In the demon Kingdom

Today is the most significant day for the entire Demon Kingdom and especially for the Demon King himself, named Noriva Diablo. It was today that the last days of the birth of the future heir of the Demon King came.

The King's wife's name is Amy Hiroko, from the house "Hiroko", but now her surname is Diablo, since she has become part of the new house and hierarchical power in society.

Around the entire castle of the Demon King, there was a whole army of guards and knights in battle attire, whose appearance said that they were ready to start a battle at any moment if provoked.

But now about something else, about the fact that a young man was walking along the corridor of the castle itself, very distinguished by his appearance. He had short purple hair, the color of his eyes was bright red, his facial features were beautiful and refined. He himself wore seemingly rich brown combat clothing, over which he wore a purple cloak. On his belt hung a very eye-catching bronze-colored sword.

This man is the current Demon King of the entire Kingdom. His every step showed that he was in a hurry somewhere, and his very expression showed that he was thinking about something.

And when Noriva looks at the guards, almost at every corner of the castle, she remembers the words of noble families and those who are responsible for the security of the entire castle. They all said that he was slightly overreacting with the protection and preparation for the birth of his wife. Noriva himself responded to their statements by saying that it is better to be prepared for the unexpected than not to be prepared at all.

He also reminded everyone who objected that the current demography of the Demon Kingdom has been reduced and it needs to be restored quickly, so many did not find what to answer.

The birth rate itself and the number of the entire population of the Demon Kingdom has been reduced since the last war between demons and humans. Although the war was not quite large-scale, but they could damage the number of the ordinary population, but the demons did not remain in debt and also showed their strength.

People have always considered demons to be bloodthirsty and cruel creatures that need to be exterminated at any cost. This is especially noticeable in the country of the "Holy Church", whose inhabitants worship and praise the creator. The people of this country killed weak and ordinary demons with great fanaticism.

Although the war was over, its consequences affected the demons the most. Since humans are the fastest of all races to restore their population, while demons need many years for a woman to become pregnant. Therefore, some noble houses do not have heirs now.

And if we talk about when the number of the entire Kingdom will be restored, then, according to experts, in about three hundred years the number of demons will be restored to the usual level. Unless, of course, there are any noticeable changes in the world politics of all the nearby Kingdoms.

But Noriva was not born yesterday and always tries to be prepared for the unexpected, especially for a new war. But now many facts do not allow him to properly prepare new legions of troops for future conflicts.

Noriva also wants to restore food supplies and trade routes through his own Kingdom, but there are many problems that prevent him from simply doing this. And many more thoughts were spinning in his head, realizing that the situation of his Kingdom was not the best right now.

And while he was walking, he did not notice how he reached the main door of the room where his wife Amy Diablo is giving birth. Since he heard loud screams and groans outside the door, he decided that the birth was still going on, so he decided to wait for it to end. The birth of demons rarely ended in death, so he knew that Amy would be fine, but in his heart he was very worried.

And in order to calm his thoughts, he began to think about the fact that his future heir was a boy. Since according to the current system of power and the position of men above women, a male heir is required from him so that he can inherit his power without any problems. And now Noriva remembers exactly how he got the power and the throne.

He himself was originally from the very bottom of the society of demons, namely an orphan and a waif who had been on the street all his life, but over time, Noriva began to train and became stronger and stronger. He tempered himself with the most brutal fights and fights with monsters in the forest of horrors. His every victory and every defeat were his teachers. It took a long time, but his long training and suffering paid off.

When he became strong enough, he personally killed the old Demon King, tearing out his heart right in front of the old noble families, thereby showing his position in relation to the old power. Although the last ruler was not terrible, but his very rule began to lead the entire demon race to a worse future.

Therefore, after the coronation, he immediately began to establish new reforms that began to improve the lives of ordinary residents and peasants at least a little. He also tried to monopolize power throughout the Kingdom, but failed due to many reasons, so his power has some limitations, but not too big to interfere with it now.

After his long and hard work, the Demon Kingdom began to catch up with other Kingdoms in the development of technology and a new trained army, which was very useful in the war that came after that.

Since it was a "war of the races". A cruel and merciless war in which entire races are dying, for the sake of seizing lands and in rare cases enslaving the old people, turning them into something worse.

It was in this war that Noriva tried as best as possible to achieve a result in which the Demon Kingdom would lose more than it could accept. Their main enemies were their closest neighbors: Elves and Humans.

He himself appeared on the battlefield only when it was necessary. Because of this, on the battlefield, many began to call him "The Unstoppable Warrior", "The Blood Reaper". He does not regret what he did during the war, as it was what his position required of him and what was required of him as the defender of his Kingdom.

It was during one of the battles that he met his future wife Amy Diablo. She fought on the border of our Kingdom and the Kingdom of the Elves. As he read in his subordinate's reports, she fought alone against three Elven elder magicians, which surprised him very much. Because because he found out later, her strength level wasn't high enough to defeat them.

From the great details, he learned everything about her, as well as the fact that she used a special combination of mana and sword techniques to not win, but to hold the front until reinforcements arrived. And when it arrived, they were all able to kill the three elders and their retinue, as they were already very exhausted and weakened by that time.

Then he met Amy personally and the first time he saw her, he could easily say that she was a beauty, but dirt and blood at first hid this beauty. But in fact, he didn't care too much about someone else's appearance, he was more interested in talent and personality.

And that's exactly what he noticed about Amy. As he later learned from her, she was to become the future heir of the house of Hiroko, since there were no other heirs. But the council of the higher houses was against it. Because of this, Amy's rights and power were limited and not essential. But when the war of the races began, all the noble houses began to actively participate in it, because of Noriva's order.

The Council of the higher houses offered Amy conditions: if she proved herself well enough during the war, then her rights to the noble family would be accepted and she would become the head of the house.

And she proved it in that battle. According to her, she tried very hard to become the head of the house, as this is her legacy and it rightfully belongs to her. She tried to return and lead what belonged to her family. She was a stubborn and strong enough woman who had a strong, steely will.

It was these qualities that attracted Noriva. Of course, he wanted to find a wife in those days, but then there was a war and he decided to wait for it to end.

And when the war ended and the number of dead reached a level when all sides were simply obliged to retreat, peace began.

And when the ball was held in honor of the end of the war, Noriva met Amy and had fun with her during the holiday. And at the end of it, he publicly offered his hand and heart to her as his future wife. Of course, this news surprised many, and even almost made some noble families faint.

And Amy herself replied that she needed to think about his proposal, so the holiday ended with new sensations and news for everyone.

When four months had passed since his proposal, Amy came to his castle, saying that she accepted his offer, as well as all the obligations associated with her new status. Which could not but please Noriva. That day, he even quickly organized a new celebration in honor of this event.

After walking through his memories, Noriva heard the door of his wife's room open and a maid with green hair and blue eyes came out of it.

"Your Majesty, Mistress Amy's labor is over. The lady also wishes to see you. The maid replied with a low bow.

—H-okay, I-I'm coming." — Noriva answered a little uncertainly, as he was very nervous about the question: what will be his future heir? And then his fatherly feelings even began to play - from the realization that behind this door his flesh and blood, as well as, perhaps, the future ruler of the entire demon race.

But gathering all his will into a fist, Noriva calmly walked into the room where the birth took place.