...What?
Why isn't he able to control you?
The Taurus Demon cast a slow glance around the abandoned subway car, eyes gleaming with something ancient and bitter.
"Astaroth's blood has dominated others for generations. Now he rules over all demons — and if your father really is dead, then Astaroth could command every demon to hunt you down. Even the Hunters with demon blood in their veins wouldn't be able to resist him."
So that's how powerful the Demon King is...
"It's all about the soul-link. Every demon is connected. And the heirs of the Dukes? Just puppets on his strings — easy to pull, easy to twist. But the only ones who resisted, even after evolving... were me and my brother."
...If you refused to submit, Astaroth would've found and killed you long ago. So how? What makes you so different?
"Hmph. Boy, you underestimate me. I haven't fallen so low as to kneel before a demon weaker than myself."
