"Hey, did you hear? The Demon King is having a kid again."
"What's so special about it this time? Ain't the king got like over a hundred children?"
"Yeah, but this time I heard the child is gonna be half-demon and half-human."
"Are you serious? I know his majesty wants the most powerful descendants and is willing to try any possibility, but even he must know that adding human blood to a demon's will only downgrade the bloodline."
"Yeah, I was thinking the same thing... Perhaps the king fell in love?"
"Are we even talking about the same king? The man who killed his parents, siblings, wives, children, and more, falling in love? I know you're still single and desperate, but you have to stop making these love fantasies."
"Hey! I would-"
"You two."
At the voice, the two men turned around to see a man with red skin, height of 2.25 m(7.4 feet), short red hair that almost seemed to be on fire, two short blood-red horns sticking from either side of his head, and muscles which seem carry indomitable amounts of power.
"You are both royal servants, act like it."
Saying so, the brawny man breezed path the two stunted men and headed from the garden, where the two men were, to the east where a castle that reached the sky and encompassed the entire horizon stood.
*****
*Knock* *Knock*
"Come in." said a clear and youthful voice.
At the statement, the blood-red demon came through while holding a tray filled with food that countries would declare war over.
"Ma'am, here is your lunch. If you need anything, please-"
"Ron."
Startled by the sudden interruption that came from such a benevolent lady, the demon, Ron, said in a surprised manner.
"Yes, my lady?"
"Look into my eyes."
Ron, who had been bowing his head the entire time, tilted his head upwards to meet the eyes of a lady who seemed to be in her mid-twenties, had white hair that seemed to shine brighter than light itself, blue eyes that seemed to belong to the center of the helix nebula, curves which would make any man think they were hallucinating and even more noticeably a bump at the belly showing clear signs of pregnancy.
*Gulp*
Even Ron, who had been serving this lady for a couple of months now, had yet to get over this woman's attractiveness.
"Do you find the Demon King someone who will bring glory to the Demon Continent or be its downfall?"
"He shall bring glory"
"Why?"
"He has managed to conquer the northern tribes which in the past were said to be unconquerable, went toe-to-toe with the Dragon Emperor during the incident at the Zell Summit, and most notably, he has earned the most amount of blessing from the Demon Titan, whether in the present or past. All of this has occurred in merely a century, something which even our great ancestors in Veniel found ourselves only dreaming about."
"Then what would you say about his numerous occasions of killings towards demons across the continent?"
"Although they do occur quite often, they are incomparable to the benefits His Majesty brings to the current continent."
"Alright, I understand. Now this question is just out of curiosity, what do you think of my race, the humans, thinking of you as the 'most evil beings that can exist'?"
"I find that statement to be hypocritical considering how they still have slavery when almost every other race has completely outlawed it."
"I see..." said in a carefree tone
"Lady Lorella, if you are done with the Q&A, I will be heading out now as I have other work to do."
Saying so, Ron turned his back and closed the door.
The moment the door shut, Lorella's expression turned ice-cold, nothing at all as it was during the conversation.
"No matter the race..." said Lorella while caressing the bump on her belly.
"... If a species has 'great' ambition, they will build their own fantasy centered around only themselves, and no other, ..."
"... for the greatest wish for those creatures is also the greatest downfall that is brought to their own creation."
****
4 month later
In a room made of stones as dark as the night sky and streaks of blood, both ancient and new, which almost seem to invigorate the room with energy rather than put a stain in the glorious room. A line of demons gather at the center who, although seemingly brimming with power, seem to be covered in their sweat as they stare near the throne, but never directly, as they all fear the being staring at them.
"Julius."
Said the man on the throne.
"Yes, Your Majesty." said a man who seemed to be in his late fifties, with short hair grey hair, a mustache that curves around his upper lips, silver eyes whose wisdom puts even the wisest of men to shame, and ashen wings that seemed to be brimming with power.
"What are the readings on the Nightfall assassins heading to the castle?"
"Your Majesty, they will reach here in 2 hours."
"How many?"
"200"
"What suggestions do you have?"
"Although Your Majesty can take care of them in an instant, they also know that, so they will most likely create a situation where you are distracted and cannot act on them."
"What is the status of the Imperials?"
"They seem to 'coincidentally' have riots in each of their regions which makes this-"
"the work of a greater power." the man said as a frown played on his lips.
However, that frown quickly turned into a smile as he said in an arrogant tone
"Let them come, I'm far more interested in what they will use to stall me rather than this 'greater power'."
****
At the same time
A woman with long white hair and blue eyes that seemed to be made of jewels was seen sitting in a terrace.
"My baby..." said the woman as she gently caressed her tummy which seemed to have grown even more so.
"... in a couple of days, or maybe even tomorrow, you shall be born..."
"Because I will never be able directly to say this to you, I will say it now."
"When I first had you, I wanted to kill you." said the woman looking at the sky.
"You see, the man whom you will call 'father' is someone who ruined my life due to his obsession with me."
"He killed my parents, siblings, friends, and more, all to get me. And do you know what the worst part was? I could do nothing but close my eyes and hear the sounds of screams of all those whom I have come to cherish."
"I even tried to kill myself but with the Restrictions he has placed on me, I am nothing more than a doll he can play around with when he is free."
Finally, Lorella who seemed to have been keeping a stoic face the entire time was seen with a hint of vulnerability while her eyes turned misty.
"So what did I do to get back at him? I cursed the being who shares his blood, you."
"Day and night, I tried to find ways to hurt you in any way possible but only now have I realized how wrong I was."
"Although you are from the same blood, you don't have his obsession or arrogance, but are instead a blank canvas."
"A canvas which I will try my best to help paint but it will ultimately be you deciding on what you want at that said canvas."
"Much like me, others will also try to influence how you paint your canvas, so remember, no matter what kind of stroke or line you add to your canvas, I will always support you..."
" ...because I love you."
Saying those words Lorella's entire world turned black.