Firaria, Ashiraem's Sole City

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For a while, Apollo stood frozen with shock. If even Fuhrer described the 9 Kings as unimaginably strong, just how strong would he need to be to make an attempt at controlling them—a full-fledged Archdemon? A Noblesse? Or even a Daemos? 

Under normal circumstances, Apollo wouldn't have such an unusual reaction, but after learning of the fact that these Kings used to house the Primal Source of the Sins, resulting in a substantial upgrade of the power bestowed by the First Monarch, Apollo couldn't help but wonder what realm of strength that pertained to.

Although Fuhrer had mentioned that the disappearance of the First Monarch resulted in a decline in the power of the Lost Council, could it truly affect the Kings as well? Compared to the others, whose strength came from their own actions, the strength gathered by the Primal Sources was fabled to be inexhaustible.