The sun still shined. The birds still chirped yet humanity saw this as the end of the world.  Evil gods have descended. nobody in this world has ever came across the term "evil god". The demon folks worshipped the demon gods and those divinities were always considered as the root of all evil. Which wasn't true. They were just associated with evil because demon folks in general were  considered vile and evil. With the presentation of true "Evil gods", the world was confused.

Let's talk about those vile demon folk and the atrocities they have committed and why the world seems to have them.

The demon folks were a mixed race  of several humanoid races and some intelligent demons. No one knows in what era they came to the world but they aren't  that new. Probably just a few tens of millennia after the first men walked the earth. They were found alongside the new and hostile continent. Which then came to be known as the demon continent. Although it was the demon folks that discovered the rest of the world. (They had the  first longe range flight magic ) that part in history was splendidly altered.

As to why they are so hated let's say they possessed horridly humanoid figures. Had the audacity to develop their  own culture and hirarchy. Shamelessly Talked laughed and mostly....

but mostly

didn't bother anyone...

...none of the other races saw them as their equals even tho The demon folk were stronger ,faster and smarter thanks to their abilities which they inherited from their demonic ancestors. Some even thought that the female demon folk  are usually much prettier then the majority of the other races. Seems right as they have some succubus blood.

Indeed, across the generations they have gathered an excellent gene pool. Then begs the question why no one seems to stand them. Envy pride freed or just old fashioned racism...

As rediculoues as it sounds . Thats because of the gods.

Usually  humanity and every other race blames the gods for some very weird things but this time it's different. The demon folk didn't have some of the limitations that the other sentient beings had. Which made them inherently far scarier.

Feari g from a potentially stronger divinity. The gods didn't accept the demons folk and put some limitations on them. Thus they were considered as below human. Which all come to accept so naturally.

They're nothing but goods. The humans thought.

Pests. the elves snirred.

Good for nothings. The only thing going  for them is their Immunity to heat and cheap uptake. The dwarves  proclaimed

. Soon all thought that demon folk are a race that came to the world in order to service the rest of the races. With that the peaceful days of the demons came to an end.

The demon folk had one short coming. They were fewer in numbers in comparison with other races. Even against the elves. If you pin them against humanity... They are very lacking.

They were oppressed and enslaved for more then 200 years. Some demons were able to spend their entire lives in slavery. They had life expectancy of 150.

That was the state until a certain demon folk reached a  king class and a few of his collogues were kind enough to join him as  he liberated all. They did most of the job.

He was charismatic enough but was injured very shortly after the first battle started. For his defense and pride demonfolks might have been still inslaved to this day if it weren't for him.

In the future he attained godhood and the demon folks were able to live freely... But they had no land in the lightened continent. So they returned to their motherland. The demon continent.

For their origins. Condoned

for their capacities,. Feared

For their culture. Mocked.

They were ostresized. Practically banished to that godforsakened place.

Literally. As no other sentient being wanted to live there the demon continent remained mostly unpopulated. And the demon folks could claim the  land. Even tho technically it was their land of origin. They wished to settle in different places that offered more. They wanted a place with more greenery and prosperity.

They started to envy the other races but they could do nothing but escape their inslavers.

It is quite lucky that the demon folks diet relies heavily on mana. They can survive up to a week without food or water by only relying on mana, on the other hand humanity and the rest. Not so much.

The demons only need food or water in extreme cases of a heavy injury also if they had no mana to absorb and etc.

Their gods are called the demon gods. Usually they were Demon folks that had a strong demon blood running threw their veins and were able to become stronger thanks to that. None of them were pure blood demons. Always demon folks. 

There was no pure blood demon that reached the realm of divinity. No one knew why that is but some asked the question  of what if one of those intelligent monsters known as demons reached devinity? Or what they'll even be like. Currently no one paid much attention for such a silly notion. They had bigger problems.

The entire world is wetting their pants as The declaration that new gods have descended is nothing short of a catastrophe of biblical proportions.

To understand why. It's story time...

In a land far far way.... Wait, it's the same continent.... 

Ahem.

Once was an empire so prosperous that all envied them. From their peaceful elven neighbors till their fellow humans. They had mountains of gold and precious stones. A high density of mana which Allowed for stronger mages to thrive even Advanced technology and complete military superiority over all nations in their vicinity and more.

The emperor saw his prosperous capital and thought. Won't my empire be more powerful if there was a larger and cheaper workforce... he thought that his empire only lacked for slaves.

So he took them.

Greed possessed the emperor and the populace and so they decided to conquer their surroundings. The neighboring nations decided to gang on them and subdue them with numbers.unfortunately, they failed. The elves were the first to fall. Then fell the beastmen. And last but not least. The humans. Only one human country was still standing before the might of the grand empire. They fought the hardest for they saw the condition in which the slaves were. The last standing nation's king decided to make a temple for the goddess of war. All in order to save his remaining populace.

A case of literary theft: this tale is not rightfully on Amazon; if you see it, report the violation.

The king of Avalon decided to summon the goddess so she can save them. The goddess of war that was notorious for her love for bloodshed and battle but more then all, justice. refused. She told the king 

"I don't wish for what you can offer. I don't take joy in this. Ask your main god."

And so the king asked. In the temple of the god of life and light. His apostles asked and were answered.

"In order for a god to descend you need to offer 70% of your kingdom."

70% was a large amount. His nobles begged him not to do it but he lost all reason. It was the only way. He performed the forbidden ritual. Yet no god wished to accept it. They were even angry at the king. Didn't he feel pain? Was he incapablel of sympathy?

The stupid king didn't understand. If he gave the god more then half his country won't the god be glad. Yet they kept declining. 

The apostles tried to see if they are sending the massage in the wrong way or inferring the massage of the gods wrongly. yet they found nothing. 

All the massages said the same:

"I won't accept 70% of your  kingdom and I can't descend with less. Thus it won't work."

All the gods said that he was heartless. They even threatened to smite him if he shall contact them again.

And so, no god was willing to accept 70% of this small kingdom. In the end the peope couldn't escape their borders. The empire expanded and surrounded them.

In his despairation King Avalon wanted to offer his lands to acquire better arrangements for his populace.

The empire scoffed at him and paid it no hid.

Finally a week passed and his cities fell one after the other.

The king was devastated. In that night he had a dream. The god Aa'mon revealed himself to him. He told him he won't reject his offer.

The king woke up. It was in the middle of that same night that he ordered that the temple will be built.

Aa'mon wasn't a popular god. He couldn't offer a big harvest or better luck in battle. Not even a better fortune on the roads. It was a god that was feared by all and people worshiped him at times of big plagues. For he was a god of death. It says that when he is displeased he will send pesterance to kill humanity as a means to vent his anger.

It was horseshit. He was just a minor god that was linked with death for his specialty in dark magic. As a minor god that couldn't get much. He found the situation of the kingdom of avalon, to be...

Beneficial for him.

That very night the temple was complete. The most powerful earth mages worked on it so it was only natural. Completely not the frantic work of mad men that were forced by the king. Necromancers , a total of five of them were summoned and were forced to go threw the ceremony. Even they knew that awakening that god isn't worth it.

How did they know you ask?

Seriously... It's a temple that specifically made for him. If the huge statue couldn't testify for the god of this temple. Nothing could.

That night over 80% of all the civilians of the kingdom died. It was 70% of the kibgdom before the attacks. Their enemies are now the strongest empire the world has ever known and it was only natural for so many to be captured and slaughtered... Yet it didn't come even close to what Aa'mon got.

More then 2 million were offered to Aa'mon.

That night Aa'mon descended. As the summoner of Aa'mon the king of avalon had the privilege of asking for one thing.

The deaths of so many of the papulace weren't enough for this god. He knew what he was about to be given. He only looked for an excuse. So the other gods that the empire worshiped wouldn't have justification to kill him.

The king was the one that summoned him and so he had to respect his wish.

The empire fell in a single night. All died. The slaves weren't spared.

Even the cattle laid down in the fields.

The ants stopped helping in their little tunnels. Cats stopped meowing. 

If someone paid attention to the street.

Just where the children used to play hide and seek. They will find one sleeping in a bush. The other behind the street food stand. The other with his face in the wall. Still counting.

They slept so soundly. You couldn't even hear them breath. That night what someone think. They didn't even have a scratch on them. How could they have died?

the emperor that governed over this sleeping street in this sleeping empire. He was lying in his bed. In the arms of his concubine. Thinking perhaps who will he invite to his bed tomorrow he had a smile that seemed content with himself. 

None knew that they will die. None could even say goodbye.

That night king Avalon offered his life to Aa'mon. At least that's what Aa'mon claimed.and that's how the story went down in history.

The world decided to abolish slavery and make it illegal. In that same assembly they made a rule that summoning gods is illegal. The treaty was called avalon's call. If the country was desperate enough the world will help. Thanks to those that slept that night in the empire. The world became a better place. Until now.

Present day:

They saw the descent of so many gods. But for what purpose? Who could have do such a horrible thing. Why would he do it.

That day the world cried for they didn't know what was to come.

A month passed and no news came of what nation secraficed so many of its people.

Some news should have reached them by now. That was the conclusion everyone were thinking.

Another month passed and life went on. The news of 2 months ago are now forgotten. No one knew what these gods were. What that high god was but if they were planning to do something terrible...

No one could stop them. So if 2 months passed they were probably safe...

The demonic continent. The capital of Hades. People with red skins were walking about. Some had horns. Some had small. Some had bigger. Few had tattoos that showed their lineage. And from what tree family they came from. These were the demons. Or the demon folks. Some reffering as "spawn of monsters". Others as "intelligent demons". And some even teasingly laughed "fake red monkeys".

The demon folks weren't that defferent from the humans in their outer appearance. Only the horns. And some had piculiar skin tones. But if you looked past that they were human as you and me. But the world hated them. Loathed even. And they were forever banished on the borders of the demon continent, nurtured by the strong mana and eating the few animals and plants that were able to live at the edges of the continent. Where the climate wasn't so hostile. 

The center of the continent belonged to the demons and the demon folks couldn't fight them. Even the weakest of the weak. The imps were stronger then most adults. The bigger ones were something that was only felt by the elite. 

Ogre's were left to rule in piece. Every ogre. Even a smaller one had the privilege to rule over a part of land that he could call his own. The stronger ones. Let's leave that to a different time.

Lets return to our protagonist. Or more accurately speaking where the protagonist was located. At the edge of the continent. Hades

"Welcome. If it isn't Mr ire. You look healthy as usual. How can I help you today". 

I'm at a city and currently having a pleasant conversation with the librarian. Ms Eversa. A lovely middle aged women. She seems to have been here for 57 years. Middle aged by demon folks standards. She seems to be over 75 and she isn't planning on leaving the library anytime soon. Truelly awe inspiring. The people of these lands look a bit like the demons only.... Human like I suppose. They have pupils. A nose. And normal teeth. Not my sharp fangs. They can actually eat things that aren't meat. Why i am mentioning their appearance... I had a small accident a few  weeks ago. Thus I shapeshifted to a humanoid form. My humanoid form isn't that different then my form when I was middle aged man. Its almost funny as I currently look very similar to when I was in my 40s.

"Mr Ire?" 

"Sorry. I was only charmed by your smile ms eversa." 

I returned a pleasantry and a smile. 

"Oh please you dog. I just might end up misunderstanding you."

"That will truelly be a disaster. Hahahaha"

"Hahaha" we both laughed. She is one of my first acquaintances that I made on this world. I usually spend my time here in the library during the mornings.and working during the noon. I don't need much so in accordance. I don't need to work.  It's peaceful. She helped me with some of my research. I study magic formulas in order to advance my dimension and time magic. Usually when new books arrice she tells me and I add them to my list. Tho it's getting shorter and shorter.

It all started a few months ago.

I stopped trying to meet people and killing demons. Concentrating to advance my power and see what is wrong with me now... I'm getting sick of this...

I realised that this soul devouring nonsense is unhealthy for my soul. In order to calm my rampaging soul I Should try to sink in solitude.  Find myself and all that nonsense....

Buwahahahahahaha!

You almost bought it.

No. I'm going to do something that will actually be beneficial for me.

I already know who I am and  i know what I'm supposed to be like. Restoring my mind to its original calm is my priority. All the aspects  that i got enhanced thanks to soul devourer means jack if I can't utilise them properly. Now the main question is what is different. It's obvious that Soul devourer is still not healthy for me. And so I decided to go on a different path. But first I needed to kill the first asshole that came to me while I didn't mask my aura.

It can be considered a top predator on the entire continent. A greater devil.