Deep within the depths of the lower world known as Helmand, the stench of the air was putrid and the sun was nonexistent.

The castle of the Demon King was quiet except for the sounds of bones cracking and shrieks from random demons echoing through the halls.

"Please!... Please master!... I’ll do an-anything you want!... Ple—" one demon begged fervently for its life just before its head was turned in a three sixty direction, and all its bones were completely cracked and shattered to pieces.

It wasn’t even given any time to scream or cry as its body was mercilessly mutilated, Destro stood off in the corner, eyes totally dead, waiting for the next order from its creator.

Another five demons were utterly mutilated with a wave of the Demon King’s hands. But he was not satisfied, not yet, he paced around, rage and frustration written all over his surprisingly handsome face. His red robe adorned with jewelry that resembled melted gold, he muttered to himself indignantly, annoyed at himself, and at his subjects for failing to provide him with the necessary support.

"If only that scum Morbius were here, I would grind his bones to dust and shove it down his throat." The Demon King growled. "Bring me another batch!"

Destro heeded his command without thought and went to capture another set of unsuspecting demons.

This was a normal behavior fro the Demon King, whenever he was upset, he would have demons lined up and then torture them in whatever way he saw fit. In this moment, he was only interested in unaliving them in the most brutal ways possible,

He ground his fingers, fumes exhaling from his nostrils.

"Jacob Ironfell, what is the source of your power? Could it be? No, he would never make anyone that strong..." the Demon King pondered silently as he waited for another batch of demons to be brought in. "I will get you... if it’s the last thing I ever do in this world."

His eyes burned bright with rage. Now that he had no one to send to spy on Jacob, he would have to figure out a way to escape this hellhole by all means.

Luckily, he had been testing the barrier between Helmand and the above world day by day, slowly but steady, all he needed was a little crack, but his power was not enough to completely break the seal. Which is why he needed the World Tree.

The amount of energy the World Tree generated, coupled with his own innate power would be just enough to create a crack in the barrier and break free of his shackles.

"They called us condemned humans, the rest of these peons are condemned, not me. They only imprisoned be because I was a threat to their existence, the gods are proud, once they sense that a human had begun to grow exponentially stronger than them, they seek out ways to imprison you, to shut you down. I refuse to be shut down, I will not be here much longer, and once I leave, I’m coming for every last one of you."

The Demon King looked outside his window, kissing his teeth after uttering those words, this was the most trapped he had ever felt, even during his previous time in this place, the fact that he had seen victory so close, but yet it remained so far.

And it was all because of that meddling boy, a boy who did not even have any business with his affairs, but now he would stop at nothing to make sure that he destroys that boy.

Truly, Helmand was such a place, a place for condemned humans, or so the gods called them, humans who had defied laws, or lived in a way that was not in accordance with the path, were sent down to the lower world Helmand. Due to the nature of the air and atmosphere, their bodies were altered, some survived, and became changed forever, ultimately branded as demons,

Some did not, and died during the process. The ones that survived had no choice to serve the one who had eventually become the ruler of Helmand.

He was imprisoned in there as a very strong cultivator who had risen to the highest of highs during his time in the world. He started out good, was branded as a prodigy for how exponential his growth was. His name was Kael.

Kael grew so quickly that many people thought he was a child sent by the gods themselves, but as he frew in strength, so did his level of cruelty. The power he gained, drove him completely off the edge, he killed for no reason, tortured for no reason.

He quickly became a ruler in the world, going from city to city, pillaging, plundering, and wreaking all sorts of havoc. There was no one who could stop him, the elder covenant at the time stood against him, but even as a unit; they could not match his overwhelming power. It was too much to deal with.

He had almost turned the world upside down when the heavens decided to intervene, because that was his end goal, after taking over the world, he intended to rule the heavens as well, ascend until he took the mantle as the ruler of the universe.

But the gods quickly put a stop to it, not allowing him to go any further. It was a hard fought battle as he also overpowered them to some degree, but they soon realized that beating or killing him would not work in this moment. Their best bet was to trap him somewhere for as long as possible, a place where he would be free to unleash carnage without actually affecting their world.

So they locked him in Helmand, never to be heard of for a thousand years, although he had Morbius do his bidding, the situtation with the World Tree was the first time that he had actuvely tried to leave Helmand.

And now with the appearance of Jacob, it had failed woefully.

But he was far from finished. Just as he was thinking, Destro arrived with another set of screaming demons for his master to torture. There was a smile on the Demon King’s face now, he had finally figured out what he needed to do to exact his revenge.

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