Chapter 748 The Young Demon King
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"W-Why are you hugging the King?! Leave him alone!" Gustaf roared, trying to drag Lucifer away but he couldn't even drag him, he was too strong for this muscle head to even touch him. "Gaaah! He's too strong! My king! MY KIIINNNGGGGGG…!"
"Shut up for once Gustaf." Sighed a Majin lady appearing at his side, with red skin, long silver hair, and two black horns growing atop her head, she even had a pointy demon-like tail. "He's merely hugging our king, maybe he knew him from somewhere?"
"I-I don't even know this man…" Hermes said. "Err, w-who are you, sir?"
"Ah!" Lucifer quickly moved away from the young Hermes. "Sorry about that… I… Well, I was a very close friend of your ancestor, the Demon King."
"My… ancestor? You?" Asked Hermes.
"Don't talk nonsense, the Demon King lived thousands of years in the past!" Gustaf said.
"Yeah, I know." Lucifer laughed. "I am thousands of years old, actually I've already lost the count of how old I am…"
"EH?!"
All Majin reacted the same, they were a big family as Hermes said, even their exaggerated reactions were done together as a group.
"He's Lucifer." I said. "Does that name remind you of someone?"
"Lucifer…?" Asked Gustaf.
"Hmm, that name… It does sounds like the name of- Wait a second." The red skinned Majin lady said.
Hermes looked at his two retainers with his eyes wide open.
"Y-You're Lucifer, the Ancient Dragon King?!" He asked.
"Yeah, well, this is my humanoid form." Lucifer laughed. "Here, take a look at my true form."
TRUUUUMMM…!
Lucifer transformed, as black lightning sparks released everywhere, a sudden explosion of darkness which gathered into the skies emerged, and then, his gigantic body surged from within…
All Majin opened their eyes wide open, and so their jaws. For us this was already commonplace, but for them it must be incredible.
"The King of Dragons lives!"
"He is the Demon King's best friend…"
"I can't believe it!"
"But didn't the tales said he was ambushed and killed by the powerful Ancient Heroes of old in the Albraun Kingdom?"
"How is he alive now? Were the tales a lie?"
"They weren't." I said with a smile. "I am a Necromancer, so I revived him as an Undead, I once found him inside a Dungeon, he had evolved and grown much stronger since then, to the point he became a dragon between life and death, a Death Dragon King."
"A-Amazing…" Hermes said. "You're such a powerful Necromancer to do this- And everyone else here… That woman is a Vampire, right? And then the elf as well! I-I… your auras are so powerful…"
Hermes' red eyes shone brightly every time he took a glance at us, a small analysis into his status revealed to me that he had the Demon Eyes of Analysis, which allowed him to see a part of the stats and skills of a target. It is something similar to Appraisal.
"If Hermes says so…" The red-skinned lady said. "Ah, sorry for not introducing myself, I am Lord Hermes' Knightess, Cecilia. If you have already noticed on my gorgeous red skin, I am a Red Devil Tribe Majin~ I might also become his future wife, hehe."
"Don't go saying such disrespectful things, Cecilia!" The big guy said. "And… Ahem! I am Gustaf Von Vanguard; I am part of the Ancient Golem Devil Tribe. As you can see, I am slightly different than other Majin due to my skin being covered in rock and stone, but rest assured, I shall only use this strength and defensive power to defend my liege."
"I see! Nice to meet you, everyone!" I said. "I am Maria, I used to be a Sorceress that was unjustly executed, and became a Ghost since then." I said, suddenly grabbing my own head and taking it out of my body to show them my ghostly powers.
"W-Whaaat?!" Everyone reacted in horror.
"I-I was horrified for a moment." Cecilia admitted.
"I-Impressive! So Lady Maria is a ghost?! An Undead monster that talks like a person!" Gustaf said.
"Haha, I have heard tales that in the Demon Kingdom of old, there were also many Undead among the other people, they were beings that served the Demon King's wife, an Ancient Sorceress and Necromancer, one of my ancestors as well." Hermes said.
"Indeed." Lucifer said, appearing once more on his humanoid side. "Maria has always reminded me of her, the ancient and slightly playful sorceress necromancer, and queen of the demons, Queen Everdeath."
"Oh yeah, you've mentioned her a few times." I said. "How was she?"
"Slightly creepy, sometimes too much." Lucifer sighed. "But she was a good woman… I miss her as much as I miss everyone else… But I can tell, her Demon Eyes of Analysis have been inherited by you, young Hermes."
"A-Ahahah, so you saw right through me, Lord Lucifer." Laughed Hermes.
"For now, I am sure all of you have tons of questions." I said. "But how about having a meal, a warm bath, and then changing to new clothes first? I've already prepared new houses for everyone to stay, and of course, Hermes and his retainers can live inside the castle."
"Thank you so much for your hospitality." Hermes thanked us. "I would gladly have a warm meal, I am freezing…"
"Very well! It is already time for lunch anyways." I said. "Emeraldine, Partner, let's make a nice stew for everyone while they get along."
Like that, we had a nice and relaxing evening where we updated the Demon King and everyone else that had woken up from their frozen states about everything over time, introducing new people to them, and what has happened with us so far.
"I see… The Frost Queen was the one that froze us." Said Hermes. "We never held any grudge against her at all, nor we ever fought, but she had been freezing other villages of people around the continent in those times, she was on a frenzy for power and to take over land… It seems that she had calmed down lately, only to go all-out once more. If we can help in anything, we would gladly aid you in defeating her."
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