Prologue

The heavens had always been a place of order, where the balance of light and darkness was absolute. For centuries, the celestial prison had held back the most dangerous creatures ever created—demons, beings of pure malice, trapped within walls of divine energy. But on this night, something changed.

A crack. A shift in the very fabric of heaven’s prison.

It was subtle at first—a whisper of darkness curling through the sacred halls. Then came the sound of chains snapping, one after another, a dreadful symphony of chaos. The demons, long imprisoned, found their moment. And they took it.

One by one, they slipped through the breach, falling from the heavens like dying stars, their twisted souls descending into the world of humans. They took on human form, blending into the mortal realm, waiting for the perfect moment to strike.

The angels knew what this meant. The balance was breaking. The war was beginning.

And so, the ritual had to begin once more.

Across the heavens, angels descended, searching for their destined partners. Each angel could only share their power once, binding themselves to a single human for a lifetime. This bond would grant the human supernatural strength, the ability to stand against the rising darkness.

One angel, however, refused.

She stood at the edge of the celestial plane, her golden eyes fixed on the world below. She had seen countless angels give up their strength, their divine gifts fading as they tethered themselves to mortals. She had no desire to weaken herself for a human she did not even know.

Yet, fate had already chosen for her.

Her human was waiting.

And whether she liked it or not, their destinies were about to collide.

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Chapter 1

The city hummed with life. Neon lights flickered against the rain-soaked streets, cars rushed past in chaotic harmony, and the distant sounds of chatter filled the air. But amidst the noise, one boy walked alone.

Ethan had never fit in. Not at school, not at home, not anywhere. He wasn’t the smartest, the strongest, or even the most interesting. He was just… there. A shadow in the background.

His hands were shoved into his jacket pockets as he made his way home, eyes fixed on the cracked pavement. Another day of being invisible. Another day of existing without purpose.

At school, he was the kind of student teachers overlooked and classmates ignored. He wasn’t bullied—he simply wasn’t noticed. His grades were average, his athletic ability nonexistent, and his social life limited to occasional small talk with classmates who barely remembered his name. Even at home, things weren’t much different. His parents were always busy, caught up in their own worlds. They weren’t cruel or unkind, just distant, as if they had unknowingly accepted that their son would always be ordinary.

But Ethan wanted to be something more. He just didn’t know how.

He often found himself wandering after school, walking the long way home just to avoid the emptiness of his apartment. Sometimes, he’d sit by the river, staring at the city lights reflecting on the water, wondering if there was something out there—something greater—that he just hadn’t found yet.

Then, everything changed.

A streak of light split the sky, so bright it momentarily turned night into day. It wasn’t a shooting star. It was something else—something falling.

Ethan stopped, his breath hitching. The light hurtled toward the earth, fast, uncontrolled, and then—impact. A deafening crash echoed through the city, shaking the ground beneath him. People screamed. Windows shattered.

Instinct screamed at him to run. But something inside him whispered: Go.

Drawn by something he couldn’t explain, he turned and ran toward the impact site. Smoke billowed into the sky, and as he pushed through the panicked crowd, he saw it—a crater in the middle of the street, steam rising from the broken asphalt.

And in the center of it, a figure.

A girl.

She was unlike anyone he had ever seen. Long silver hair cascaded over her shoulders, her golden eyes glowing even through the dust and debris. She stood, unharmed, unfazed, like she had fallen from the sky and simply decided to land.

Then, her gaze locked onto him.

For a moment, neither of them moved. The world around them blurred, the sounds of chaos fading. Ethan felt something shift, something deep and unexplainable.

Then she spoke, her voice sharp as steel.

"You’re the one?" She scoffed, crossing her arms. "Of all the humans in this world, it had to be you?"

Ethan blinked. "What?"

She sighed, rubbing her temple. "This is going to be a nightmare."

And just like that, Ethan’s ordinary, lonely life shattered into something else entirely.