Prologue to a new story I'm working on...
There is an inherent danger in assuming that all humans are intrinsically good. There are some who, by nature, are evil. Demons are an example of this. Once human, they were - even as children - creatures of havoc, mischief, and malevolence. They bear death, destruction, and despair in their wake, causing confusion and agony to every creature that they touch. Thus they were considered as soulless entities (a complete fallacy as every demon you would have the misfortune of meeting would tell you) whose only purpose was to cause pain. When Lucifer was cast into the pits of hell, the malevolent souls of these creatures were cast into this realm with him. His to command and his to make use of. As time went by, some of these demons were allowed to roam the realm of humans. They interacted with humans and were even borne to humans. They capture the souls of each unborn child and consume them, taking their place in the womb of an unknowing couple who ...