Unrivaled Demon's Odyssey

Nero took Leto and Asteria outside the palace, where Korybant was filling a bottomless pit with the dead bodies of the soldiers Nero killed.

"Umm… why are we here?" Leto asked hesitantly.

Nero smiled gently and turned to Leto, then said, "That bastard king didn't care about his family or citizens. But all the other towns and cities, even the old capital, weren't aware of it." 

"They were so ignorant, almost as if they had no idea how shitty the king was. Not only that, they were all well-developed cities and towns, and it wouldn't be possible without a king watching over it."

Nero looked at Asteria and continued, "So there must be someone making all the wrongs right."

Nero turned to Leto and uttered, "Someone who knew how the kingdom should be ruled. Its economy and politics. And I assume you were the one who was managing all that, Queen Leto?"

Leto nodded and placed her hand on her chest, saying, "I had some loyal servants. Well, not mine but my father's. They couldn't oppose my brother, or he would have killed them, so they had to turn a blind eye to everything, just to make good of the other cities and towns."

"That is what a true Queen would do for her citizens." Nero turned around and looked at the pit filled with thousands of corpses and raised his hand. "And that's why I will give you an army."

Nero walked to the edge of the pit and shed one drop of his blood. But before it could hit the corpses, it exploded into thousands of particles, and each formed a magic circle.

"Ultimate restoration technique."

Nero resorted all the dead bodies to normal— with no souls. Then, he closed his eyes and joined his hands together.

"I summon demon souls to possess these empty corpses," Nero asserted in a demonic voice.

Leto and Asteria stood beside Nero and watched all the corpses rise.

Korybant's eyes were wide open, and his jaw was dropped in bafflement.

'There were seventy-eight thousand six hundred and sixty-nine (78669) dead bodies. And not only did he restore all of them at once, but also summoned demon souls for them.' 

Korybant had counted the bodies and their parts while throwing them into the pit. At first, he was surprised that Nero had single-handedly killed all the soldiers, but after witnessing what he just saw, he couldn't help but tremble in fear, just by how powerful Nero had become.

'He has gotten far more stronger than the last time. But why does he look so sad and lonely? The last time I met him in hell, he looked genuinely happy, as though he was alive. But all I see now is… an unrivaled demon.'

All the corpses rose and looked up at Nero.

"Listen, you lambs; you are here for a purpose, and—"

"Who are you?" one of the demons asked.

"Don't interrupt me, or rather than sending you back to hell, I will kill you!" Nero roared.

"There are thousands of us! There is no way a hybrid can kill us!" another demon shouted.

Nero raised his brows and glanced at Korybant, who was standing at the opposite side of Nero.

Korybant gulped down in fear and yelled, "You fools! Do you have any idea who you are talking to?!"

"Hah?!" All the demons turned to Korybant.

"Hey! That's Korybant! Our general!"

"Hey, Kory! Long time no see!"

"What are you fools talking about? It's been only like an hour since I was summoned here," Korybant remarked.

"Don't lie! You have been away for over half a month!" a demon retorted.

"What nonsense is that!" Korybant yelled back.

Nero furrowed his brows and shook his head, 'A stupid is fighting idiots.'

"The time passes differently here from hell!" Nero quipped with the yell.

"Hah?! Hey, Kory! Who is this hybrid? And why is he acting all mighty?"

"You imbecile! That's—"

"Enough!" Nero raised his hand and stopped Korybant, "These fools won't understand in simple language. I need to show them."

Nero covered the right side of his face with his right hand and muttered something. His mark on his left side opened up, and a black stripe trailed up his forehead and another one down his chin. His crimson eyes shined as if it was thirsting for blood.

"Kneel before me, so you shall be forgiven," Nero uttered in a demonic voice like never before.

All the demons, including Korybant, Leto, and Asteria, dropped down to their knees with an invisible force.

"Please forgive us!" Some demons begged for mercy.

"We didn't know you were lord Zemon!" Some demons made excuses. 

"Oh, what have I done!" one demon was already prepared to die.

"I didn't speak a word against you, my lord!" another demon tried to act innocent.

Nero glanced at his right and left to see Leto and Asteria were also kneeling down. He placed his hand on their heads to lift the magic from them and said, "You may stand beside me."

They got up and stood beside Nero.

Nero could make any lower, higher, and archdemon submit to him just by using his voice— even without using his demonic powers.

Before Nero was sealed, Surtr, the titan made of pure lava and magma, the king of the first hell, possessed a lower rank demon's body and angered Nero by insulting his mother. 

So Nero chased him all the way to hell and fought with him. At that time, Nero wasn't even as strong as he was now. Nor did he have his demonic powers.

He fought with Surtr for three years in the scorching flames of hell, without drinking or eating, and finally slew Surtr, then made a sword from his core and soul. 

Nero became the lord of the first hell and achieved the title 'Lord Zemon'.

During the three years he spent in hell, fighting Surtr, Nero gained experience that later helped him grow more stronger. And because of that, he could order all the demons from the mortal realm to go to hell.

Even though he had spent three years in hell, only three days had passed in the mortal realm.

"I don't care about your comments or remarks, nor shall I care about your puny life. I summoned you here for a purpose, and you must obey my orders."

Nero turned to Leto and spread his arms, then said in a loud demonic voice, "I give you an army of demons."

That evening, Nero brought hell to the mortal realm— quite literally, and gained the title "The Hell Bringer."

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