During the Dark Ages

'Wait, am I not evolving immediately like before.' I thought and then I took to the sky. I would rather not evolve right in front of the [Holy Territory], out in the open where any idiot can kill me during the process. As I thought of this, Kirt's face instantly came to mind and I gritted my teeth as I flew around looking for somewhere to safely evolve. As I flew around I got a better picture of the devastation my fight with Hans caused with most of the buildings reduced to rubble along with many large craters. My search led me back to my house which was the first to be destroyed by Hans but not to the extent that I had first thought. The side where Hans attacked was collapsed but the other side was still standing thanks to the supporting pillars still remaining intact. Entering the house through the still intact door, I sat on the side that wasn't collapsed yet while looking at the roof warily despite knowing that something like that wouldn't kill me.

[To become a tier 4 Demon, you will have to choose a family:

Morning Star, the house of Pride.

Bellicus, the house of Wrath.

Fames, the house of Gluttony.

Invidia, the house of Envy.

Aurum, the house of Greed.

Eros, the house of Lust.

Tardus, the house of Sloth.]

[Choose wisely.]

This notification hung in the air reminding me of the hard choice I had to make. To become a subordinate of one of the noble demon houses or never evolve. I would rather not become a subordinate of a Demon who I have no idea of what their goal is and worse, I don't want to be mind controlled by some powerful Demon. The only demons I've ever met from one of these houses are the imps, which I have killed and who my allies are currently fighting against so I doubt joining the house of Wrath is a good idea. Only slightly worse than joining any of the others anyway.

[Host is advised to choose quickly.]

'Hey, you're not the one that has to make a life changing decision so stop rushing me.' I thought angrily and frustratedly at the system.

[The system has sensed your reluctance to join one of the Demon houses. Providing an alternate solution…]

'Huh? What the hell is going on?' I wondered

[Alternate solution found: Create your own family.]

"Are you telling me I could have done that from the beginning?! Why not just give me the option in the first place?!!" I shouted angrily.

[The host is advised to not take this action. Such action will be taken as a direct challenge to the Demon Kings and make you a target for most demons.]

When I saw this notification, I felt a shiver down my spine. If what Synthia told me is true then the Demon Kings were not just really old demons that ruled the Underworld but also really strong, way stronger than I am now. But….they were also trapped in the Underworld which means…

'…those old bastards can't kill me here.' I thought with a grin on my face. There was also their subordinates but if what Synthia said is correct then nothing above tier 4 can come here….for now….so I should be fine for a while.

[You have selected to Create your own family.]

[To complete this action user needs a cardinal sin to represent.]

'A sin, huh. Other than the the other seven what other major sins are there.' I thought but then my mind wondered to my experience during this apocalypse. I was almost killed many times over the course of many battles, I had continued to train and improve my powers so that I could survive till the end. Many people have died and more will follow if they don't become stronger way stronger than me and Synthia currently are. So in an unforgiving world like this one, the only sin I could think of was…weakness.

[You have chosen you cardinal sin as [Weakness].]

[You have successfully created a new family, the House of Weakness. An eighth Demon Family has been created [Dunamis, the House of Weakness.] ]

[Evolution will now begin.]

Before I could even process the words in the notification, the Demon miasma around me surged and wrapped around me tightly forming a cocoon and I slowly lost consciousness.

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In a deep, abyssal darkness that wriggled as if alive, two crimson red eyes opened as they observed the words in front of them on the holographic system.

[Dunamis, the House of Weakness has been created.]

"Hahaha, which fool thinks he is strong enough to stand at the peak alongside me." The creature laughed and as it did the darkness started moving violently.

"It must be someone who's on Earth or else they wouldn't dare to challenge us." It said and then sent out a telepathic message to it's minions.

"Go to Earth and kill the one that dared to to challenge my might, bring me their head and you will be greatly rewarded." The entity said and various creatures of different shapes and forms grinned gleefully at the prospect of a reward from their master as many pairs of eyes glowed red in the seemingly all encompassing darkness.