Various noises filled the whole area from the monsters that had gathered in the king's hall. The officials and the representative of each monster clan have gathered because of the sudden summon from the king.
"Why our king called us?" Kobold asked the Orc beside him.
The Orc bend slightly and put down his weapon a bit.
"Our king has something to say about the human child left alive from the escaped humans." He simply replied.
The Kobold blinked a few times.
"What?" The orc asked as he noticed that the Kobold was just looking at him and seemed to have seen a Human.
"You're not that stupid like the goblins said."
The Orc narrowed it's forehead. "Orcs ain't stupid. We only lack of magic. Humans spread that news and it affects our race. Don't look down on us."
Kobold sighed at what he heard and seemed guilty of what he said. Even monters resides at the same Kingdom, they don't usually communicate. They only collab together whenever the Humans attack some different places where the gates might open.
Suddenly everyone fell silent when they heard the familiar and frightening sound of their king's steps. The monsters bowed down to pay homage to their supreme lord. In this vast hall everyone could feel the King's authority walking towards to his throne. The nine shadows under the shadow of their king let out a sound coming from the very depths of the darkness further strengthening the authority that enveloped the whole place.
"We offer our loyalty and respect to our great king." The voices of the monsters roared in homage to their king who sat on the throne.
Slowly the deformed shadows parted and they remained standing behind the throne, guarding.
"Rise." The monsters stood up and silently waited for what the king would say.
"I have summoned you all here to witness and fulfill my words and the commands i will bestow upon to all." The king raised his shadow hand. Gestured to his men. One of the shadows approached him and showed everyone what it was holding. The monster gasp and hateful growls rang out throughout the hall. A loud sound from the cane made of shadow silenced everyone.
"Humans." The king began to talk.
"Humans have brought to our world the chaos, death, loneliness and madness. I know that each and every one of us despise humans. Our Blood, relatives and our wealth and peace were ruined when they appeared at our doors to our homes. They Invade us, slaughtered us and the sight of our beloved killed in front of us have made us furious and seek the vengeance and judgment." The king continued his speech.
"We've been asking ourselves why do humans wanted to eliminate us, when we did not do anything farmful from the start?" The king stopped talking and wandered his sight. The king felt the monsters agony and madness.
"It is because we are monsters. Demons and evil." He continued. "But despite all of this, I have found this one." He was referring to the human baby who was fast asleep and wrapped in cloth that some monsters had taken from the Humans they had killed.
"We will raise this Human child like our own kind." The king said it with authority.
The monsters were surprised at their king's command. Every comment filled the entire hall, asking to take back and change his mind.
"My king, my lord. With all due respect. What is your reason for us to embrace this lowly Human in our realm? We need your reason my king for us to understand what is your mean." He can see the disgust and concern on the face of the leader of the Elves who came from the dark region far from west to partake to the kings' summon.
The noise did not subside so a wave of the dragon's wing calmed everyone down.
"Silence." The dragon chanted briefly from the top of the hall along with some of his kind and went back to his sleep.
"I acknowlwdge your pleas. However, this child will bring us peace. I have already seen our end, and this child will change our lives. The Peace that Humans have long been destroyed will return to us. This child is the only one who will gave our Salvation." The speak the truth. The end o their realm is near. They cannot stop it if they have not seen this child.
"I ask you to take care of this child and treat it as our kind. But, I also command you not to harm this Human. Compose yourself and try to understand. However do not get too attached."
They fell silent at what the king had said. They knew the meaning of what the king saw in the future and their end. They can do nothing but accept and obey the command. If it is for the future they will do it and fulfill it.
"What if that child turn his back to us your Majesty?" That question from the Head of the Black dogs became everyone's question.
His Majesty did not answer, thus he smiled evily that made them intimidated. "When you feed the ants, and killed them. They will still come to you no matter what if you bring them foods." A meaningful words that the king just uttered.
They all looked confused, Yet In the midst of thousands of monsters. Someone knelt and bowed to the king.
The leader and watchman of the north side willingly raised its black wings and so his race followed in reverence. This is the race of gryphons. The body can be compared to the guard of the eastern side of the realms and the upper part of the bodies can be compared to the black Phoenix.
"I submit my words to our king not to defy your command. I represent the Northern guardians my king. Vecedrick Gryphton."
"We will obey your command my king." They all said in chorus.
As they have grabbed everyone's attention and from there everyone followed and uttered their words of solidarity and obedience to the king.
"I represent the tribe of the goblins fron west region my king, we shall obey your command."
"We represent ..."
"I from the dark forest ...."
"We elves ..."
"The Orcs ..."
Every race of monsters and demons have pledge their promise to their king.
"We will do as you command my king." As everyone bowed the nine shadows quickly moved in front of the king and knelt and bowed and gradually the black shadow enveloping them slowly disappeared lightly enough see their eyes and mouths.
"We demons pledge to you my king and shall obey your commands."
Loud roars of the dragons filled the entire hall. Telling that they pledge their oath until their lives end to the king.
Zariel the leader and the commander of the shadow demons looked up and politely addressed the king.
"If we're going to take care of that human child my lord, It should have a name."
"A name?"
"Yes my lord. A name would fit him. Humans are giving names their human child right after they were born."
The king look at the sleeping newborn baby.
A name would fit this human, a name we'll call even it dies. What name should i bestow to this child?
Everyone was anticipating what their king would name this child, a child whose kind is human. The thing that they most loathe.
"Ahh...i'm jealous, this human is so lucky. Getting the attention of our king. You must be grateful human." Zariel said in his mind mixed with jealousy.
The monsters and demons here got their name from their parents. Their ancestors, who is the first creation of their kind. Every Identity of their race was given by their king. So they feel a bit of jealous hearing that the child will be named by the king himself after thousands of years. Everyone is silent and patiently waiting. But behind of their thoughts, without knowing that the king can hear what they are saying.
"I see..." He chuckled and rised his index finger and pull the child beside him, floating in the air.
" Azrail, the light and the darkness. The persecutor and judgement, the bringer of death. Spread my command in every corner of our realm, let them know the name Azrail!"
"Yes my lord!"
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