"Yes, I do, mother," the young man's honest answer seemed to have surprised Lilith, if only for a moment.
"Fufufu! What a bold and ambitious child you are," Lilith remarked, unperturbed by the man's response. On the contrary, she appreciated his honesty. One should never hide their desires, nor be afraid to display them, even when standing before an absolute monarch such as herself.
"To congratulate such an honest child, I shall give you a fitting name which I believe will help you reach your goal and entertain me. From now on, you shall be named Damon Reaver," Lilith declared.
The young man's body shuddered at the proclamation, and he felt somehow different, almost as if something had been lifted. His body felt lighter, and he became a little bit more powerful, just by receiving this new name.
"Not bad, as expected of my creation," Lilith remarked, her eyes observing Damon's body with approval. She nodded, pleased with the change that had come over him after she had bestowed him with a name.
Lilith then snapped her fingers, and Damon's body was suddenly covered in a black pants and a matching top.
He did his best to hide his shock, inwardly wondering just how powerful this woman truly was. After all, he had set his sights on her, and he fully intended to make her his one day.
"Do you know the meaning of the name Damon?" Lilith asked.
Damon shook his head, clearly not knowing the meaning of his new name.
Lilith then proceeded to explain the meaning of the name Damon to him.
"Damon means 'to overpower, tame, subdue, conquer.' Does this name sound fitting for your ambitions?" Lilith asked.
Damon nodded enthusiastically.
"Yes, mother. I'm extremely grateful for this name. I will not disappoint you. I will entertain you, and eventually, I will make you mine one day. Look forward to it," he declared, a determined gleam in his eyes.
Lilith regarded him with an amused grin, pleased by his response and the promise held within his words.
Lilith chuckled, "Fufufu! I look forward to such a day, my bold child."
Damon had only just awoken, yet his reaction, his confidence and boldness, already provided Lilith with a small source of entertainment. She couldn't help but secretly anticipate the amount of entertainment this young man, her creation, would bring - the chaos he would create. The mere thought of it sent a thrill down her spine. For her entertainment, it was worth the risk of venturing out after a while, even to the abyss of souls, uncaring if those old fools noticed her. Everything was for her amusement.
Admiring Lilith's beauty for a moment, Damon finally snapped out of his reverie, remembering the knowledge he needed to obtain.
"Mother, can you tell me about my new reality? The power system and all," he asked, his eyes shining with curiosity.
Lilith chuckled, "Wow! Eager to start, aren't we?"
She nodded, amused by his enthusiasm, and decided to give him a short summary.
''There exist Three realms: Lower realm, Middle realm and Higher realm."
"The place we are currently in is the demon realm, and I am its ruler," Lilith proudly declared, causing Damon's eyes to widen in surprise. He hadn't expected her to be this powerful, to rule an entire realm. This only fueled his excitement at the prospect of one day making her his own.
Clenching his fists, Damon declared, "I'll become the ruler of this place one day."
Lilith was amused by his statement. "Do not disappoint me then. I like your confidence. A man should dream big," she remarked.
"Continuing my earlier explanation," Lilith continued, "there is the celestial realm, where those fucking birds reside."
Damon immediately identified the "fucking birds" as the angels, a term commonly used by demons in novels to refer to their angelic counterparts. He was taken aback, however, to hear such crude language come from Lilith's mouth. Previously, she had seemed so aloof and unreachable, the true embodiment of a monarch. But in this moment, she appeared more like a street thug, casually swearing as she described the celestial realm.
''Tch! Talking about the Celestial realm put me in a bad mood, especially when I recall those four annoying winged birds.'' Lilith sounds really annoyed.
"Mother, you mean the four Archangels - Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel, right?" Damon inquired, trying to verify if his knowledge from books was accurate.
"Ugh, yes, I'm talking about those four siblings," Lilith replied, a hint of exasperation in her voice.
"My son, you are quite knowledgeable. Only Michael can put up a decent fight, the other three are meh. But the four of them together, with their annoying formation, can be a real headache," she boasted, crossing her legs.
Damon shuddered at this information. He understood from Lilith's earlier statement that she had somehow fought the four Archangels together. He wondered, once more, just how powerful this woman truly was. Her strength was unfathomable to him.
"The Demon Realm and the Celestial Realm are both located in the Higher Realm," Lilith explained.
Damon nodded, not entirely surprised by the information Lilith had shared. It made sense that the Demon Realm and the Celestial Realm would be part of the Higher Realm – the highest stage of existence. Only a realm of such grandeur and power could possibly contain these two remarkable domains.
He believes that his former hometown 'Earth' would be from the Lower Realm, a belief soon confirmed.