There had originally been nothing much to it. Like they had said before, a fight meant winners and losers. If you died because you were weaker, then you deserved it!
That balor had simply been unlucky enough to run into Leman Russ. Though Solam acted as if he found Leman Russ irritating, this boisterous son was actually his favorite. So Solam had always been generous with this troublemaking son. Aside from armor and the Black Sword, he had privately slipped him plenty of miscellaneous magical items, afraid that he might suffer losses whenever he got into trouble.
Naturally, Leman Russ was no match for some impoverished balor. Less than a few minutes after the battle began, Leman Russ lopped off the balor's head with a single strike. Then, using the frigid aura he carried, he froze the balor's body—which had been about to erupt in Death Throes—into an ice sculpture, before smashing it to the ground and shattering it into countless ice crystals.
Unfortunately, during the fight, Leman Russ lost control and accidentally got the succubus he had taken a liking to killed...
This was Shendilavri, the domain of the Succubus Queen. The Succubus Queen regarded every succubus as her child, and in Shendilavri, succubi were unquestionably first-class citizens! Though they usually resembled nightclub girls and seemed lowly, that was merely their work and hobby; it did not reflect their social standing. Hurting or killing a succubus here was a serious crime, one that would bring the wrath of every other succubus.
And so, things spiraled completely out of control.
If it had been an ordinary person, knowing that Solam would keep them from dying, they would have obediently raised their hands and surrendered, then waited for Solam to come collect them.
Unfortunately, Leman Russ was no ordinary person. He