He had learned some of these things in his conversations with Mona. Over the years, this Prophecy Wizard had collected quite a few anecdotes about the Demon Wizard, some true and some false, some good and some bad.
As for the title, Ruger had also asked Wizard Zorn about it out of curiosity. Zorn did not know the specifics, but he had made it clear that some of the great Nine-Ring Wizards worked in demonic domains. Each domain was not limited to a single wizard, and the domains related to demons were broad enough to accommodate many different paths. Special bloodline wizards were one example. Truly high-ranking bloodline wizards were not constrained by their bloodlines' limits, and they had various methods at their disposal, such as dangerous bloodline fusion to create special bloodlines that surpassed those limits. Others explored the mysteries of the Abyss through demons. In short, those great wizards would not tyrannically refuse to let others walk the same path.
Still, accepting that title seemed rather bold, even reckless. But on second thought, how could a wise Eight-Ring Wizard possibly be reckless?
Some admirers of the Demon Wizard called it boldness and absolute confidence.
Some opponents called it a presumptuous breach of courtesy, while lavishly praising the magnanimity of those great wizards.
Ruger also imagined the day when he might have a resounding nickname of his own.
But immediately afterward, he thought about how such things were bestowed by outsiders, and understood why some wizards disliked them. A nickname had to be a brief, precise encapsulation. His appearance came to mind first, followed by the distinctive aspects of his fighting style that might leave a deep impression on others.
It would probably be a rather awful nickname.
It might not even be as good as the title of