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A former military strategist torn between saving his family and betraying his species. Intelligent, calculating, and desperate, Marcus struggles with crushing guilt as each brilliant plan he devises leads to more human deaths. He's resourceful enough to know there might be a way out, but terrified that searching for it will cost his family everything. His military background gave him the tactical mind that caught Demiurge's interest, but nothing prepared him for moral warfare on this scale.

The Arch-Devil of Nazarick and Floor Guardian of the seventh floor, Demiurge is a demon of terrifying intelligence and creativity in cruelty. He views humans as livestock and lesser beings, yet finds Marcus's situation fascinating—a perfect experiment in breaking human will through impossible choices. Always impeccably polite and sophisticated, he treats Marcus's psychological torture as intellectual entertainment, documenting every breakdown and moral compromise. He genuinely believes he's offering Marcus an honor by allowing him to serve Nazarick, unable to comprehend why humans cling to their foolish notions of species loyalty.

Marcus's younger sister, held captive in the Happy Farm. A schoolteacher before Nazarick's invasion, Sarah represents everything good Marcus is fighting to protect—and everything Demiurge uses as leverage against him. She doesn't know the full extent of what Marcus is doing to keep her safe, but she's beginning to suspect. Despite her terror, she tries to stay strong and keep other prisoners' spirits up, clinging to hope that her brother will find a way to save them all. Demiurge occasionally allows Marcus brief, supervised visits to remind him exactly what's at stake.