years passed as the small baby have started growing up , he was named Maximus lucifuge , why not given the surname gremory? well the little boy was born with sliver hair and blood red eyes the trade mark of the lucifuge clan
considering the fact that besides grayfia , all members of this once mighty clan were dead , Maximus was choosen as the condidate for the family head position, something that was further confirmed when he awakned the lucifuge clan trait ' ATOMIC DEMONIC MASTERY'
the members of lucifuge clan are not only born born with higher and denser demonic energy but also the ability to control demonic energy up the atomic level, making them a master of any magic they choose to practice at the highest level
Grayfia lucifuge for example mastered ice magic, thanks to the lucifige clan trait , the ordinairy magic she practised was able to rival serafall ' s mutated clan trait ' ice ruler' and only lost after three days of fighting due to her stamina lagging a bit compared to the new satan
so if someone was to sum up this trait it would be 'potentiel' , it start ordinairy at least compared to other absurd trait such as time control or destruction but with enought time and effort it could rival if not surpass them after all , the previous lucifuge wasn' t lucifer ' s right hand for nothing
of course , for the current Maximus, choosing a magic to practise is still a bit far away . As a four years old child , he took under his mother ' s advice the way of sword and boy , how correct she was as it turned out that the young devil was a sword genius , in the field of sword welding the child was a transcendant
the shock of all members of the gremory household was a sight to see when they watched the little child who by the way picked up the sword for the first time defeating his sword instructure in a matter of a minute
the moment Maximus took the sword ,his body moved almost automaticly , he observed , analysed and replicated the instructure's very presence , dodged what he deemed as dangerous than conter atacked with what he replicated taking down the 'enemy'
dispite the instructure being a mere middle class devil , he was an veteran with half century worth of sword welding experience , he was defeated after few swings or rather a single exchange
the young devil thought this event proved his potential again , grayfia taking the opportunity stated that getting an instructure at this point is useless and since she received sword training in her childhood , guiding Maximus shoudn't be a trouble
for this declaration , Maximus felt conflicted , he loved his mother very much , it's just that her strict attitude especially toward noble ettiquetes was troubling but ultimatly the shots were called and to his terror, she started supervising his whole training
each passing day become a nightmare for the young devil , in the morning he would have theoritical lessons and the best of them all the etiquette lessons at the hand of his loving mother till lunch, after eating comes sweating , he would start with basic training to develop stamina rather than muscle mass as for factors like overworking his still developing body or stun his growth , there was no need to fear anything , ignoring the fact that devil's physiqual body is ten times toughter than humans , grayfia herself prepared a specified medical drink made of rare herbs that ensured the body's full recovery and even a phenex tear incase of serious injuries
after the physical madness comes serious stuff, sword training , in fact calling it that is an overstatement . It was just Maximus repeating some basic sword moves : a vertical slash, an horizental slash, an inclined slash and a stab like really a lot
in grayfia' s own words : "honing something ordinairy to the limit would make it extraordinairy , there is no need for over complications when using a sword , simple yet deadly attacks will always be supreme"
Maximus didn' t complain and simply continued or rather he didn't see a problem besides the training being a bit boring , in his own view since his mother love him and is older than him than she must know the best for him
two years later since the start of this torture like training , Zeoticks coudn't hold back anymore from showing off his grandson so after a lot ,lot , like a LOT of convensing conversation with his daughter in law and wife , Maximus was registred in a simple swordmanship tournement , at the age of six the boy have a solide high class reserve and and an extreme dense energy to match so while still a bit worried , valana and grayfia were more or less accepting to him participating
i won't go further in details but that tournement become the talk of the whole underworld, the sight of a six year old with but a sword taller than himself dominating the entire event was sight the audience would never forget , feeling his high class reserves only increased their awe " as expected of his majesty 's son" thay would all mutter and cheer in great delight
Maximus as a devil was feeling endless pride upon hearing their cheers and the fact that he was worthy of the legacy of both of his parents , thought his father abscence was a regret that truly sadned him
"the fools of the counsil must be annoying him again " sighted the young devil , his disdain for nobility increasing with each passing day
[ in a hidden room located in the main palace of bael]
several hidden figures can be seen in a somewhate large table , in it's end seated a figure that radiated as much cunning as power , Zeckram bael , a first generation devil , the progenator of bael clan
"such talent and gift , what a terrifying child!" said the oldman in a serious tone his eyes flashing with the distant memory of that terrifing sliver haired figure welding a sword
"hmph! do you expect nothing less from a descendant of a pure blood lucifuge and that anomality ?" asked a hidden figure besides him
"Naturally , that child is almost guarantied to become a satan-class figure,..troublesome" said anoher hidden devil
" troublesome indeed , we can' t allow that descendant of mine political power to further increase so ....creating a "rift" between them seems to be the only way . Who knows ? Maybe this child will join us one day ? don't you agree , comareds? all for the good of the underworld! replied Zeckram , his eyes flashing with terrifing thoughts
"all for the good of the underworld"
"for the good of the underworld"
all the hiden devils repeated after him in exitment so much that they didn't catch Zeckram 's cold stare
'FOOLS!' he thought sneering inwardly