"Indeed," Loki replied smoothly, guiding Satou to his seat, the sixth chair. "May I present Satou, chieftain of the Southern Forest Settlement, slayer of the hero Vegeta, and candidate for the seventh seat. Satou, allow me to introduce your fellow lords."

He gestured to each in turn.

"First Seat, Malakor the Eternal, Lord of Undeath and master of the Necrotic Wastes. His domain covers the northern deadlands, and his armies are literally endless."

The skeletal figure in the first seat nodded slightly. He wore tattered robes that seemed to be made of screaming souls, and his very presence made the temperature drop. Satou could see his own breath suddenly, even in the warm hall.

"Second Seat, Azshara the Drowned Queen, Mistress of the Abyssal Depths. She commands the waters and all creatures beneath them."

The woman in the second seat was beautiful and terrible in equal measure. Her skin was pale blue, her hair flowing like seaweed, her eyes completely black like a shark's. Water dripped constantly from her form, pooling beneath her chair, and Satou could swear he saw things moving in those puddles, tentacles and teeth.

"Third Seat, Volcanus the Burning, Lord of Eternal Flame and sovereign of the Scorched Lands."

This was the red-skinned giant who'd spoken first. Heat radiated from him like a furnace, and small flames danced across his skin. Satou could feel the temperature rising just from proximity.

"Fourth Seat, Seraphine the Corrupted, once an angel, now our dear sister in darkness. She rules the Fallen Spires."

The being in the fourth seat had wings, but they were wrong, feathers replaced with blades, white replaced with shifting patterns of gray and black. Her face was beautiful but unsettling, like a perfectly carved mask hiding something monstrous beneath.

"Fifth Seat, Nexus the Thousand-Eyed, Master of Forbidden Knowledge and keeper of the Great Library."

Satou tried to look at the fifth seat's occupant and immediately regretted it. The being had too many eyes, hundreds of them, opening and closing across its form, watching in every direction at once. Just looking at it made Satou's head hurt.

"Sixth Seat, myself, as you know," Loki said with a slight bow.

"Eighth Seat, Grimfang the Devourer, Lord of Beasts and master of the Wild Hunt."

The eighth seat held a massive werewolf-like creature, but far larger and more monstrous than any natural lycanthrope. His fur was midnight black, his claws like swords, and his yellow eyes tracked Satou with predatory interest.

"Ninth Seat, Nyxara the Shadow Weaver, Mistress of Secrets and ruler of the Twilight Realm."

The ninth seat appeared empty at first, but then Satou realized the shadows themselves were moving, coalescing into a vaguely feminine form. She had no solid body, just darkness shaped by will.

"Tenth Seat, Chronus the Timeless, Master of Moments and guardian of the Temporal Nexus."

The tenth seat's occupant looked human, almost disappointingly so, until Satou realized the man was simultaneously old and young, his appearance shifting subtly between moments. Around him, time itself seemed uncertain.

"Eleventh Seat, Thalassian the Star-Forged, Lord of Celestial Fire and commander of the Astral Legions."

The eleventh seat held a being that seemed to be made of starlight itself, his body translucent, containing what looked like entire galaxies swirling within him. He was breathtakingly beautiful and absolutely terrifying.

"And the Twelfth Seat, Morganna the Blood Queen, Mistress of Crimson Magic and sovereign of the Vampire Courts."

The twelfth seat was occupied by a vampire woman of such ancient power that even Cassius would probably kneel before her. Her skin was deathly pale, her eyes crimson, and the air around her smelled of blood.

"That's everyone," Loki concluded. "Eleven Demon Lords, each commanding vast territories, armies numbering in the tens of thousands, and powers that have shaped this world for millennia. And now, Satou, they're going to decide if you're worthy to join them."

Satou looked around the table at beings who could probably destroy him with a thought, and realized he'd just walked into the most dangerous meeting of his life.

The Demon Lord Summit had begun.

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The circular obsidian table seemed to absorb light rather than reflect it, creating an oppressive atmosphere that pressed down on everything in the hall. Satou sat in the empty seventh chair, acutely aware that he was surrounded by beings who had lived for centuries and commanded powers that could reshape continents.

The First Seat, Malakor the Eternal, had remained perfectly still throughout Loki's introductions. His skeletal face was impossible to read, but Satou could feel the weight of his gaze. It was like being observed by death itself, patient and inevitable. The temperature around him was so cold that frost had begun forming on the table in front of his seat, creeping slowly outward like grasping fingers.

"So," Volcanus the Burning rumbled, his voice like grinding stone and crackling fire. "This is the goblin who supposedly killed a hero. He looks... disappointingly small."

"Size isn't everything, Volcanus," Azshara the Drowned Queen said, her voice carrying an odd echo as if she were speaking from underwater. "Though I admit, I'm curious how such a young creature managed to defeat one of the blessed. Vegeta was no weakling, arrogant perhaps, but skilled."

"Perhaps the reports are exaggerated," Grimfang the Devourer growled, his massive clawed hands resting on the table. "Heroes fall sometimes. Doesn't mean this goblin is worthy of sitting with us."

Satou remained silent, remembering Loki's advice. Don't cower, but don't be needlessly provocative either. Let them assess him, let them talk. His turn to speak would come.

Seraphine the Corrupted leaned forward slightly, and Satou felt her gaze like a physical touch. Her corrupted angel features twisted into something that might have been a smile, but held too much hunger to be pleasant.

"Oh, I don't know," she purred, her voice like silk hiding razors. "I find him rather... intriguing. There's something about him, isn't there? Something that doesn't quite fit. Like he's wearing a goblin's skin but there's something else underneath."

Her eyes roamed over Satou in a way that made him deeply uncomfortable. It wasn't just appreciation, it was predatory assessment mixed with something far more intimate and unwelcome.

Author Note :

The numbers of demon lords was changed from 13 to 12 ,while the arrangements of seat that each demon lord possess doesn't just represent power ,but also influence ,Loki is still the weakest of all demon lords but he has connection and alot of influence .

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