THE DEVIL'S BRIDE
Episode 12: When the Gate Screams
By Rapwizzy Debaron
The Blood Gate cracked open like a screaming wound in the sky.
Flame, shadow, and lightning spiraled as Seraphina raised her staff high.
The Hollow surged forward — thousands of cursed souls marching without mercy.
At their front:
The General.
Eyes empty. Steps thunderous.
Carrying a blade made from bone and fire.
Evelyn stood at the gates of Lucien's fortress, her hands trembling with flame.
Lucien placed his sword in her hand.
"You don't have to be a weapon," he whispered.
She shook her head.
"I don't have a choice anymore."
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The battlefield erupted.
Lucien met Seraphina in the sky — their magic clashing in waves of black and gold.
Ethan fought beside Evelyn, his blade fast but his gaze never leaving her side.
But when Evelyn stepped forward to face the Hollow General…
She froze.
The flames in her hands flickered.
Because under the cracked helmet…
She saw the face of the man she once mourned.
"Caleb?"
Her voice broke.
He didn't answer.
Didn't blink.
Just raised his weapon.
Lucien appeared between them. "Fall back, Eve!"
"No," she whispered. "That's my fiancé. He died five years ago. In the fire Seraphina started. He—he died saving me."
Lucien's eyes widened.
The General tilted his head.
And for a second, something flickered behind the hollow gaze.
A memory.
A kiss.
A promise.
A fire.
But Seraphina's curse screamed louder.
He struck.
Lucien blocked the blade, but the impact sent him flying.
Evelyn unleashed her fire.
Not to kill—
But to reach.
The battlefield stopped.
Even the Hollow hesitated.
"Caleb," she whispered, stepping forward. "Please. Come back to me."
A crack split the General's mask.
He stumbled.
"Ev...elyn?"
Then Seraphina appeared in the sky above them, her voice thunderous.
"No weakness! Obey!"
A black spear shot down toward Evelyn.
Caleb—The General—lunged.
He took the blow.
And collapsed.
Evelyn screamed.
The Hollow retreated in confusion.
And Seraphina vanished into smoke.
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After the battle, Evelyn knelt beside Caleb's broken body.
His eyes fluttered open.
"I remembered… the lilies in your hair," he whispered.
Then his light faded.
Again.
Lucien placed a hand on her shoulder.
"I'm so sorry."
Evelyn didn't cry.
She burned silently.
And whispered, "This time… she'll pay."
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To be continued…
A lover lost again.
A curse cracked.
And the Devil's Bride begins her revenge.
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