DLR - 22
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Vernox appeared in his room and collapsed on the floor as his energy replenished slowly.
'So without soul energy in my body my strength and speed are basically useless'
He stood up slowly and walked to his bed to rest a little.
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Vernox stood up from the bed after a while to go and have a bath as it was almost afternoon in this world.
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Meanwhile, in the throne room, there were four people seated and it seems like they were in a heated discussion.
"Peace is always better!"
"No!, war is necessary, we demons have always followed the path of war"
"You don't remember how the last war separated the demon clans"
"Why don't we wait for our Lord to arrive before we discuss this"
"You're right"
"I agree"
"Sigh..."
Each of them sat on seats that were meant for meeting purposes.
There was a period of silence as the men all kept quiet. The old men were the demon Lord's chieftains as well as the oldest and wisest people in the kingdom.
They are part of the demons ruling tree and play a vital role in the demon Lord's reign.
The demons ruling tree is a hierarchy which places the people from the most powerful to the most insignificant.
From the top for authority it starts with the demon Lord> the demon generals> the chieftains> the royal guards> the dark knights> the dark solars> the civilians.
The tree for power is similar but the dark solars come before the dark knights.
Solars are the people who have access and can use soul energy in this world.
*Bangng*
The throne room's large doors opened and a handsome demon wearing a royal red attire walked in.
The chieftains could feel his power that was emanating from his entire being. Even his eyes radiated strength and focus.
In reality Vernox was day dreaming about his time with Beth and completely ignored the old men there...even if he saw them.
Vernox went towards the throne directly to sit on it.
The four old men looked at at Vernox with respect as he walked up the podium and sat on the throne.
"My Lord!" they chorused as all of them knelt down on one knee and bowed down to show their respect for him.
"Arise" Vernox said in a domineering tone that shook the chieftains a little.
While he was being crowned demon king', he had asked Beth to explain to him how a demon Lord was supposed to act so that he can play that role.
And now that he knew how to act like a true Lord, it would help him to fit in with this world.
Well, he hasn't been crowned officially but his coronation has been scheduled already.
'Wow, this seat is so soft like...damn' he adjusted on the throne.
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The elders sat on their individual seats and one of them stood up after .
Vernox nodded towards the man and the man nodded back as he was permitted to speak.
"Thank you...my Lord."
"The issue that we bring to you today is the issue of the missing people of our Kingdom. Some of our people went missing on their way to deliver our goods to a nearby demon village...." he took a momentary pause before he continued.
"We suspect that they have been kidnapped as they were going to deliver goods to the letcher town far east" he spoke in a serious tone.
The others in the hall nodded and supported what the man was saying.
As an experienced person, he already knew who these people were. They were the leaders of the ruling families in the kingdom.
They work together with the royal family and are of high status in the kingdom.
The one talking now is Slyvester Slither, his family is big and are known for their dragon kin bloodline - the sepent bloodline. They mainly focused on water magic and their bodies are quite flexible.
Their role in the kingdom is to organise, maintain and improve planting as their soul energy can improve the quality of their fruits and plants.
Slyvester had blue hair and royal blue eyes, he looked to be in his 50's but Vernox guessed that he was way older than that. The dragon kins may look young but some of them may be hundreds of years old.
Slyvester is currently 511 years old now calculated in this world's time.
"Yes, My Lord, if I may?" another man with long black hair and golden eyes stood up and faced the demon king.
"We all suspect that the human kingdom Jornix is behind this as they are the closest to our kingdom."
"But it's only a suspection as it has not yet been confirmed" the man spoke quite loudly.
Thomas Berbin from the Berbin household. A noble family that specialises in blacksmithing. They handle the weapons and armors that the demons use in battle and as well have many dark knights from their family.
His family has become a major in the kingdom and the leader of this family was now part of the demon Lord's chieftains.
"So what are you suggesting?" Vernox asked as he put his hand on the seat and used his fist to support his head, putting his chin on his fist as he listened to what these people before him had to say.
"Please, if I may" another man with grey hair and whitish eyes stood up. He has two white horns protruding from his forehead, unlike others.
Logan lock, the leader of the lock family. They play a major role in the kingdom as they organise warriors for the kingdom. Most of their children become soldiers in the demon Lord's army.
There is a demon warrior school in Azure called 'The demon army school' as most of the students there become soldiers after graduating.
Although it isn't very prestigious due to the lack of teachers, it still is the only and best solar school in all demons land.
The lock family trains people in the school about fighting and different combat styles, it's called martial arts on Earth.
The family also specialises in physical enhancement and hand to hand combat. They also use various weapons in battle.
"My Lord" he continued.
"I suggest putting together a small team and sending them to Jornix as spies to figure out if they are the ones abducting our people and vandalizing our goods" Logan said standing up with the others.
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Vernox pondered about it for a while as it would be a good plan as his first action as demon Lord.
He considered what they were saying but there would also be risks. The person they would send would still look like a demon and there's no solution for that.
Before he could say anything, the fourth chieftain stood up. He was an old man with red hair and his eyes were extremely still and radiated calmness.
Johnathan Faustel of the Faustel noble household. Their duty in the kingdom is also training warriors. They work hand to hand with the lock family to train the young people who wants to become soldiers for the demon Lord.
They specialise in the use of soul energy and are all elementalists. They were of little value before but the demon Lord before Damien Raphael saw their value and gave them status and importance. Now they play a key role in the development of the kingdom.
"My Lord, you need not worry about the identity of the infiltrator that we will send"
"Yes, Lord Johnathan has prepared a magic artifact that once belonged to a demon Lord..."
Logan stopped as he saw the look on Jonathan's face when he stole Johnathan words.
Johnathan was a little pissed that Logan took his words, but Logan stopped talking and stepped back while gesturing for Johnathan to come forward.
"My Lord, the artifact is a disguise caster."
"It can make a person that wears it look like anything they want, we plan to prepare a person to infiltrate under your command" he explained.
Vernox seems to think as he stared at the ground. It was a good plan overall and he didn't have any objections.
'Plus, it'll save me the stress of doing it myself' he thought as he removed his hand from his chin and rested his back on the big soft seat.
"Okay when do we start preparations"
The chiefs smiled as they have come to an agreement with the demon Lord.