Island (2)

"Yes, this whole forest was located on an island far away from the mainland, where the gate to the next realm is located."

"Hence why it's also better and easier for us to explore the demon realm when you've evolved and have fully developed wings so that we can fly out of here," Vera explained to the oblivious humanoid demon that certainly didn't expect the revelation that he was currently living on a very huge island somewhere in the demon realm that was filled with forest in all parts of the island.

Vera then continued her explanation.

And to make her explanation clearer, Vera decided to grab a stick near her and started drawing on the dirt ground beneath their feet.

"I don't know about the actual scale, but we're currently around here." Vera drew a bowling ball-sized circle on the ground.

"And the mainland where the gate to the next realm existed and where most demons were located was…" Vera walked 7 steps away from her current location before stopping. "Here."

She then drew another circle to indicate where the mainland of this realm was.

But instead of drawing another bowling-sized circle, Vera drew a large circle that was big enough to fit both Blake and her standing side by side and lightly spreading their legs inside it.

"And this is how big the mainland was compared to the island we're currently on," She said after she finished drawing the huge circle.

Blake then took a good look at the two circles. And without even focusing, the size difference between the two was very obvious that it could possibly fit five of the island that he was currently living on onto the mainland and there would still be plenty of free spaces left.

"That's a very huge island…" Blake muttered out loud.

"Of course, that's where most of the demons in this realm lived," Vera replied in a matter-of-fact tone.

"I wonder about how the other demons looked." Blake then recalled all the demons he had met so far.

"So far, the ones that I've met were very similar to the animals that I had seen back in the world where I came from. Do all the other demons also look similar to animals?" Blake asked.

"No." Vera quickly answered.

"The demons that lived here are known as demon beasts. They were different from the other demons that lived in this realm."

"What's the difference?" Blake looked at Vera with eyes full of curiosity.

"Well, to be honest, other than their physique, they are not too different from the demonic beasts." Vera started explaining.

"We, you and I, are what they call a humanoid demon. As our name suggests, we looked incredibly similar to those humans, but considering we exist first before them, then we could also say that the humans were the ones who were similar to us. The more the humanoid demons evolved, the closer their appearance will be to the 'human look'."

"In this realm, there are also humanoid demons, but in this realm, they still look slightly different from us. The third realm is the place where we could find other humanoid demons that looked just like us."

"Slightly different? How? What is the difference?" Blake asked.

"Well, you'll see it for yourself when you see one."

Blake then nodded hearing Vera's answer.

Seeing him nodding, Vera continued her explanation, "Then we have the demon beasts. Just like what you said earlier, they looked similar to animals in different worlds, and sometimes you can even find a very similar copy of those demonic beasts in the many worlds out there."

"And different from the humanoid demons that looked more and more similar like a human the more they evolve, the demon beasts didn't have that, and the more they evolve, the more their special characteristics will be strengthened."

"But after they evolved enough, they would also be capable of changing their appearance to a humanoid one since their body most likely had gotten so big that it would be hard for them to do anything in their original size."

"How big would they have to be that they couldn't do their daily activities due to their size?" Blake muttered.

"Just imagine a walking mountain," Vera replied.

"A single one of their steps was enough to shake a quarter of the land on this island."

"And not to say the demons that lived in an even deeper realm, to say their body is as huge as this whole island is not an exaggeration."

Upon hearing Vera's explanation, Blake couldn't help but swallow his saliva as he thought about those creatures that Vera had just explained to him.

'Then it made sense now that Vera said it's normal for demons to conquer a world. I don't know what kind of abilities they had, but just from their sheer size, they would certainly be enough to defeat my world in a matter of days…'

Looking at Blake's pondering expression, Vera spoke,

"If you're wondering how strong they really are, just say that if they were the ones who tried to conquer your world, it would only take them at most, five full minutes."

"And that includes introductions to their name and how they will rule that world from that point on."

This time, when Blake heard Vera's explanation, he completely froze in place as he couldn't imagine if that would really be the case with his world.

And a look of fear, worry, and dread started to creep up on his face.

Realizing this, Vera quickly said again, "Don't worry, that wouldn't be the case since demons that strong rarely conquer worlds on their own. And from hearing your story, the possibility of the demons trying to conquer the other world that was connected to your world being a subordinate of demons with such strength was low due to how dragged the war is."

"You still have time to grow strong and take over your home world," Vera reassured him.

Blake then heaved a sigh of relief as the worry that filled his mind lessened tremendously.

'I need to evolve as soon as possible…' Blake thought to himself.

And after regaining his calm, Blake then asked the question that he had when he heard Vera's explanation earlier.

"Vera, does that mean, we humanoid demons were weaker than demon beasts?"

"No, of course not." She instantly replied.

"We may not have their size, but we're generally good at something else."

"Although not all demons are like this, most demon beasts rely on their physical strength and their bloodline power as their main, strongest weapon."

"On the other hand, we, humanoid demons, mostly rely on our spells to generate as much if not more power compared to the demon beasts."

"If I were to compare it with the example that I gave you earlier, if a demon beast was capable of shaking a very large chunk of this island with a single step, the humanoid demons could easily shake the whole island with a single one of their spells."

"But that was the stereotype, not all humanoid demons rely on their spells, and not all beasts rely only on their physical strength. There were humanoid demons that were also capable of shaking this island with a single punch, and there was also a very adept runemaster from the demon beasts."

Blake listened to Vera's explanation closely as he made sure his mind recorded the information correctly, just in case he was to meet other demons and he would remember not to assume their strength and their attack style just because of their appearance.

Seeing the understanding look on Blake's face, Vera continued.

"And lastly, there were the variant type demons."

"This type is the one that you should be able to identify the moment you see them."

"Their appearance was anything but like the other two types. From a floating eyeball that shoots lasers to a giant blob of slime that ate whatever touched its body, their existence was unique and how they fight are all different, depending on how each of them looks like and their abilities."

"You should generally be careful of all of the three types when encountering them in the outside world, but the variant types are the most unpredictable ones and you should pay extra caution when you see them."

Blake once again nodded his head in understanding as he noted down all the information that Vera had given him and arranged them in his head so that it would be easier for him to recall it whenever he wanted to.