The villagers whisper that the devil has horns and ugly streaks, and that his tongue sticks out like a vacuum cleaner he uses to suck out people’s blood. They say he has claws as sharp as blades; they claim the demon is a man-looking beast. ​But I have seen the demon. I have seen his face. He doesn’t look hideous as they claim. He lives among us, and he is free. The demon is a woman. And I am that demon."