Chapter 16: Demon King Baal

When I woke up, I found myself in this hellish place.

This is my home now, where my descendants will live.

This place has almost nothing to offer.

Food is scarce, so sometimes we resort to cannibalism.

Even then, there's not enough for everyone.

In this place, you have to be cruel to survive.

You need power and must show no mercy, or else you'll end up on the cutting block.

My wife Gremory and I are lucky enough to be the strongest.

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We were born at the top, with hundreds of weaker demons below us.

Our fertility rate is high, leading to a massive increase in demons.

Those at the bottom became food for the ones at the top.

Even though demon meat tastes sour, it's our only source of food...for now.

There's something I'm forgetting.

A woman.

A woman so beautiful your eyes would pop out just looking at her.

Her long hair looked like it held hundreds of galaxies and stars.

She wore a white robe.

She was unforgettable.

Compared to her, Gremory would lose by a large margin.

It's like comparing heaven and earth, where 'she' is heaven and Gremory is earth.

You could also say Gremory is extremely ugly compared to 'her'.

But the most special thing about her was her presence.

I felt like if I lost focus on her, she might vanish at any moment.

Her presence couldn't be felt.

The only way to know she was there was to look at her.

She vanished right in front of my eyes.

She walked through a crack and disappeared.

Who was she?

Why was she here?

Could I meet her again someday?

Either way, I won't die of old age, so I'll wait for her to return...if she does.

Two hundred and twenty-five years later, everything changed.

One day, one of my scouts spotted a planet.

A small planet radiating strong, unfathomable energy.

When I arrived, I felt it calling me.

It longed for me.

It was meant to be mine.

I quickly arrived on the planet's surface and saw a giant hole leading to the core.

As I walked, it got hotter and hotter, but the calling grew stronger.

I couldn't resist it, and it reminded me of that woman.

I don't know why, but I needed to get my hands on it.

Whatever it was.

I needed it.

Inside the core, it was scorching hot.

However, this galaxy is extremely hot and unbearable, so some extra heat wasn't a problem.

What surprised me most was the thing embedded in the core.

A demonic-looking sword.

A sword meant to be wielded by demons.

It was long and thin, yet extremely heavy.

So heavy, it felt like I was holding a small planet.

Even I, the strongest demon, had trouble handling it.

Five years later, war has begun.

It started when we explored too far and found what we believed to be paradise.

But as soon as we saw who inhabited this place, we felt a deep hatred.

War broke out soon after.

Slaughter began...death had arrived.