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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..." Linus faltered. He had no answer, but his guilt refused to subside.

Fenrir leaned forward, his voice soft yet commanding. "Listen to me, Father Linus. You are a servant of God. You have devoted your life to His work. It is not your place to take responsibility for the sins of others. The villagers made their choice. They turned their backs on the temple, on their faith. That is their burden to bear, not yours."

Linus looked up, his eyes filled with doubt. "But I am their shepherd. It was my duty to guide them, to protect them from falling into sin."

"And you did your duty," Fenrir replied smoothly. "You tried to reason with them. You pleaded for peace. But they chose violence. They chose chaos. That is not on you."

Linus shook his head, his voice breaking. "It doesn't feel that way. It feels like I failed."

Ch 83: Believe in yourself - Part 2