@Pcm Honestly, poor Daniel indeed. He's a ruthless and tragic figure, but he's also essentially used Collin as a tool. He essentially is a representation of those who often wind up as collateral damage in stories like these. As for gil and his brothers, you are right that their loyalty made them very easy targets. For me, I think rudolfs womanizing made sense considering he's a noble heir and in history things like this happened, and his dynamic with ruby and not wanting bastards did help him be somewhat good, and them beating up punks honestly didn't feel as insidious rather than them roughousing or defending gil. As for henrich, them killing off the eagles is bad- but honestly he and the other lords were essentially predisposed and manipulated into this biologically and mentally. Not to mention, I find it highly unlikely they killed off the house just because of that- they likely found something suspicious and then the primal beast pounced on it. And honestly, why would gil and the others think otherwise? Nobody would want to think they messed up over something like that. Gil himself seems unable to accept such in his story- and by that point he was already somewhat mentally being reconditioned. They all were. And that's what makes it so much more tragic. There wasn't a road for them other than what they took. The primal beast played its cards well, and the whole of the west became theirs once again. And even in their more terrifying state, gils rage over Aaron seems so similar to his grief striken rage back in chapter 2 of this story. His strength and doom is his loyalty to his family- he can't bear to be separated or see them hurt. But gils choices are...well I wouldn't say they're right in totality but they are human and undetstandable. Nobody would want to leave their family behind to suffer alone. And more importantly, if the east found out gil was the bulwark against the curse they'd likely experiment on him and use him like Daniel used Collin, and thats not discounting eastern bigotry to the west going out of control. Frankly, he was doomed either way- at least this way he chose happiness for himself, his family and his people- all else would come secondary and I can't blame him for that. Who could? Not to mention he was being mentally manipulated for years. It was the perfect storm of circumstances that made how things went inescapable. I hope Collin gets some victories or wins in the end in some way, but some part of me worries his fate will be akin to the tragic Greek heroes of old. As it stands right now, I fear what's going to happen is he'll lose, the demons and other folk will continue to gain dominance, and then due to delving too deep and far in the extent for pleasure will either war themselves into annihilation or just implode- if there's one thing about excess, it always winds up killing itself- the party can't last forever. Heck, maybe the dusk will just try to murder everybody. Can't have anybody suffering if they're dead I suposse (that I'm even considering this a possibility that is arguably "happy" is haunting enough as it is). And frankly, Collin suffered enough already. I just want that poor guy to have a break. Frankly at this rate he's either going to wind up dead, converted or surviving but with horrible psychological and potentially physical scars. Or worse...he winds up jaded and turns into another Daniel. But then again- if these entities were sealed off once, they could be again. The question is- who is going to have to pay the costs for doing so? That I think is something that will affect Collin very personally, very soon. But ultimately, defeat of these entities seems possible- it was done once before. But who knows if Collin will survive to see that. Or if it will even happen.

I forgot to ask this before: when were the other kings turned? they were turned when Gil was turned, it the Primal beast visited them after he was done with the wolves?

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@darkblade2814 Yes, @Anon is right in that the Primal Beast and other gods like him are ancient entites native to this world. The demons are invaders from another realm. The demons are perverted beings obsessed with pleasure, while beastmen think of themselves as real men and obsessed with manly things (by their unique standard.) I would like to mention that the demons have that option to just...leave and return to the infernal realm. Corruption to them is less about conquest or duty and more about finding pleasure. If it is no longer fun or safe to do so, they will just go back with new recruits in tow, so they can prepare dor the big invasion. The kingdom just got through one, the one that took Gregory away. What Gregory and William will do is up to them though. They are at the moment very angry with the king, but might recognize that the conflict with the beastmen is pointless. After all, they cannot be corrupted. (Perhaps Collin will play a role here somehow...) Maybe they will go after them anyway to get vengeance for Collin if they found out. For the civilians, depending on how you look, maybe getting converted is not so bad considering the alternatives...

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Also I am not going to lie, considering what gil and the others have become I really am sticking with your headcanon ruby was turned. Because if she didn't....her fate would have been horrible- Rudolf likely would have been made to incline and silence her for good. He restrained himself back then, but seeing what gil has become now? He'd probably never do it as the years went by. Forget alicent hightower, her fate would likely be that of ceryse hightower or those of the nobility who died in the dance of dragons in the worst case scenario.

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Welp, that explains why Collin pulled a disappearing act. He's essentially gone and and cured Gil's grandson Aaron (or stepgrandson?)- no wonder Gil and the other's are pissed- Collin essentially made sure he'd never go back. But honestly, Collin is kind of right- Gilbert wasn't there to raise him, and as much as it was tactically sound for everybody in the east to convert- at this point this is going well into the "infiltrate and convert" plan they told Ruby about in the last chapter- which naturally the west doesn't want to be a part of- and they have the right to not want to be a part of that- that's not who they are. Gil might be his grandfather, but he has no familial relation to Aaron at this point in truth as Collin points out. This is essentially a offensive war play, and essentially shows the darker side of the primal beasts' agenda. It's frightening to see just how terrifying Gil can be to his enemies, but collin had every right to do what he did. And frankly better that than the grandmasters' suggestion. Seeing what became of Daniel was utterly heartbreaking. Here we see him in the twilight years of his life, having lost his squire and many of his comrades-either to death or conversion. As a result of that, no wonder he pivoted to the order to academia and healing- they don't have the manpower anymore. And how even did the current king managed to literally get hoodwinked into marrying a western noble (how do you even manage to do that- did she come from the border regions? Seriously I'd expect greater security from them). Seeing him terrified over Collin's safety is just an echo of his feelings for Gil- and he's probably terrified now that his former squire is probably going to try and kill his current one. The grandmaster being harsh in light of wanting to kill the prince makes sense, but it's also a terrifying reminder that the order doesn't play around- shame that also caused William to go nuts. Also the fact that he died by being torn apart and was reincarnated is honestly terrifying- the man is probably traumatized just thinking about Gil. How does one even cope with the fact that a person you loved literally joined the side of the people who literally killed you? And was responsible for the death of many of your comrades? I wouldn't be surprised if he hates him now. On the other hand, he's kind of a hypocrite wanting to protect Collin but was willing to leave Collin's actual family in severe distress- would it really have killed him to tell him that he needed to stay hidden? I kind of hate him too because from knightly duties it seems he probably overworked Collin based on the conversation William and the others had during the dinner in Chapter 2. And Daniel is half the reason for the demon outbreaks because hiding that was enough to tempt William and the others to the demons thanks to his secrecy. So much for "wanting to protect the family"- more like "I'm going to offer them up on a platter to get taken advantage of in their grief!". Did this man learn nothing from what happened from Gil- oh wait he just blamed it on western norms and decided to be a bigot no wonder he's being stupid. I guess he thought William and the others wouldn't do anything stupid- big mistake there! In light of that, as much as I can understand why Gil is acting like this- I'm a little infuriated because that means they literally are responsible for the demon outbreak to some degree- the order failing to actually tell his family what was going on is another major blunder- Daniel literally saw Gil go to the beast folk in the name of family- did they really not anticipate William and the others doing the same with the demons potentially? I hope this all blows up in their face (the beast folk and the order)- they deserve to be inconvenienced a little- and Collin really doesn't deserve this. But with the promise Gil and his family has made, I can't imagine William and the others will take that lying down, even if they are demons now. Collin is still theirs- human or not. What's ironic is what doomed Gil is what saved Aaron. Hopefully, Collin will be able to dodge whatever the west has planned- because he sure doesn't deserve death- for himself or his loved ones. And honestly, I hope Collin manages to uncorrupt everyone. I know that's not really the point of this story, but I'm rooting for him now. Gil just had to go and screw everything up didn't he- he and Daniel both! But this also means that when Collin learns what became of his family he's going to be devastated. Imagine faking your death to protect your family only to find them corrupted by something else. Sure they are alive- but they aren't even themselves anymore. Collin is going to not only have to figure out how to save his family, but potentially fight off a beast folk invasion. Because as Gil and the others told ruby fifty years ago, they aren't going to stop trying to inch their way into eastern territory. I'm not sure how knightly duties is going to go, but I can easily see a full blown western invasion looming ahead at this point, probably to take advantage of the chaos of the demon outbreaks.... On the other hand I feel William and the others are going to pissed when they realize they might have essentially played into the beastfolk's hands by starting an outbreak. Collin isn't even dead, he was trying to save the king, and somehow they managed to do exactly what the west wanted them to do- which is topple the kingdom. Or they might be too broken by pleasure to really ponder that at this point. But I do think they'll change their plans once they realize this- it's likely the east will likely be overrun by the demon outbreak- they don't have the manpower- but Collin may be able to pull some kind of cure out. But if he's done for then all really is lost- and honestly I don't want that to happen. As much as their motives are to take over the kingdom- if they realize Collin is alive- they might wind up focusing on the beastfolk instead. Unfortunately, thanks to Daniel being a hypocritical idiot- it's likely that won't happen until after the entire kingdom gets overrun with demons to utterly tragic irony. ....Honestly looking at everything objectively I'm suddenly starting to realize why Ruby freaked out so badly at the end of the last chapter. And somehow I've gone from feeling bad about Gil and Daniel to wanting to wallop them on the head, and have Collin manage to escape them both- Gil is literally laying claim on somebody he doesn't even know with Aaron, and Daniel honestly doesn't even seem all that good to Collin based on the overworking and botching the fake death which will likely screw him over- I'm seeing some unreliable narrator going on. Heck, at the rate this is going, he might wind up all alone because his family is too far gone and turn into a second Ruby (I'm going with the "she got converted" headcanon of yours, but this entire situation sucks for him- and I can easily see a situation where he doesn't wind up winning and has to constantly be on the run- either that or the west and east wind up annihilating each other in a war. Honestly now I want to see Aaron again- the man kind of indirectly caused Collin to have a target on his head due to being infected, and I wonder how he and the king are going to feel about that. Because I can guarantee that if they take Collin's efforts for granted, William and the others are going to be infuriated when they come knocking. We already have them vowing to outright topple the monarchy already as it is. The king and Aaron better start thinking about how to fix this mess fast or they're going to be dealing with a potential beastfolk invasion and a demon insurgency. As for Daniel- I hope that man gets some sense knocked in his head (the man is clearly traumatized to some extent and not thinking straight either- and honestly I really doubt his perception of the situation to some extent), and that Gil and the others get warded off at some point.

Amazing chapter can't wait for more!