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[A blood Oath is calling forth and making a pact with the divine. You have invoked this oath, and now, the body shall pay the price]

In her foolishness and desire to have her revenge, Concubine Anabella, the fifth wife of King Julius III, ends up making the forbidden pact. In exchange for her life and the lives of 1000 other people, she begged the demon kind to help make her crippled son the next emperor.

She wanted to call an angel to help her, but she ended up calling the First Demon Lord instead and died before she could pay the full price.

Now stuck in the body of the crippled illegitimate ninth prince, the First Demon Lord had one goal – to regain his power and make this crippled body the next emperor of this continent.

And in his goal, nothing shall remain forbidden. There are no boundaries, and human greed is his bridge.

He, who the god once damned, shall rise again to regain control of the human race and take his place at the top of the human race once more.

The dawn of the Damned race should come soon.

Dawn of the Damned Prince: Awakening of the Crippled Demon Lord

"I just can't believe he would leave Maric," Linus said aloud, more to himself than anyone else.

"Maybe he had a good reason," Rui offered from behind him, her tone light but with an undercurrent of something Linus couldn't quite place.

"What kind of reason would justify leaving a child alone?" Linus snapped, his frustration bubbling to the surface. He immediately regretted his tone and glanced at Maric, who looked down at the ground, as though upset by the outburst.

"Sorry," Linus said softly, patting Maric's shoulder. "I didn't mean to scare you."

Maric nodded without looking up, his small form trembling slightly. Rui, walking a step behind, exchanged a glance with Fenrir, her lips curving in a faint, knowing smirk.

Linus's doubts began to spiral further. Had he made a mistake in bringing these strangers into the fold? Fenrir's demeanor, Rui's subtle manipulation, and even Maric's vulnerability—it all seemed to fit together too conveniently.

Ch 78: There is nothing we can do - Part 2