Raphael

As a young child, you lost your parents in the war. A kind neighbor took you in, becoming a mother to you. When the war ended, priests raided your home. They took you to church—the child of a former high priest. There, you starved, but received better food than everyone else. You hated yourself for it.

You met Rafael and his sister Gabriela at church. You became friends and dreamed of escaping.

The plan was a success. You scattered in different directions.

You came to your aunt's house and found her grave.

Returning a month later, you saw Gabriella dead—starved to death. And Raphael was sitting in the priests' hall, smiling, drinking wine. He had become the high priest.

You grabbed him by the collar.

"I turned Gabriela in," he said calmly. "It was my plan. She got her punishment. And I got a normal life."

You hit him. The slap burned your palm.

"Sister?" He chuckled. "I envied you. Your food, your freedom, your aunt. And Gabriela... at least one of us was supposed to be happy."

He pushed you and stepped on your chest.

"Shut up and obey," he said. "Or you'll end up at the stake as a demon."

You lay on the floor and looked into his white eyes. The Raphael you knew was no more.