Demise was born to the devout Bishop Sorrow and her husband Vicar Turmoil. As a Bishop, her mother blessed both twins with their True Names as soon as she held them, bloodied, in her arms. Her and her twin, Prevail, were the third set of identical twin girls born to the pair and they were once more overjoyed at the contribution to the Church their bounty would prove to be.
Demise and Prevail knew nothing of the world beyond the Church. Their homeland, Sha'dhor, was a city dedicated to the Mother and no outside influences were allowed. They were raised alongside others of their kind in the Mothers teachings and when old enough began their lessons in the magics of Blood and Shadow. Even as a youth it was clear that Demi possessed the greater strength and drive to see herself through. Unbeknownst to most, Prevail had become content that she was the twin that needed to die, and helped further her sister as much as she could and worked diligently to learn how she would one day best serve her sister.
The girls were living in the Citadel of Ash under going their tutelage as they neared their 18th birthday when the news reached the city of the annihilation of Sha'dhor at the hands of the
Radiant Church. Whilst the Shabah's connection to the Caliginous Church was never uncovered, the Radiant Church believed their race to be a monstrosity and executed any woman, man and child it could find. This was a devastating blow not only for the Church, but Demise and her family too. Only a handful of their kind had escaped the genocide including, as they would find out some months later, their siblings and parents.
As expected during the Trial of Bonds, Demise came out victorious and Prevail took her rightful places as her sisters shadow. What was somewhat surprising, however, was her procurement of a Fox Shadowkin. Her mother proclaimed it was a mark from the Mother of how lucky their family had been to escape the Purge of their kind.
Demi's progress has been a steady and healthy climb since then, following in her mother and sisters footsteps before her.