[she almost seems to legitimately bristle at that, like an angry animal, and the shadows around her deepen. then she checks herself, lets out a breath, and the shadows go back to normal]

I was born with some of my power. But some of it came with a price.

If that war followed you, then those who are also fighting it are as normal as you. And unless they are also of Hel, our power is one of the most casually deadly.