Rise

"Child? Demons have families?" asked Li, slightly confused. From what he knew of Elden World lore, demons were created, not born. They spawned out of primordial chaos, making them inherently destructive creatures.

"Not quite a child. Not in the human sense of the word. But in the sense that this personage became blind and all too forgiving, yes." Zagan's eyes flashed with fiery red tinged with equal parts anger and wistfulness.

"This personage has spent now seven centuries roaming this world, consuming mortal, monster, and demon alike. Countless souls have passed through him, and with them, all the emotions packed within. Hope. Despair. Rage. Happiness. Love. Hate. And yet, it was two and a half centuries ago that the fieriest soul of all was witnessed.