Chapter 678: The King Among Kings.
“M- Mother, what are you-.”
“Silence, worm!” The woman kicked a man who looked like the male version of Lily in the gut. He had short spiked black hair with red tips, but the half Succubus was much more muscular than his mother.
“Cough.”
“I warned you.” She punched the man in the face.
“M-Mo-” again, he was silenced with a knee to the face.
“I warned you several times!” Lily stepped on her son’s leg, which gave way to a sickening crunch.
“AHHHH-” Luka’s scream was cut off by Lily’s hand clutching his throat.
“Stop screaming like a bitch.” Lily’s eyes gleamed with a cruel glare.
“You are a descendant of Lucifer and Lilith! Even in pain, act proud, worm!”
Lily lifted Luka by the neck and brought his face before her.
Luka looked into his mother’s Demonic eyes with pure fear on his face.
“I warned you. End your rebellious thoughts, accept the change, or death would be a much kinder fate than what would happen to you.”
Ignoring the pain and the fear he was feeling, anger rose in Luka’s heart:
“H-How can you accept it!? How can you accept that imposter?! He’s not even a Demon!”
Lily narrowed her eyes dangerously and, with a thrust of her hand, slammed her son’s body into the ground.
A crater formed in the ground, and several of the man’s bones shattered from the impact.
“The man you speak of managed to leave irreversible damage to Hell!” She stomped on his face.
“The man you speak of destroyed the fucking Gates to The Lower Hells that were supposed to be unbreakable.” She stomped once more.
“A feat not even my Mother or Father could do!”
“So what if he’s not a Demon?”
“M-Mot-.” Luka tried to say something, but all he got was a stomp on his head that made his face deform.
“He has the strength to bring all Hell under his heel just as I am doing to you now.”
Lily grabbed Luka by the neck again and lifted him in front of her, her eyes sparkled for a few seconds, and the wounds on Luka’s body healed a little, just enough for him not to die.
“What have I taught you, My Son? Answer me.”
“P-Power is everything…”
“Correct.”
“For the sake of power, I decided to marry Baal. With that, I would have political power and influence across Hell.”
“Because of power, I bowed my head to Diablo and supported my husband.”
“For the sake of power and our very survival, I’ve decided to support the New King because, if you haven’t noticed, your bloody father isn’t here in Hell to protect you, and neither is that bastard Diablo.”
“AAGHHH!”
“Diablo, the Demon that defeated my mother, a feat even I couldn’t accomplish.” Lily threw Luka to the ground.
“And as an Ancient Demon, The Incarnation of Evil, he had the power to be King.”
“Cough, Cough.” Luka coughed several times, trying to catch his breath.
“But that has changed now. Times have changed. Due to Diablo’s plans, he left Hell unguarded, and in the absence and inertia of the old King, a new King has arisen.”
“Alucard has Hell in his hands. He could destroy everything and everyone, but instead, he chose to Rule and lead the Demons, and the effects of that leadership are quite noticeable.”
“Tell me, my son. What is Alucard called by the Demon masses?”
“A-Antichrist-.”
“I can’t hear you!” She kicked him in the face again.
“… H-He is called as if he were the Antichrist himself, or The Messiah of Hell.”
“Tell me, why is he called that?”
“…Because he’s…” Luka opened his eyes wide.
“Answer me!”
“He’s popular; he’s adored; the Demons fell for his Charisma just like they did for Lucifer in the past…”
“Do you finally understand, you idiot?”
“B-But, how is that possible?”
“Are you blind?” She spoke with disdain and disappointment, “Or are you pretending to be blind?”
“It doesn’t matter. Since you don’t know how to use your eyes to see something so basic, I’ll explain it to you.” Lily dusted her hands together, sending dirt scattering.
“Alucard changed society in Hell. With his leadership, we progressed as a society, and the Hell that was once pure chaos is gaining order. Something that Diablo, despite his years in power, failed to accomplish.”
“And by switching to a merit-based society, it gave an opportunity for ALL Demons to gain power.”
“Do you know what that means?”
“… That the power is no longer in the hands of the Ancient Demons, but in the Demons’ own effort,” Luka replied with difficulty:
“And those Demons who struggled and then received the King’s direct Power will be eternally loyal to the King because their destiny changed thanks to him, and thus begins an endless cycle of fanatically loyal soldiers….”
“…T-That monster … Did he plan all this? From the start?”
“Finally, I’m seeing your fucking intelligence,” Lily spoke in disdain.
Luka shuddered in embarrassment. He never liked it when his mother spoke down to him as if he were a child.
“By changing society, all the Lesser Demons support the new King. Not even Diablo had this support before. Everyone feared The Incarnation of Evil, but they never supported him like it was a life goal.”
“Even if Ancient Demons are strong, in front of BILLIONS of fanatical Demons, we are nothing.”
Yes, Lily could fight hordes of Demons, but eventually, even she would get tired and succumb before so many Demons. The power of the masses could not be ignored, especially now that Alucard was empowering the Lesser Demons.
“And when I say all, I mean ALL Demons, whether they be the Lesser Demons of old and those soon to be born.”
“…” Luka opened his mouth several times but closed his mouth at the end; he couldn’t form words.
“Do you understand now? How idiotic your notion of rebellion is?”
“You can’t just fight a bloody monster who conquered all of Hell single-handedly, a man who fought a DEMON GOD and emerged victorious.”
Lily shuddered internally as her insides tightened at that fact. She was getting aroused since, like all Demons, she loved Power and shuddered whenever she remembered that struggle…
Ignoring her aroused state, she continued:
“You would also have to fight all of fucking Hell.”
“And I didn’t even mention the fact that you’d have to fight the ‘Elders of Hell’, as the new King calls them, known to us as The Oldest Demons of Hell, Zahal, and Albu.”
“Impossible! Even them!? Weren’t they loyal to Diablo!?”
“Loyal to Diablo?” Lily spoke with disdain and amusement in her tone:
“The Elder Demons are loyal to HELL itself; they don’t care about Diablo or my father… but they knelt before Alucard.”
“They recognized him as the King, and they knelt before him. This has never happened before; even my father Lucifer never gained their ‘loyalty’.”
“…Impossible…” Luka looked at the ground in disbelief.
“Stop resisting the inevitable. Demon society will mold into the new King’s preferred ideal, and I will ensure that I will be an influential figure in that society. I refuse to be left out or treated like any other Demon. My pride will not allow it.”
“But your fucking recklessness is putting all of that in jeopardy!” Lily snarled as her wings beat behind her, and black and white Power emanated from her body.
“….” Luka shuddered at his mother’s angry eyes. He knew that when his mother, who was usually noble and demure, started to use swear words, she was furious.
“My Son. You will help me fix this mess.”
“I hate futile effort, so I suggest you don’t resist.”
Luka just sighed. He didn’t even think about resisting. Even though he was upset by the wounds on his body and wanted to fight the woman before him, he knew he wouldn’t have a chance.
His mother’s Bloodline, Dark Light, was a Demonic Power with traces of the Holy Light of The Angels. It was a unique Power from the union of Lilith, The Mother of Demons, and Lucifer, The First of The Fallen, who, despite becoming a Fallen Angel and having been defiled, his Holy Light had not been wholly extinguished.
And that Light passed onto Lily, a Power that was extremely deadly to Demons. Unfortunately, even though he was Lily’s son, that Power didn’t pass to him. He was more Baal than Lucifer.
Luka had no choice but to accept his fate, the fate his mother had prepared for him.
Oh… He knew he wouldn’t die. His mother, despite being a crazy bitch, still liked him, but he knew that whatever she prepared for him… It was going to hurt… A lot.
…
In front of the Demon King’s Castle, a crowd of Demons were in the square, and all of them were looking in awe at the man who sat on a black and red Throne in the distance.
The man had his head resting against his fist, his face was covered in a strange darkness, and the only things visible were his violet eyes, his full plate armor, and long flowing black hair covered in a black Miasma that seemed to have a life of its own.
Victor Alucard, The King of All Demons.
Beside him was a Greatsword covered in Black Miasma.
And behind his Throne were three women, each of different height and wearing different armor, The Three Generals of The New King, and behind them were twelve women who were direct subordinates of the Generals.
The Twelve Commanders of Hell.
Not just them, as soon, two twin Demons appeared kneeling in front of the new King.
“I’m sorry for the delay, Your Majesty… My brother spent a lot of time adoring our new place of residence.” Albu spoke.
“Delays will not be tolerated, Elders.” Victor’s heavy voice echoed through the area, causing the Demons present to shiver. Even the man’s voice was charged with Power.
“I hope that when I call, you drop whatever it is you are doing and come meet me.”
“Yes, Your Majesty! Such a mistake will not happen again.”
“Very well, get back to your position. We have a spectacle prepared.”
“Yes!” The two Elder Demons rose to their feet and stood by the Generals’ side.
The Demons, whether young or old alike, looked upon this sight with wide-open eyes.
All the new strongest political powers of the current Government were here.
If before it wasn’t apparent that something was going on for the King of Hell himself to be outside his Castle, now it was pretty obvious.
Something had happened… Something that brought all the centerpieces of the new Government together.
Whispers began to be heard among the masses while they wondered what was happening.
The conversations were taking place as low as possible. No one dared to raise their voice out of respect for the new King.
Some just looked at Victor with expressions as if they had seen the God they prayed to daily had descended to the land of the Mortals. Most of them being the Lesser Demons.
Helena, Vine, and Vepar looked at this sight with interested faces.
It was at these times that they realized how special their King was.
Was he feared?
Of course, he was, but at the same time, he was admired, respected, and even revered.
Because he was feared, no one dared to provoke him.
It was because he was admired, respected, and revered that the masses listened to him.
At these times, they realized how lucky they were to have been chosen by this man. It was because of him that they had the position they have now.
Did their talent help?
Yes, of course. If they weren’t talented and hardworking, they wouldn’t have been able to maintain their place in their positions, but… They would never have had a chance to achieve what they achieved today without Victor.
After all, he opened the way by force, took Hell for himself, and opened doors for various Demons to rise to power.
Nobody would dare say that he was not the King now.
Even if Diablo came back to Hell and tried to regain his position, it would be an astronomical effort, and even if he managed to regain his position, the damage was already done.
All those who had experienced Victor’s rule would not want to return to Diablo’s incompetent hands.
The seed had already been planted.
And nobody could destroy it.
Victor Alucard already owned Hell.
Helena shuddered slightly as she felt her King’s gaze. She looked at him, and with just that look, she understood what he wanted.
She started to walk forward quite gracefully. This movement attracted the attention of all the Demons, who stopped what they were doing to look towards Helena.
“Today is an important day… Today is a day that we will be rid of the remnants of the former Government of the incompetent Diablo.”
“Today is Judgment Day,” Helena announced, turning to face a certain direction.
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