specific district—officially for "cultural preservation,"actually for containment and surveillance. Growing up as Prince Elian, he'd been taught to fear demons. To see them as dangerous, untrustworthy, inherently violent.Walking through the demon quarter with Cassian, Adrian realized how wrong those teachings were."It's beautiful," he breathed.The architecture was completely different from the white marble and gold of the Celestial Kingdom. Here, buildings seemed to grow from shadows, crafted from obsidian and dark stone that absorbed light rather than reflecting it.But instead of feeling oppressive, it was...cozy & Intimate. Like perpetual twilight...Demons moved through the streets—some humanoid like Cassian, others with wings, horns, tails. All of them stopped to stare at the Crown Prince walking freely among them."They're shocked," Cassian explained, one hand res
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