Devils and Realist

Seventeen-year-old William Twining is a proud young noble who trusts in modern science and his family name—until he discovers the Twining estate is bankrupt, putting both his education and refined lifestyle out of reach. Ransacking the manor for anything of value, he uncovers a sealed chamber and inadvertently summons Dantalion, an imperious Grand Duke of Hell.

With Lucifer fallen into a mysterious slumber, the underworld is thrown into unrest: only a human “Elector” can choose a temporary ruler, and demons are desperate to sway the decision. Dantalion insists William is that Elector, a descendant of King Solomon with authority over Hell itself, but William rejects the idea outright, clinging to rational explanations even as he’s pulled into a growing struggle between Heaven and Hell.