The suburbs of Backlund.
The "Lord of Evil Desires" contacted the "Demon" Zeno again.
Zeno believed his guess had been right: this being had been taken over by the Mother Tree of Desire.
He first pondered the being's warning. No wonder Official Beyonders had surrounded and hunted him twice in a single month. Someone had been watching him!
Zeno's first suspects were the Saints of the other two families. The Blood Sanctify Sect had become extremely loosely organized. Some members believed in the Mother Tree of Desire, some in Cosmic Darkness, and others remained loyal to the Demon Monarch.
The crucial problem was that no one knew which being the person standing before them truly worshipped.
As a result, many High Demons had died without ever understanding why in those early days.
So, starting roughly a thousand years ago, the Saints of the Blood Sanctify Sect had avoided meeting whenever possible. Even when they did meet, they remained constantly on guard against each other.
That was why Zeno first thought of the other Demons, never once suspecting the being who had warned him twice.
The thought merely flashed through Zeno's mind before he hurried to seize the opportunity. "Great being, may I pray to you directly when I need help in the future?"
Of course, he would never ask a stupid question like, "Are you the Mother Tree of Desire?" Twice in a row now, he had prayed to the Mother Tree of Desire, and this figure had answered him both times. To Zeno, the answer was already obvious.
Soon, the "great being" replied, "Yes."
As the being spoke, an honorific name appeared in Zeno's mind: "Father of Devils, Lord of Misfits, Source of Curses.
"The embodiment of all desires.
"The symbol of all evil thoughts and spirits."
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