Sacred Knight File: On the Twenty-First Demon King

Report to the Executive Council Regarding the Twenty-First Demon King’s Strength

I have conducted a thorough review of all battle records following the war against the Twenty-First Demon King(hereafter, “21”), as well as conducted numerous interviews. Already, I had a nagging feeling that something was wrong, so I reviewed records of cycles past as well. I have reach a single, undeniable conclusion: the Demon King’s are getting stronger.

While it is difficult to make direct comparisons of simple might, the emergence of new abilities presents a clear pattern. 21, for example, displayed the ability to summon numerous copies of Miudofay. Past Demon Kings have, at most, been capable of manifesting two swords. There is also know record of them doing so while their Full Release was active, something 21 did quite liberally.

21 also had a limited ability to control where the Malice for Miudofay’s formation came from. As Malice is vital to motomancy, this allowed him to weaken his opponents to a degree. If this ability, too, becomes stronger in successive cycles, we may soon be faced with an unstoppable opponent. I recommend the Natural Philosophy Corp be put to investigating counter measures as soon as possible.

Perhaps more terrifying than this increased strength is their increasing intelligence. The past few have been much more methodical in their methods, using conquest to make their ultimate goal easier. 21’s nascent empire of Miudo, I’m told, had all the trappings of government, and strict laws to prevent his subordinates’ lust for cruelty from becoming a double-edged sword. I am also told he was less violent, even averse to conflict in his younger days, though I was not able to obtain any details regarding this.

The point, however, stands. Each Demon King is more dangerous than the last. We cannot simply continue as we have. The Executive Council must begin taking steps to ensure we can keep pace, lest the next Demon King or the one after that destroy us all.

-Johenna Liston, Head of Investigations and Histories

The above report contains first-hand information from the following: Hero of Balance(Former, Deceased) Klarc, Second Paladin(Former, Deceased) Alira Kolana, Third Paladin(Former, Deceased) Osark Kivab, Second Paladin(Current) Asina Wupio, Third Paladin(Current) Ezec Birg, First Paladin Elphrid Blackstone, Seventh Paladin Azure Yasier