"At ease everyone, I would like to thank you all for your sacrifice in this selfish war I started. You all fought so hard even in my absence, which I greatly apologise for but I'm sure you know why. Even so, I hope you know that all that I do and have you do is for the future of our demon race, for a brighter future for our future generations which our old home can no longer support. Thankfully, due to all your efforts, the war here is almost over. Our dream of a brighter future is at hand. NOW TELL ME EVERYONE!, CAN I STILL COUNT ON YOU FOR A LITTLE WHILE LONGER!!?". The demon lord gave a speech as soon as the demons quietened down.
"Yes your highness!!!"
"We're ready to die for you demon lord!!"
"All hail the demon lord!!!"
"Demon lord!!"
"Marry my daughter!!"
"No, mine!!"
"Shut up!!, both your daughters are just ugly ducklings compared to mine, only she's worthy of being the demon lord's wife!!"
"Cough, okay everyone tone it down, and the last three, have you no shame?!" said the duke of Gluttony with an wrily look on his face as every time the demon lord was around, the conversation would somehow always end up as a marriage discussion since the demon lord was still single and was also known as the most eligible bachelor in the demon lands.
"I see everyone is in a merry mood, it makes me happy to see my people like this, but let us leave the merriment for another time okay" said the demon lord with a smile on his face.
Although after the duke spoke everyone quietened down, it was only after the demon lord spoke that they got serious again. Which showed how despite his seemingly easygoing personality, he was still a good and well respected leader.
The dukes just looked on with reverence and a bit of fear glowing from their eyes. Though a little bit extra could be seen in Judah's eyes, but with one short glance from the demon lord he froze and started sweating a lot while the idea that was yet to completely form in his head was quickly killed off.
"Envy truly is an intriguing emotion but we shouldn't let it overcome our reason(Judah sweated even more), anyway, the last report I received stated that you have come across some trouble in your conquest. Five young human females who can stand tall to tall with the dukes along with the disappearance of one of our own, Eve, is that correct?.
"Y..Yes your majesty" answered duke Kane with a tense expression on his face not knowing how the lord will react.
"Why so tense? You think I'm going to be angry because five demons over two hundred years like you couldn't even beat little human girls and even lost one of our strongest?" The demon lord jokingly said with an even bigger smile on his face.
The five dukes all started sweating bullets as soon as they saw that smile(Judah probably really needed to drink some water at that point).
"We're sorry your majesty, we will not embarrass you again next time and we will find Eve!!" the dukes all bowed and shouted at the same time.
"As long as you understand, now back to business, in two weeks we shall set off and continue the war, the closest kingdom is our target, since I will be personally leading this time, only a third of the soldiers will accompany me while the rest standby" the demon lord gave out his orders and walked off under the direction of a marquis who was one of the twenty who managed the lands won by the dukes.
The news of the demon lord's arrival spread like wildfire in the demon lands and eventually reached the human lands.
After receiving the news, the kings knew that once again the flames of war were going to be lit and the decisive battle was about to be fought.
It did not take them long after that to realise where the monstrous aura they briefly sensed before came from. A look of horror spread across their faces because of the grave realisation. All because they knew that even the five girls were not going to be enough this time.
They prayed for an even bigger miracle than the five girls. As if by providence, a scholar contacted them on the same day through a minister, mentioning an ancient book he discovered that mentioned something about an ancient hero summoning ceremony....