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Chapter 28
Three days passed.Raya spent them as a Demon Lord should, managing his growing territories, reviewing reports from the Arch-Demons, making decisions that would shape his empire's future.He didn't bother to visit the sub-level chambers again.He'd given his orders clearly: make Zach suffer beyond comprehension, then end it. Alfred was a professional, so the result was inevitable.On the third morning, Raya sat reviewing territorial expansion maps with Lucifer when Alfred's presence announced itself at the chamber doors.The butler entered quietly, carrying a silver platter covered by a black cloth. He approached the throne and knelt, holding the platter up with both hands."My lord, it is done."Raya set aside the maps. "Show me."Alfred pulled back the cloth.Zach's head rested on the platter, eyes frozen wide in an expression of absolute terror and despair. The skin was pale, waxy, dried blood crusted around the severed neck.The face that had once sneered with noble arrogance wa
Chapter 27
The throne room of Nightfall Tower had never felt so vast. Sofia knelt at the base of the steps, her head bowed, hands pressed flat against the cold stone floor. Around her, the ten Arch-Demons stood in a semicircle. Raya sat upon his throne, draconic form relaxed yet commanding. His golden eyes studied the young woman before him with detached curiosity. "You may speak," he said. Sofia lifted her head and spoke, "My lord, I have fulfilled every task you assigned. I betrayed my family, gathered the evidence that destroyed them, and delivered both my father and brother to your justice." “Hmm…Well done, you did well” Raya acknowledged. "How do you feel after becoming a demon?" He asked her Sofia stood and looked up at Raya, and for the first time, genuine emotion crossed her face. "Alive," she whispered. "For the first time in my entire existence, I feel truly alive." She dropped to one knee once more, head bowed. "Thank you, my lord. I am yours eternally." Raya n
Chapter 26
Zach sat in the mansion's basement cell, replaying how he'd been captured.(Earlier, before the city fell...)"Where is the so-called King's Justice?" Lucifer's voice carried across the square, calm despite the chaos erupting around them.A guard, braver or more foolish than the rest, charged with his spear aimed at Lucifer's heart.Lucifer didn't bother move, the spear struck his chest and crumpled like wet paper."Annoying." He flicked his wrist.The guard exploded, body bursting into red mist that painted the cobblestones."Woman," Lucifer called again, stepping over what remained. "I know you're here. Show yourself, or I start killing civilians. One per second. Your choice."A woman emerged from behind the executioner's platform, face pale but expression defiant. "I'm here. What do you want, demon?""You were going to execute Zach Alderton, yes?""I was. The sentence was…""Irrelevant." Lucifer gestured, and Zach, who'd been cowering beside Helena. He lifted into the air, suspend
Chapter 25
Nightfall Tower…Raya watched the trial's conclusion through his scrying orb, a cold smile playing across his scaled features."Three days," he murmured. "They plan to execute Zach in three days."Lira stood beside the throne. "Shall we allow it, my lord? Or intervene?""We intervene." Raya's eyes glowed with anticipation. "I didn't orchestrate all of this just to let humans steal my revenge. On the day of Zach's execution, we invade. Capture him before they can kill him. Bring him here.""And the city?""Burn the middle and inner districts to ash. Spare the outer district, I meant what I said about not harming the refugees." His hand clenched on the throne's armrest. Lucifer stepped forward, wings rustling with excitement. "My lord, your strategic brilliance is unmatched, by waiting until the execution day, you maximize chaos. The psychological impact will be devastating."Lucifer said reverently. "Your first conquest will be remembered for millennia."(Three Days Later....)The exe
Chapter 24
The royal delegation arrived three days after the scandal broke.Twenty knights bearing the King's banner, three magistrates in formal robes, and at the center, the King's Justice, a severe woman named Helena whose reputation for impartiality was matched only by her reputation for ruthlessness.The Middle district town square was packed, hundreds of town folks had gathered, all wanting to witness nobility finally facing consequences.Helena stood on a raised platform, her voice magically amplified to reach every corner of the square."By order of His Majesty King Aldwin the Third, I have been granted full authority to investigate and render judgment upon House Alderton. The crown does not tolerate corruption, regardless of bloodline."The crowd roared approval.Helena continued without acknowledging them. "Aldric Alderton, former Viscount of Raul, step forward."Guards brought him up, Aldric looked haggard, the proud noble reduced to a shell of himself in just days, but there was stil
Chapter 23
Days passed in a blur of coordinated chaos.---Day OneMarcus's hands trembled as the royal auditors spread his carefully doctored ledgers across the Viscount's conference table. He'd prepared for this, spent weeks forging documents, creating false trails, building his escape route with Lira's guidance.But the lead auditor's expression told him something was wrong."Interesting," the man said.He was a dwarf, brought in specifically because dwarven accountants were legendarily incorruptible. "Lord Marcus, can you explain why twelve thousand gold was transferred to this account", he tapped a ledger entry, "under the authorization code that only Viscount Aldric possesses?"Marcus's prepared answer died in his throat. "I... that is...""And yet," the dwarf continued, pulling out another document, "we have this letter, bearing your signature, instructing the transfer without the Viscount's knowledge. Curious, wouldn't you say?"The Viscount, sitting at the head of the table, leaned fo
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