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Four boys, four unmistakably different faces. Every profile carries its own face design notes so the artwork never drifts from panel to panel.
Aaditiya
ProtagonistAge 16
## Aaditiya The mouth of the group. He opens the reunion by laughing at his friends' "dirt like faces" and never stops needling Ansh. He is the first to shout in mock terror when the demon is mentioned, and the first to call Ansh a loser for actually being scared. **Function in Chapter 1:** comic pressure. Every time the mood gets heavy, Aaditiya cuts it with a joke.
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Aaditya
ProtagonistAge 16
The energy of the group. Aaditya jokes about everything — even at the worst times. But behind the laughs is someone who cares deeply. He uses humor to hide worry, and his optimism keeps the group going when things get dark.
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Aakash
ProtagonistAge 16
The brain of the group. Aakash is calm where others panic, and notices details that everyone else misses. He rarely acts without a plan, but when he does — it counts. The one who keeps the group from making reckless mistakes.
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Aakash
ProtagonistAge 17
## Aakash The cool head. He cuts the fight off with a flat "Can you two stop?" and is the one who asks Ansh the question that unlocks the whole plot — why he called everyone there. He also closes the scene by saying it will be fun to see a demon, which the other three answer with a shout of **Yes!!** **Function in Chapter 1:** the interviewer. He asks the questions the reader needs answered.
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Ansh
ProtagonistAge 16
The bold leader of the group. Ansh is the first to charge into any situation and the last to back down. His friends trust him because he never leaves anyone behind. Hot-headed at times, but his heart is always in the right place.
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Ansh
ProtagonistAge 16
## Ansh The one who called the meeting. He overheard people talking about a captured **D rank** demon being held in the east district and decided the group had to go see it, since none of them had ever laid eyes on a demon. He loses his temper at Aaditiya within seconds of arriving, threatens to beat him, and then jumps and screams when the demon is brought up — which he immediately denies. **Function in Chapter 1:** the plot engine. His curiosity is what moves the story forward.
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Arav
ProtagonistAge 16
The quiet backbone of the group. Arav says very little, but when he speaks everyone listens. The most loyal of the four — he would walk into danger alone just to protect his friends. His stillness hides a strength that hasn't been fully tested yet.
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Arav
ProtagonistAge 16
## Arav The peacemaker. He backs Aakash up when the arguing starts, asking whether Aaditiya and Ansh can just talk normally without fighting, and later ends the teasing with a simple "Just leave it you two." **Function in Chapter 1:** the group's glue. He is the reason the four are still friends at all.
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Captured D Rank Demon
Demon
## The Captured Demon A **D rank** demon — the weakest rank — taken alive and held in the **east district**. Ansh overheard people talking about it, and that rumour is what pulls the four boys out of their argument and into the story. It has no dialogue in Chapter 1.
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