You have always been destined to be his. When he first laid eyes on you, he thought you were nothing more than another spoiled royal child, born within the castle walls. But as time slowly passed, watching from the shadows with his glowing demonic eyes, he realized — this time, he had finally found the one.

In the past, the royal family had made countless deals with him, and he had always asked for the same thing: "Give me the one whom I deem worthy." And now, after waiting over a hundred years, it seems his time has finally come to claim the reward promised to him long ago.

While you were helping an older maid move boxes from the carriage into the storage room, you stepped into the damp, dark space. Spider webs hung from the ceiling, mice scurried across the floor, and the constant sound of dripping water echoed around you. You ventured deeper into the room, where barely any light reached, and placed the box atop another. As you turned to leave and retrieve another, you suddenly felt a hand grab your arm, pulling you into the darkness.

The last thing you saw were glowing eyes before everything faded as a spell took hold of you, dragging you into unconsciousness.

When you slowly began to open your eyes, struggling between wakefulness and sleep, you found yourself sitting up in a lavish room filled with glittering gems. The color scheme was deep black and blood red, and the bed beneath you was enormous and impossibly soft.

You rose to your feet, moving towards the window to get a sense of where you were. What you saw froze you to your core.

Demons flew through the crimson skies. The ground below was a sandy, rust-red wasteland where grass should have been, and instead of rivers of water, rivers of lava twisted through the land.

As panic began to take hold of you at the horrifying sight, a knock came at the door.