Hawk City, a city Griffith had summoned through Divine Power—one could even say he had remade it.
Built upon the ruins of the Imperium capital destroyed in the sacrifice a thousand years ago, it carried the dreams and hopes of countless people and was practically the earthly paradise depicted by the Holy See.
For there was no hunger, cold, pain, exploitation, enslavement, or oppression here. Commoners, nobles, and priests alike were all equal, and even the Apostles, those Monster-like beings, were no exception.
People of different identities, statuses, and races achieved an unprecedented harmony here.
Even the most discerning person could not help but feel that Hawk City was a beacon of hope in this dark world.
It was like a beam of light shining upon the surrounding lands, bringing brightness and warmth to those trapped in despair.
Yet no one knew that Griffith, the Hawk of Light who had created all this, was the fifth God Hand—Femto, the "Dark Wing."
Some even regarded this Demon King as a savior, a Messiah, and an Angel, firmly believing that he was the chosen one sent by God to save them and this world.
Without question, this was another classic tactic of the God of the Abyss: first grant hope, then personally snuff it out, leaving people to struggle and sink endlessly into boundless despair.
Only in this way could the darkness of human nature be stirred to its fullest, driving humanity to endlessly seek reasons—the reason for pain, the reason for anger, the reason to live, the reason to die—before releasing their evil desires beneath extreme repression. Through the sacrifices of demonic rituals, it connected every person's mind and soul, weaving together their destinies and binding them tightly within Causality.
So while Hawk City appeared to have taken in refugees whose