In front of a building called the hall of command in the center of the Demon World’s Imperial City, the portal constructed by the Sin Devils opened one after another in front of the gate.
A dark red beam of light rose from the center of the Hall of command, piercing through the clouds of the Demon World and reaching the sky.
It was already late at night in the demon world, and the two pale purple moons in the sky lit up the ancient building.
There was no parliament in the demon world. The order of the ruler was absolute for any member of the demon world.
The reason why it was called the Hall of orders was that the moment the ‘flag’was raised, the four dukes and seven generals of the demon world had to be present, no matter what the situation was.
There were very few people in the entire demon world who dared to disobey this absolute order. The Duke of Black Dragon was one of them.
The citizens of the royal city watched the beam of light from afar. Every time it appeared, it meant that the life of the demon world would usher in a major turning point.
It might lead to a better direction, or it might make the situation of the demon world even worse.
The last time the beam of light lit up was when the ruler, Nottelein, went on an expedition to the border fortress.
Cecily stood in the Hall of command at the same position as the four dukes..
She turned her head to look at the seat next to her. That was the seat of the ruler, the seat that originally belonged to her father.
Cecily had been watching her father here since she was young… Notlon commanded the world as the ruler, but it was a pity that she might never see him again.
A blue-haired woman walked to the seat next to Cecily. She was the incarnation of the Water Elemental Lord, and her azure eyes glanced at that seat just like Cecily’s, however, she did not ask Cecily about the whereabouts of the ruler.
The remaining seven generals also arrived one after another, including the sin demon General Voss who was following beside Noggs.
He was the general who represented the sin demon race..
Other than the Black Dragon Archduke, the grand dukes of skeleton and blood had arrived.
Everyone seemed to have made a prior agreement and did not ask about the whereabouts of the demon ruler.
That was because in the hall of command, they understood that they were the ‘listeners’and not the ‘proposers’.
Even the most unruly archduke skeleton silently followed this ancient rule.
Everyone was waiting for the only existence who spoke in the hall of command to appear. Cecily could no longer bear to let this deathly silence continue.
“It was I who raised the flag to summon all of you.”
Cecily broke the silence in the hall of command. She looked around at all the people around her, hoping to see some clues from their expressions.
Unfortunately, other than the archduke skeleton who was unable to see their expressions, the other dukes and generals all had very normal expressions.
“It seems that Nottelein has completed his mission…”
Suddenly, the Grand Duke of fresh blood spoke. The bearded middle-aged man stared at Cecily with Scarlet Eyes.
“Grand Duke of fresh blood, you… already knew?”
Cecily looked at the Grand Duke of fresh blood with a dangerous gaze.
One of the four branches of the demon world, the vampires, had always been the vassals of the chaos demons, and they were also the confidants of the chaos demons. For example, Cecily’s adjutant was the youngest daughter of the Grand Duke of fresh blood, Pester.
However, Cecily did not rule out the possibility that these blood kindred had betrayed her.
“I will always know that I remember the passing of every guardian, but now I can no longer feel any grief. I can only remember the passing of an old friend once again.”
The blood archduke spoke to Cecily in a sincere voice.
“Every guardian…”
Cecily remembered that other than the skeleton archduke, the other three dukes were the oldest existences in the demon world.
The lifespan of chaos demons was not worth mentioning in front of these three dukes. The Grand Duke of fresh blood had witnessed the death of many rulers of the chaos imperial family.
Logically speaking, the grand duke of fresh blood, who had a longer lifespan, should have the position of ruler. However, he did not have it… Instead, he was an existence as an assistant.
“Is the next guardian you? Prince Cecily, or Prince Noggs?”The Grand Duke of fresh blood said in a calm voice.
“Grand Duke of fresh blood! Guardian… what exactly is it?”
Hearing the Grand Duke’s tone, Cecily vaguely felt that although the title ‘guardian’represented the highest status in the devil world… This crown was fatal.
Facing Cecily’s questioning, the Grand Duke of fresh blood suddenly revealed a sorrowful smile.
“Interesting. Your father, Notaryn, once stood here and questioned me about the same question,”the Grand Duke of fresh blood said.
“My… Father?”
Cecily reminded herself again that the man in front of her might be someone from her great-great-great-great-grandfather’s generation.
“A curse, a curse that is carried on your clan’s back. In the past, your clan fulfilled one of the covenants your clan made with our exiles.”The blood archduke looked around at the generals standing around him, in the end, he told this to Cecily.
“There is a terrifying thing in the demon world. Only the souls and blood of your people can suppress it and suppress its existence forever,”the Blood Archduke said.
“The price is the lives of every guardian?”
“It will gradually devour the consciousness and souls of every guardian. In the end, the guardian of the Abyss will become the servants of the Abyss.”
The words that the Grand Duke of fresh blood said at the end were spoken in a language that was very familiar to Cecily, but she could not understand it. It was a little like the language of elves..
“The death of the Guardian will spread its power across the land, and the entire demon world will fall into chaos,”the Grand Duke of fresh blood said. “But even with the Guardian’s protection, it will only delay it in the end.”
”…”
Cecily could not tell whether what he said was true or a lie, but the demon world was indeed facing the danger of turning its land into ash.
“If…”
Just as Cecily was about to speak, the Grand Duke of fresh blood cut her off.
“Your Highness Cecily, I’ve had enough of personally sending my friends… The Children of my friends onto this path of destruction, so I have another method.”
“Another way?”
Cecily had been a watcher for her entire life. She knew who lived in every corner of the Demon World Imperial City. Only now did Cecily realize that she knew nothing about the world she lived in.
“Your sister, Fuya.”The Grand Duke of fresh blood once again said a name that made Cecily startled.
“Give up on your second decision. I will become the new guardian.”
Cecily was not sure if what the Grand Duke said was true. However, one of her and her elder brother must inherit the position of Guardian. This was the duty of the Chaos Imperial Family.
However, if the Guardian was really as dangerous as the Grand Duke said, she would never push it to her younger sister.
“No, I’m not referring to your sister becoming the Guardian.”
The blood archduke waved his hand and a translucent screen appeared in front of his eyes. Cecily recognized this thing — it was the magic net created by Joshua!
“Many years ago, I kept sending my spawns to infiltrate the human society, trying to establish religions and organizations, but all of them ended in failure.”
The Blood Archduke’s fingertips swiped across the magic net screen. From his movements, he did not look like a newcomer to the magic net. Instead, he looked like an old bat who frequented the spellcasters’forums.
Cecily thought of her youngest daughter, Pester. Pester had once established an organization called Black Pigeon in Nolan.
“To collect intelligence on the humans?”Cecily asked.
“Partly for this reason, and partly for collecting the beliefs of the humans.”
The blood archduke looked at his hands. He could vaguely see some faint red light in his palms.
“Your Highness Cecily, do you know the real name of your sister, Fuya?”The blood archduke felt that it was time to confess.
“Fuya’s real name? No… Grand Duke of fresh blood, tell me everything you know!”
When Cecily came back to her senses, she realized that her fourth sister was not… the child of her mother.
From Cecily’s memories when she was young, there was only one time that Fuya was brought in front of them by Norton and said, ‘from today onwards, she will be your sister.’
“Fuya… This is the name your clan gave her. We call her Arnold,”the blood archduke said.
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