Chapter 100: The Supremacy Arc, Part 3
Familial Memory
A memory not preserved in words—but in blood. Beyond human perception, beyond time and logic. Since ancient times, powerful demons have been able to share their visions with one another with nothing but a simple touch of the palms.
They never needed language for war. They merged souls, transmitting tactical images faster than any scream could carry. In mere seconds, the entire course of battle was laid bare—wordless and exact.
This technique was like a temporal symphony of thought, where memories weren’t just engraved in the brain, but flowed through the veins themselves.
But as demonic might declined, only a few retained this power—the Dukes, and their pureblooded heirs.
The great demon realm once bowed before Five Dukes, who in turn knelt before a single ruler—the Demon King, Astaroth.
He didn’t just reign. His blood terrified nature itself. Evolution pushed his body beyond limits: instant regeneration, cellular restoration, untouchable. He was a curse made flesh.
And then, for the first time, someone challenged him.
Lee Yeonho.
Not a god. Not a demon. A man.
His very presence horrified demons. His nature stood in opposition to their power, and he accepted the Dukes’ challenges without fear.