So my first professional short story “The Principal” appears
in the collection “Demon: Interface”, which is set in the world of White Wolf/Onyx
Path’s Role-Playing Game “Demon: The Descent.” I hope you all go out and buy a copy here. But
for folks who aren’t familiar with The World of Darkness games, I thought I’d
give a little context.
First off, the titular demons mentioned in the book aren’t what you'd call "traditional" demons. They’re not connected to any real-world religious beliefs. In the World of Darkness, there’s a powerful
extra-dimensional entity called “the God-Machine.” The God-Machine is what you’d get if you
crossed Cthulhu with Skynet. Like the
Great Old Ones, humans can’t even understand what it wants, but whatever that
may be; it’s not going to end well for humanity.
The God-Machine can’t directly affect the world, but it can
create “angels” that can enter the world and interact with people. These “angels”
are sort of like the Agents in the Matrix, creatures edited into reality that
look human, but aren’t. Sometimes, these angels develop free will and decide
that they don’t want to serve the God-Machine anymore. These renegade angels are called (you guessed it) demons.
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