Truth

The story Lumiel told was all too familiar to Duanmu Huai.

A group of psykers' prayers summoned Warp Space demons known as Magical Elves. To obtain power, they formed contracts with the Elves, giving rise to beings known as Elf Contractors. But in truth, this was no different from demons possessing mortals. From the Inquisition's perspective, all these psykers had done was summon demons through heretical rituals and gain power by letting themselves be possessed.

"An Elf Contractor is someone who allows their soul to completely merge with an Elf, turning their soul into that of an Elf. Since Elves are eternal and unchanging, the body becomes merely a vessel for the Elf the moment the contract is formed. That is why they neither age nor die."

That was only natural. Mortals whose souls had been taken by Warp Space demons were nothing more than the demons' lackeys. Their souls no longer belonged to them, and even destroying their bodies could not erase their souls.

"But... this also has a flaw. Elves originally exist without vessels, so they gradually diverge from humanity. In the end, they even abandon their vessels. Elf Contractors who have had their vessels abandoned are called... Great Elves."

Once their souls were gone and their bodies were controlled by Warp Space demons, those bodies naturally became meaningless. The moment they were dragged into Warp Space, the psykers' souls had already been completely transformed into Warp Space demons.

"More importantly, Contractors themselves are also bound by the wishes that led them to form their contracts. My father obtained the power of the Elves through an Elf Contract and created magic. To allow more people to use magic, he had even more people form Elf Contracts. Everyone did it for the people, for their suffering fellow countrymen. Those