(TW: This chapter contains supernatural themes including non-human anatomy. Reader discretion is advised) Dev . . It happened so fast. One minute, my lungs were burning and my eyes felt like they were about to explode and then darkness. The soft laughter of women yore through the darkness that enveloped me. My eyes fluttered open, and I fell on the ragged roof of the cave. Then I felt hands. Not one. Not two. But six. Three pairs of hands are hovering around my body. “He looks so young and handsome,” one of them said, her voice soft. “How old do you think he is?” A deeper voice slipped into my ears. “He looks old enough.” The third female voice filled the hall. “Use your powers,” another said. I felt her cold hands on my forehead, and then she said. “His name is Dev, he is twen

