"Now tell us your plan." Ash said.
The room became tense and everyone stared at me, waiting to hear my genius plan that would save them. Yes. Finally they all have that look on their face. They are ready to give this their all. I thought as I looked at the faces of the leaders of the Monster clan.
"When I discovered the Veil was weakening, I made up my mind to become stronger. But not alone. I decided that I will create a nation of powerful Monsters. One more powerful than any other race so our peace would never be threatened, and so I can live the kind of life I always wanted."
"A peaceful and carefree life. We will create a nation more powerful than any not to threaten others but to protect. Our nation will be a center for peace. We are creating a utopia."
"Okay. How? How do we create such a nation?" Mikey asked.
"The easy way. You all know I am not someone who likes working too hard."
"That's true." Everyone agreed and laughed.
"I divided my plan into five parts and each part has only three phases. We don't need to do too much. Part 1 phase 1; We secure the borders. Part 1 phase 2; We secure allies. Part 1 phase 3; We create our nation."
"Each of these phases will seem unimportant as they take little time. But they are. They are all like little gears that add up to a big machine. We need to minimize the time as much as possible. I believe in three months time, we would have created our country and be fully ready for war."
"War?!" Mikey asked. "You said the Veil would break in around five years! Why would we go to war in three months?!"
"Relax Mikey. Let him explain." Lisa said.
"Demons aren't the only race in this world. We aren't creating this nation so we won't have to fight any wars. We are creating it so we won't lose any. And of course, we won't do anything as stupid as starting a war ourselves. But we will have to fight back when attacked."
"Not all races will sit back and allow us to create a nation. Because they know how powerful we Monsters could be when united. We are the first race. They will probably see us as a threat. Which is why the nation to our southwest, the Margrave Empire, will attack us. They will probably use their border as their excuse to start a war. Since their northern border lies next to the southern border of Minora."
"Is that why you want us to secure the borders?" Lucy asked.
"It's one of them but it's normal for a kingdom to protect it's borders. My plan predicts the change and movement of organizations or groups. But not that of individuals. One person, one individual can change the course of my plan, but not easily. Anything can happen, so we must be ready."
"Why are you so sure it's Margrave?" Ash asked.
"Margrave has always been looking for reasons and chances to expand their borders. They know that the Glavis Kingdom to their east, and the Belaruth Kingdom to their south, is not within their reach since the Six Nations have unwritten rules. So, they'll look to their north, Minora. When they hear Minora has changed leadership, they will see it as a chance and attack us."
"Hmm. But if it's about border struggles," Anne said. "we have also had our fair share with the Salvador Federation to our Southeast. Won't they also attack?"
"I believe they won't. Salvador Federation has Hera, the second Elemental Celestial as their Guardian. I believe she knows about the Veil. Hera will advise the Kings of the Salvador Federation not to fight in any wars in the coming years but to conserve their strength for the war against the Demons."
"The Salvador Federation sits closest to the Veil than any other nation. They know how much of a threat the Demons are and that when the Demons break free, they will be the first to face them. That's why I believe they won't interfere. But the Eastern Demon Lord will."
"Ragnar, the Giant." Anne said. "He is a very powerful opponent."
"Yes he is. But not just him. Three of the Demon Lords of Mavis will come to kill me."
"Kill you?" Aisha asked looking worried.
"But the Demon Lords don't answer to any political power." Ash said. "They are an independent power. They don't interfere in any nation's politics. Why do you think they will come to kill you? And three of them too." He asked.
"Once the war with Margrave begins and we start winning. King Tristan of Margrave will ask help from the Western Demon Lord Leo, the Human Demon Lord." I replied in a way that will tell them the bare minimum that they needed to know.
"And Leo will convince the Southern Demon Lord, Ella, and the Eastern Demon Lord, Ragnar, to help."
"The Demon Lords are too powerful. We won't be able to stop one. How would we stop three of them?" Mikey asked.
"You won't need to. They will only attack me."
"Why just you?" Ash asked. "Why you?"
"Because they know,… they can feel it."
"Feel what?"
"The birth of a new Demon Lord in the north is near. And if the new Demon Lord sides with the Northern Region, they will lose the upper hand they felt they had against us."
"Who? Who is the person who will become Demon Lord."
"This will bring me to the third part of my plan. I will become a Demon Lord."
"Huh." Everyone exclaimed.
"I actually thought you couldn't possibly have any more surprises. Seems I was wrong." Lisa said and smiled.
"It really is one thing after another with you Jordan." Anne said.
"You shouldn't be too surprised. This is still just the beginning."
Ash shook his head. "I should have expected that. You were never easy to predict. But this answers my question. But what about the Central Demon Lord. The Guardian of Glavis Kingdom, Zephyr."
"We all know Glavis has always been an exception. This is the only time a Celestial decided to take on the title of Demon Lord. Celestials are the closest beings to the Gods. Since he became the Guardian of Glavis, the nation has never fought any wars or had any conflicts."
"Glavis is the currently the most peaceful nation in Lyra. No Demon Lord will dare anger Zephyr or even try to convince him about fighting any wars. Celestials rarely interfere themselves."
"That sounds accurate." Ash said. "So what do you plan to do about the three Demon Lords. You won't be able to defeat even one of them so how will you handle three. From what I heard they are all very powerful people in the Final stage of the Demon Realm."
*Demon Realm: In this realm of power, the individual possesses the unique power of Demons. Demons have special strengths and can freely use Dark Magic. This realm comes after the Innate Realm. This realm is divided into three stages.
Early Demon Realm › Middle Demon Realm › Final Demon Realm*
"Of course I can't win. And I don't have to win."
"What do you mean?" Lisa asked.
"I will fight them with all I have. And alone."
"Alone?! Why would we let our new King fight alone?!" Roger interjected.
"Because it's all part of my plan. The goal of this plan is to let them kill me."
"Kill you?!!" Ash exclaimed.
"What!!"
"Here we go again." Lisa said. "Your plan just keeps taking crazy turns."
"I know. But it is the easiest way for me to become stronger and evolve into the Demon Realm."
"How will dying make you evolve?" Dawn asked. "Only phoenix evolve when they die. And it's only if they have the rare skill for it."
"I will die and be reborn."
"Reborn? Don't you mean resurrect?" Ash asked.
"No. There is a difference. People resurrect only after dying and being brought back by someone else's Resurrection Magic. But Rebirth is different. Rebirth is dying and coming back on your own. No one needs to cast resurrection magic on me. I will come back on my own."
"How is that possible?"
"The Hybrid Realm."
*Hybrid Realm: In this realm, the individual possesses the power of two different subraces or clans of a particular race making the individual stronger than those in the Innate realm. This realm of power is a special realm that makes the individuals who go through it on their way to evolution stronger than people who evolve directly into the Demon Realm. This realm greatly increases the individual's latent physical & magical powers and gives the individual ample time to synchronize the powers of both subraces that was obtained before he evolves into the Demon Realm.
There are no stages in the Hybrid Realm. *
"Oh! Only a handful of people have evolved through this realm, and everyone knows the difference in their power is massive." Roger mentioned as he nodded.
"But how? The people who became Hybrids, all kept the secret to their evolution a secret either to prevent others from surpassing them or because they didn't really know how they evolved into Hybrids themselves. Do you know how?"
"Yes. I found out after researching. It is different for every race. What I am about to tell you is only for people who have the strength to endure death. A lot of people can't endure dying and coming back. And this information must not be leaked outside. So choose carefully who you decide to tell."
I decided to tell them, it was better that way. It would be better if we could all become stronger together. "Monsters become hybrids only two ways. The first was is through their parents. If a monster is born from parents of different clans, there is a very high chance of the monster evolving through the hybrid realm. The second one, is more complicated. The Vampire clan. They are the second method, but not just any Vampires."
"The Purebloods. They are the only clan with the ability to make other clans Hybrids. When a Pureblood Vampire turns a monsters from any other clan, the Monster becomes a hybrid with the power of Vampire and their clan's own power."
"Normally, the person bitten becomes the subordinate of the Vampire. But this link can be severed if the Vampire has already sworn allegiance to the person they are to bite. "
"Wait!!" Lisa said. "Doesn't that mean that the Vampire clan cannot become hybrids."
"No, it doesn't. Vampires can become Hybrids. Vampires have always had a connection with the Wolf clan. A connection that goes down generations. The only was for a Vampire to become a hybrid other than having parents from different clans, is if they are bitten by a Wolf of the highest rank. An Alpha."
"So Lisa,… you are the key. The key to my Rebirth. Once I am King and all the clans have sworn allegiance to me, you will have to turn me. And after I am killed by the Demon Lords, my death will trigger the turning. The turning will cause the curse to activate and become active."
"Then the curse will revive me as an Hybrid. After my Rebirth, I will be granted the title… of IMMORTAL."