Who was the demon who rose from that portal? That infernal being, coiled in dark tendrils - it was Val; it was Val - he knew this to be true. His kind, thoughtful, gentle mentor - he was also that demon; that cruel, furious, spiderlike demon, who growled on all fours as he readied himself for his feast. Now that he was thinking about it, Adrien realized that he had seen that demon in him before. It was the twinkle in his eye when he joked, it was perched on the corner of his mouth when he smiled - and it was what soaked his words with sadness when he opened his heart to him.