Veldora's advice, for all his bombast, was surprisingly shrewd. "If you wish to walk this world without starting a war every five steps, you need a patron. A stamp of approval. Ramiris, the Fairy Queen, is your best bet. She's one of the few original Demon Lords who actually cares about balance. She can get you 'Hero Seeds'—that'll give you a legitimate reason to be throwing around all that power."
The idea had merit. Integrating seamlessly was preferable to being branded as inter-dimensional warlords. And so, with Veldora electing to lay low and master his newfound freedom within the safety of the cave, and Rimuru setting off with grand dreams of nation-building, the Demiurgos-Tempest family departed for the land of the Fairy Queen.
Finding Ramiris's labyrinth was trivial for Seraphina's dimensional senses. They were greeted not by a queen in a grand palace, but by a tiny, fairy-like being in a miniature garden, who buzzed up to them with surprising authority.
"Alright, who are you lot? The Voice practically screamed about your arrival. And you smell like Veldora. Explain."
They did. They spoke of their journey, their desire to integrate, and Veldora's suggestion. Ramiris listened, her tiny face serious.
"An Elemental Lord, you say?" she mused, floating around Seraphina. "Hmph. With your energy signature, you could pass for one easily. And that soul link you all share… it's potent. We can use that."
The ritual was elegant. In a clearing at the heart of her labyrinth, they stood in a circle. Seraphina, acting as the core, allowed her Dimensional Elemental Lord energy to radiate out, purified and amplified by the sacred ground. Through the Tempest soul link, the rest of the family channeled their power into her, creating a resonant frequency of immense, benevolent power that shone like a beacon to the world's system. It was a performance of holiness, and the system bought it.
Ramiris, acting as the conduit, called upon the ancient laws. "By the covenant of old, I grant these worthy souls the mantle of guardians. Let the seeds of heroism take root!"
Seven orbs of brilliant, pure light descended from the sky, merging with each of them. The Hero Seed took root in their souls, a stark, lawful contrast to the demonic and chaotic energies they already possessed. A new, righteous power bloomed within them, elevating their very existence to the Demigod rank of their respective species. Phanes felt the title Chaos-Demonoid-Sage-Demigod settle upon him, a paradoxical but potent combination.
But as the light faded, Ramiris's expression was grim. "It's done. You're now officially 'Heroes' in the eyes of the world. But you've also kicked the hornet's nest."
She floated before them, her voice low and urgent. "Your arrival didn't go unnoticed by the things that lurk outside. The barrier of the Cardinal World is strong, but a convergence of power like yours creates a… a thinning. Ivaragé is coming."
The name hung in the air, heavy with dread. She explained: Ivaragé, the other half of Veldanava, the fallen Creator God. A being of pure negativity and destruction, and his "child," Zelanus, the Divine Insect, whose army of Cryptids sought to consume all of creation.
"The invasion is imminent," Ramiris warned. "You wanted to be heroes? Well, now you have your cause."
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What followed was a whirlwind of heroic activity across the continents. The name "Demiurgos-Tempest" became synonymous with both salvation and fear. They defended Sarion from a swarm of chittering, otherworldly insects. They aided the Dwarf Kingdom in shoring up its defenses. They clashed with paranoid human armies who saw their demigod-level power not as a shield, but as a threat, forcing them into the grim necessity of cutting down fellow humans who refused to see reason. Each battle, each act of protection or destruction, fed their Hero Seeds and, paradoxically, their latent demonic cores.
They met the major players. The enigmatic Hero Emperor Rudra, whose gaze was calculating and weary. The other True Dragons—Velgrynd's scorching intensity and Velzard's frozen judgment. The Seven Luminaries, powerful divine humans who watched them with cautious interest. They even encountered the other Demon Lords of Octagram; the mighty but straightforward Milim, the cunning and suspicious Guy Crimson, and the foppish but dangerous Leon. An uneasy alliance was forged, united by the greater threat.
During a massive battle on the plains of Farmus, where the sky was darkened by Zelanus's insectoid legions and reality itself warped by Cryptids, they found Rimuru. The Tempest Slime had grown immensely, now a formidable ruler of Jura-Tempest Federation and a newbie Demon Lord of Octagram.
« Phanes! Your family! » Rimuru's voice echoed in their minds as he sliced through a towering Cryptid with a water blade infused with storm energy.
"Rimuru! The nation-builder!" Lyra called back, unleashing a [Reality Nova] that erased a dozen insects from existence. "Looks like we both found our callings!"
« It's chaos! They're everywhere! »
"It is the war we were warned of," Paradox stated, freezing a charging behemoth in time for Arthur to shatter it with a [Nova Burst]. "Our presence was the catalyst."
The constant warfare, the fusion of heroic intent with demonic power, and the pressure of battling existential threats and internal exploiters and traitors pushed them past their previous limits. The conflicting energies within them, once held in a stable synergy, were now forced to merge in the crucible of war, as their heroic actions activated hero egg, while their killing of traitor humans earned them souls for evolution to demon lord. After the end of war we all teleported to cave of Veldora to evolve.
Then all over the world the evolution notifications from the Voice of the World is broadcasted.
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[Individual 'Phanes Demiurgos' has evolved from Chaos-Demonoid-Sage to Chaos-Demonoid-Demigod.]
[Individual 'Phanes Demiurgos' is undergoing a unique evolution. Condition met: Harvest Festival.]
[Individual 'Phanes Demiurgos' has evolved from Chaos Demonoid-Demigod to Daimon.]
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[Individual 'Paradox Demiurgos' has evolved from Temporal Sage to Temporal Demigod.]
[Individual 'Paradox Demiurgos' is undergoing a unique evolution. Condition met: Harvest Festival.]
[Individual 'Paradox Demiurgos' has evolved from Temporal Demigod to Temporal Divine-Demonoid.]
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[Individual 'Lyra Demiurgos' has evolved from Astral Demonoid-Sage to Astral Demonoid-Sage-Demigod.]
[Individual 'Lyra Demiurgos' is undergoing a unique evolution. Condition met: Harvest Festival.]
[Individual 'Lyra Demiurgos' has evolved from Astral Demonoid-Demigod to Astral Daimon.]
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[Individual 'Arthur Demiurgos' has evolved from Astral-Sage to Astral Demigod.]
[Individual 'Arthur Demiurgos' is undergoing a unique evolution. Condition met: Harvest Festival.]
[Individual 'Arthur Demiurgos' has evolved from Astral Demigod to Astral Divine-Demonoid.]
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[Individual 'Seraphina Demiurgos' has evolved from Dimensional Elemental Lord to Dimensional Elemental-Demonic Lord.]
[Individual 'Seraphina Demiurgos' is undergoing a unique evolution. Condition met: Harvest Festival.]
[Individual 'Seraphina Demiurgos' has evolved from Dimensional Elemental-Demonic Lord to Dimensional Grand Elemental.]
It began with Phanes. In a moment of desperation, protecting a city from a reality-devouring Cryptid, his Hero Seed and his Demonic core resonated, then fused. A brilliant, dark light erupted from him. He evolved to Chaos-Demonoid-Demigod then into a Daimon, a true Hero-Demon hybrid. And when he later faced down a commander of Zelanus's army, the sheer will to annihilate the threat triggered his Harvest Festival, the demon lord evolution. He emerged as a Daemonoid, a being whose very existence defied the simple dichotomy of good and evil.
His evolution acted as a catalyst through their soul link. One by one, they ascended.
· Professor Paradox became a Temporal Demigod, then a Temporal Divine-Demonoid, his control over time now infused with the absolute will of a demon lord.
· Lyra, following Phanes's path most closely, evolved into an Astral Divine-Demonoid and then an Astral Daimon, her chaos-forging abilities now deific in scale.
· Arthur ascended to Astral Demigod, and finally Astral Divine-Demonoid, his cosmic storm body now a divine instrument of wrath.
· Seraphina's evolution was the most shocking. The worship she received as a "Holy Spirit" hero, combined with her demonic Dimensional Elemental Lord nature, forced an unprecedented change. She evolved into a Dimensional Elemental-Demonic Lord, a paradox given form. And then, under the weight of countless prayers and her own immense power, she transcended further. The energy coalesced, and she became a Dimensional Grand Elemental.
A silence fell among them, even amidst the battle. Grand Elementals, the Great Holy Spirits, were supposed to be vast, egoless forces of nature, like the Spirits of Light and Darkness.
"Mother?" Lyra asked, her voice laced with fear.
Seraphina looked at her hands, which shimmered with the power to rewrite continents. Then she smiled, her expression full of its usual warmth and cunning. "Do not worry, my dear. It seems the rules do not apply to us. I am still myself. I have simply become… more."
She had retained her ego. She was a Grand Elemental with a name, a family, and a soul. It was a final, definitive sign that the Demiurgos-Tempest family were not merely players in this world's system. They were its architects, rewriting its very definitions from the inside out. The war against the invaders was raging, but they had become a force that could very well shape the outcome of reality itself.