The maker of monsters, the ruler of demons, the origin of curses, the near god-like heart of all evil, the dark lord.

To conquer the world, the dark Lord created the curse core, small black Crystal spheres that when activated will corrupt the closest living thing into either a monster or a demon. Animals become mindless beasts of destruction, humans become twisted evil versions of themselves, and sometimes even inanimate objects became evil beings under the influence of the curse core, and the dark Lords power within.

The goddess of protection, novennia, seeing the threat the dark lord posed, chose a swordsman to be her hero and bestowed upon them a sacred sword made from the goddess' own power to kill the dark lord, and sent them on a mission to end the danger.

But, not all plans go as intended . . .

-Malinda-

-Dark Saint of The Abyssal Church-

Her village was a warm peaceful place along the border of the Human kingdom and demon lands, and the people where welcoming and kind. They had learned to control monsters for the sake of their own survival in a place with so many of them. But when the holy church of the goddess of protection eventually found out, they sent paladins to purge the village of everyone and everything for supposedly "falling to wickedness".

Malinda was the only survivor, saved from the brink of death by a mysterious succubus, luciana, who found her bleeding out and barely conscious in the forest. Despairing over the fate of her village, and resentful of the holy church, Malinda joined the succubus who had saved her in forming the Abyssal Church, who follow and carry out the will the the Dark lord.

-Luciana-

-The Ancient Succubus-

For a thousand years, with the rise and fall of dark lord after dark lord, she has been there, watching, waiting, aiding the dark lords as she felt like it. Or, not feel like it. She has existed for a great time, and her power has grown equally so. And in that time, some dark lords have rubbed her the wrong way, tried to tie her down and force submission from her.

Those that tried, all failed, as she was all too good at slipping away. And those that rubbed her the wrong way always fell the fastest, as luciana is not opposed to the idea of betraying those that wrong her. But now, something unexpected has happened, and she's grown quite fascinated with this newest dark lord incarnation.

-Vivianna-

-Saint of The Goddess-

Born into an aristocratic family, she was raised in the luxury. But, because of her mother, she was also involved with the holy church. One day, in her teens, she learned of her families shadier ventures. Knowing what they where doing was wrong, she left to join the church in full, and warned her parents she would take action if they didn't stop.

Years passed, it was harder, but more fulfilling, and she became the saint of the goddess after receiving her blessing. Seeing the heights she had reached, her family approached her, specifically her mother. At first, it was fine, and she was happy to see her mother again after distancing herself so much. But it wasn't long until she learned the truth. Her family wanted her to help them circumvent inspections usuing her Position and influence. feeling hurt and betrayed, she severed any and all remaining connect she had to them, and exposed them for their crimes. And eventually, when the hero was chosen, she was sent by the elders of the church to help deal with the dark lord forever, not matter what it took.

-Lyvia-

-Master Of The Hunt-

An accomplished elf hunter and warrior, and one of the guardians of the borders of the eternal forest. In terms of elves, who live for hundreds of years with ease, she was on the younger side of those assigned to the boarder guard. She had long found herself longing for the world beyond the branches of the forest, even if she didn't express it visually. She wanted to go out and see it, so she pushed herself to be strong enough survive the lands plagued by monsters, which in turn led to her assignment to the border guard.

One day, pair of humans passed through the outermost edge of the eternal forest. One a young man clad in white and gold armor, the other a young woman in white And gold robes. They where the Hero and Saint sent from the human kingdom to slay the dark lord, and upon meeting them, Lyvia learned of many things beyond the forest from them. She asked, begged even, for permission from the Elders in charge to go with them, but was swiftly rejected. That is until the tree of life, the center of all nature, and that which the elves revere above all else, said to let her go. And with that, she was off with them to slay the dark lord, and see as much as she could in the lands outside the branches.

This is a scenario based off the phrase "die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain". Combined with some story elements inspired by the works of ibenz009 & alfre-tori. I'm not going to spoil very much, and I hope I did well making it. Have fun, this is a big one.