The red sky hung low over the wasteland.
Outside the cave, more demons had begun gathering.
Grik and the others had returned with them.
At first there were ten.
Then twenty.
By nightfall…
More than thirty outcast demons stood outside the cave.
They were all weak.
Some had broken horns.
Some had scars from battles.
Some looked half-starved.
But they all had the same thing in common.
They had nowhere else to go.
Rai stood at the entrance of the cave, watching them silently.
The group looked nervous.
One demon whispered, "Is that him…?"
"The one who killed the Rare Demon?"
Another demon swallowed nervously.
"He looks… human."
Rai stepped forward.
His tall figure towered over most of them.
The moment he moved—
His Fear Aura spread across the area.
The demons instantly froze.
Some even dropped to their knees.
Rai looked at them calmly.
"If you want to stay here…"
His voice was quiet but carried across the crowd.
"You follow my rules."
The demons listened carefully.
"No killing each other."
"No stealing."
"And when enemies attack…"
His eyes grew colder.
"You fight."
The demons looked at each other.
Then slowly nodded.
For the first time in their lives…
Someone was offering them protection.
But suddenly—
The ground began shaking.
BOOM.
BOOM.
BOOM.
Grik's eyes widened.
"Oh no…"
Rai looked toward the horizon.
Dust clouds were rising in the distance.
Several large demons were approaching.
And they weren't alone.
Nearly fifty demons marched behind them.
Tora panicked.
"T-that's the Blood Fang Gang!"
Mek trembled.
"They control the eastern wasteland!"
The leader of the approaching group stepped forward.
He was massive.
Nearly two and a half meters tall.
His horns curved like blades.
And a long scar ran across his face.
He laughed loudly when he saw Rai.
"So you're the human stealing territory?"
His red eyes looked at the gathered outcasts.
"Cute little army you've got."
The outcast demons behind Rai looked terrified.
Many of them began stepping back.
But Rai didn't move.
He stepped forward calmly.
The Blood Fang leader smirked.
"You think you can protect them?"
He cracked his knuckles.
"This land belongs to us."
The gang behind him roared in agreement.
Rai looked at them silently for a few seconds.
Then he spoke.
"Leave."
The gang went quiet.
Then they burst into laughter.
The leader wiped tears from his eyes.
"You're funny."
Then his expression suddenly turned vicious.
"Kill him."
The fifty demons rushed forward.
The outcast demons behind Rai panicked.
But Rai stepped ahead of them.
Alone.
His Dark Dominion spread across the battlefield.
A heavy pressure filled the air.
Several weaker demons instantly froze in fear.
The Blood Fang leader frowned.
"What is this pressure…?"
Rai slowly raised his hand.
His voice was calm.
"You wanted a fight."
His ice-blue eyes glowed slightly.
"Then come."
The first territory war had begun.
And the Outcast Demon Land was about to learn…
Who its new ruler was.