Glossary

The Agulo Royal Theater, located in a bustling commercial district, is a landmark building of the Holy Roman Empire. It was built by a number of top magicians and its luxury is comparable to the palace where Ovina lives.

Although it was named "Royal", Empress Eugenia issued a decree that the Royal Theater was open to everyone. From then on, "entertainment" was no longer a luxury exclusive to the nobility, and the entertainment industry of the Holy Roman Empire flourished.

Starting with entertainment, cultural reform, educational reform, and legal reform followed one after another. Citizens who were once as humble as ants gradually gained human rights, dignity, and freedom.

Therefore, in the eyes of the citizens of the Holy Roman Empire, this theater is not just a "theater", it is also a piece of history and a symbol of the people's return to civilization.

At the same time, the Agulo Royal Theater is also one of the top ten theaters in Panaqui. Artists who can perform here, even if they were previously unknown, may become famous overnight and spread throughout Panaqui.

The most prestigious theatre companies fight tooth and nail for the chance to perform at the Agulo Royal Theatre - literally.

Rui Yang sat on the soft sofa chair, listening to Zhou Ruo's introduction to the history of the theater while looking at the interior decoration curiously.

In Rui Yang's opinion, the structure of a theater and a cinema is similar, with the stage in the front row and rows of tiered seats behind the stage. The decoration of the theater is more luxurious, with elegant and exquisite second-floor private rooms above and on both sides.

However, the decoration of the Agulo Royal Theater completely subverted Rui Yang's imagination.

Rather than a movie theater, this is more like a gymnasium. All the seats are located around the main stage in the center, but the overall area is much smaller than gymnasiums on Earth that can easily accommodate tens of thousands of people.

For example, the performance watched by Rui Yang and others was a small show specially arranged for tour groups. There were only a hundred seats at most, but the space between each seat was very large, making it seem very spacious.

However, Rui Yang couldn't help feeling a little disappointed - as one of the legendary ten theaters, created by dozens of top magicians, he thought it would be more special.

Rui Yang turned his head and habitually wanted to complain to his brother Rui Hang. But when his eyes fell on Rui Hang, he was stunned - Rui Hang, who was always calm and high-spirited, was leaning back in the chair at this moment, and his handsome face looked a little haggard because of his expression of despair.

"Brother?" Rui Yang asked doubtfully, "What's wrong with you?"

Is my brother still worried about what happened this morning?

If we want to talk, then we talk. If we don’t want to talk, then we don’t talk. Is it really necessary to be like this?

Rui Yang muttered to herself in her heart, but when she saw Rui Hang's listless look, she couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

If I had known this earlier, I would have pretended I knew nothing.

She felt regretful.

"I'm fine." Rui Hang raised his hand weakly and forced a smile at Rui Yang, "Just focus on watching the show, don't worry about me."

Now I don’t want to see anyone.

Rui Hang closed his eyes, a rare expression of dejected dejection appeared on his face.

Rui Yang wanted to say something, but the sudden reminder of the movie interrupted her. Rui Yang had to put away all her words for the time being, relax her body and lean back in the chair, waiting for the show to begin.

"The show is about to begin. Please do not move around. The barrier is about to open. If you have special needs, you can press the button on the left side of the handrail and you will return to the ground."

A soft female voice floated in the theater, and for some reason the voice sounded familiar to Rui Yang.

But what does it mean to return to the ground?

Rui Yang thought curiously.

The next moment, her question was answered directly.

The chairs that were supposed to be fixed to the ground began to tremble, and in the midst of an uproar, they flew up into the air, and circular barriers floated out from the chairs. The barriers floated in the air with the chairs, like crystal clear soap bubbles.

Rui Yang tried the barrier in front of him. Although it looked like a soap bubble, it did not break at the touch. Instead, it had a hard feel and could easily bear the weight of an adult.

These floating chairs surrounded a huge hollow circle, wrapping the stage in it. The current structure reminded Rui Yang of the Quidditch match in "Harry Potter", and it was also a bit like the 4D movies launched in major amusement parks or attractions, such as "Soaring Over the Horizon".

Is this also the pattern for movies here?

As Rui Yang looked at him curiously, the lights around him suddenly went out. Then, a soft female voice sounded in the darkness.

"Legend has it that long ago, the demons were born from the power left by the 'God of Creation', and were bred from heaven and earth. Soon after their birth, the 'Twenty-Four Gods' created all living things, ushering in a new era of Parnaki."

A dazzling light suddenly appeared from above, like the rising sun, breaking the silence of the theater.

Then, the surrounding walls and the "bubbles" underfoot began to change, like a magical show. The closed space of the theater gradually disappeared, replaced by a vast expanse of wilderness, as if you were in a naked-eye 3D wonderland.

"Is this... a holographic projection?"

Rui Yang muttered to herself, and a butterfly flapped its wings and flew past her. She subconsciously raised her hand. The butterfly, which seemed to be a projection, turned its head in the air, flew towards Rui Yang, and landed in her palm.

Rui Yang could even feel the tingling sensation when the tiny insect legs touched her skin - all of this actually existed!

But she soon had no time to pay attention to the butterfly, because in the field before her, a young man dressed as an aristocrat, as cute as ice and snow, came into everyone's sight.

"This kid looks quite like my brother." Rui Yang said to himself while watching the performance.

The boy walked across the field and stopped in front of a flower patch. He squatted down, curiously looking at the budding flower in front of him, and tentatively wanted to touch it.

The moment his fingertips touched the petals, the originally bright flowers suddenly withered, and the entire sea of ​​flowers lost their vitality.

The boy's hands froze in the air, staring blankly at the dead flowers. Only then did the audience notice that wherever the boy walked, everything had fallen and it was a desolate place.

Rui Yang felt something and quickly looked towards his palm - the beautiful butterfly trembled its wings and never flew up again. It turned into star-like light and disappeared in Rui Yang's hand.

Along with the desolate music, the title specially written in Chinese appeared in front of everyone.

"The Demon King - A Brilliant and Glorious Life"

The wilderness dispersed and the scene changed again. The young boy had a little more maturity, but his features were still childish and cute, which made people feel pity for him.

He sat on the throne, tensed, trying to look serious and mature. Children outside the palace were running and jumping, and laughter was constantly floating in through the windows. The boy's eyes flashed with desire, but he was hit hard on the back of his hand by a ruler.

"Your Majesty, you haven't finished your homework yet, please be more serious."

The boy raised his head, his eyes showing a trace of confusion: "Teacher, you said before that I am the king of the demons and everyone loves me...but why no one comes to play with me, and no one is willing to be my friend?"

The elderly man beside him bowed slightly, his expression serious: "Your Majesty, you are the king of the demons, and even more so the lord of the demons - you are in charge of all living beings, and all demons are your servants. They can only look up to you, and are not qualified to walk with you."

"...but I'm lonely."

"This is the king's destiny." The old man said: "You will lead the demons on an unprecedented glorious road, but no one will walk with you on this road."

Rui Hang: “…”

Unofficial history! It’s all unofficial history!

When did he become lonely? Who wrote the script? What a mess!

At this age, he has already recovered his memories of the Earth and is focusing on reform. How can he have the time to worry about whether there are friends to play with him?

But such illogical content, coupled with an icy and cute face, was enough to inspire sympathy among the tourists who watched the show, especially his parents and sister.

Facing a face that looked exactly like her son, Dong Xiufen couldn't hide her heartache: "Just let the child play if he wants! Why assign him so much homework all day long? Even if it's Wang, so what? Wang shouldn't end up alone for the rest of his life!"

The barrier has excellent soundproofing, so the audience's complaints don't have to worry about being heard by anyone. However, for Rui Hang, who has excellent hearing, this soundproofing is useless.

A trace of vicissitudes appeared in Rui Hang's eyes: Mom, I looked like this when I was a child, why didn't you feel sorry for me and didn't let me take extra lessons?

Fortunately, the original plot that gave Rui Hang goosebumps did not last long. After briefly telling the story of the loneliness and difficulties of the young devil king, the first climax officially arrived.

——The demons rebel.

Rui Hang's position as the "Lord of the Demons" was not secure. As one of the most rebellious races in Parnagi, the demons were naturally warlike. Their unwillingness to be ordinary made their lives full of killing, which was why the demons were hated and feared by other self-proclaimed "civilized" races.

Compared with them, these demons seemed like a group of uncivilized beasts.

Rui Hang, who was originally the "Lord of the Demon Clan", was in a state of being stripped of his power due to his lack of strength. He only had the title of "Lord of the Demon Clan", but he had no real power and could not contact the outside world.

However, with his talent far surpassing that of all the "Demon Lords" in the past dynasties, in just a few decades, Rui Hang's strength grew so fast that the masters around him could no longer pose any threat to him. Rui Hang, who had regained power by force, began to make drastic reforms, but this affected the interests of the core nobles of the Demon Clan.

This group of people did not want to develop their tribe through peaceful, slow but long-term methods such as farming, animal husbandry, and trade. Their hatred for foreigners was just like the hatred of foreigners towards them. Compared with working hard for a year to get the results, it was faster to directly rob by force.

Rui Hang, who had not yet firmly sat on the throne, encountered the first rebellion in his life, but it was not the last rebellion.

Countless top demons surrounded the palace. Even the teacher who had been teaching him since he was born chose to stand against Rui Hang.

War is imminent.

The actors wielded magic to create the cruelty of the battlefield. The passionate battles made the audience feel excited, and for a moment they forgot that they were just watching a play, as if they were on the battlefield. The chairs they sat on would also shake or tremble according to the plot, or simulate the feeling of weightlessness or floating. Wind, water, smell...all these elements that appear in the play will become entities for the audience to feel.

The exhilarating battle soon came to an end. The actor who played the young devil stood on the ruins, looking at the old man in front of him in silence.

After a long while, the young demon king murmured, "...Are you going to betray me too?"

A huge amount of magic power gathered around the old man. He said coldly, "I came here to monitor you. How can I say 'betray'?"

The young demon king raised his hand, and the blood under his feet turned into a spear, which he stabbed into the old man's chest with determination.

On his deathbed, this former teacher smiled with relief.

"Do you remember what I told you... You will lead the demon race on an unprecedented glorious road, but no one will walk with you on this road."

"May you own the world and live a lonely life."

After giving his final “wishes”, the old man closed his eyes and died in silence.

Blood flowed from the chest, flowing along the mountain of corpses and turning into a cold throne.

Rui Hang watched this scene quietly, and his thoughts seemed to go back to that day.

Even though the plot has been artistically processed, this scene alone is the same as when he died.

——War is the foundation of the demons. Once the demons give up fighting in order to develop the economy, they will lose their last advantage and be besieged by all other tribes until they perish.

His teacher knew this very well and did not want his student, who he had high hopes for, to become a sinner of the demon clan, so he planned all of this himself, killing all the demon clan members who were regarded as "partners" by Rui Hang, and wiping out those rebellious "relatives", including himself, in the war.

The limitations of their thinking prevented them from understanding the significance of what Rui Hang did. It also made Rui Hang, who had beautiful ideas and ambitions to make drastic reforms, experience for the first time what "loss" meant.

It was at that time that Rui Hang, who had almost lost everything after the reform failed and his friends passed away, placed his last hope on the students who might also travel to another world.

He searched the world for their traces like a madman, wanting to prove that he was not on the wrong path and that he would not be alone forever.

Thus, he gained twenty-four companions who were more important than his relatives and friends.

Thinking of his students, a hint of tenderness flashed in Rui Hang's eyes, but all his emotions were interrupted by the sound of discussion that came into his ears.

"Ah ...

"What did the devil do wrong!"

"Wow, you look like my brother, the demon king, you are so pitiful!"

Rui Hang: “…”

No need to think, I knew it was his sister as soon as I heard it.

All the emotions in Rui Hang's heart were instantly shattered and he could no longer be moved.

On the other side, the voices of his father and mother also continued to float in.

"Ah, these old-fashioned demons are too hateful!" Dong Xiufen cursed: "If it were you, these feudal ideas should all be pressed into the loess. What era is it now and they are still talking about kings and kings? Do you think you are dogs?"

"It's miraculous that the demon clan's outdated thinking has lasted for so many years. In my opinion, continuing on this old path will lead to the demon clan's death even faster." Rui Hang's father Rui Jianmin also sighed.

The chattering of his parents, sister, and the audience flowed into Rui Hang's ears, making him laugh and cry.

Although he felt a little embarrassed by the indignation of this group of people, if time had moved forward four hundred years, Rui Hang, who was the same age as in the play, would have been very pleased to hear these voices of support.

The helpless young demon king stood in the sea of ​​blood, looking into the distance alone.

Four hundred and fifty-seven years later, the comforting voice from the future traveled across time and space and finally reached his ears.