Somewhere in the netherworld...

I was sleeping soundly in my bed, but I was soon brought back to the waking world.

"Lady Nero, it's time for you to wake up." I heard a woman's voice say, so I opened my eyes to see one of the many maids that worked in the palace standing beside my bed.

This is Grayfia Lucifuge, and she's the head maid of my family. According to my mother, she's been working for us since her and my father were quite young. Nonetheless, I've grown accustomed to her being the one to wake me up each morning. If I recall correctly, Grayfia had a son that was about half my age, around seven years old. Anyways, let's get back on track.

"Morning, Grayfia. So is there anything that I need to know of before I get ready for the day?" I asked her, and she nodded.

"Yes there is, as a matter of fact. Your parents wanted me to tell you that today is your first day at Babirus Demon School." Grayfia said to me.

"Ah, now I remember. Thank you for reminding me, Grayfia. If that is all you needed to tell me, then you can leave." I say to her, and she nods.

"Very well. Your bath has been prepared, so please get ready as soon as possible." Grayfia says to me before she leaves my room. I sat up and stretched for a few seconds before I got out of bed and went to the washroom, where there was a large pool of warm water waiting for me. I quickly got undressed and carefully eased into the pool. The water was the perfect temperature, and it felt like I was in a hot spring. I took the next few minutes to clean myself and my hair, before I got out of the pool and dried off, before making my way back to my room. I saw that Grayfia had laid out an outfit on my bed for me. It was a white shirt that had some black and gold details on the sleeves and neck areas, with a frilly black and white skirt for the bottom part. For footwear, I just chose a pair of long black socks and black boots. After that, I brushed my hair and attached a couple of black ribbons at the base of my horns, before turning around to look at myself in the mirror to make sure that everything was right, while also unfolding my wings, which I had stored in my back while I bathed so that they didn't get wet.

"Alright, it looks like everything is in order... I should probably go down and greet my parents before I leave." I said to myself as I left my room to join my parents in the dining room.

Oh, forgive me for the late introductions. My name is Nero (Nare-oh) Gremory, I'm fifteen years old, and I'm one of the great archdemons of the netherworld.

"What makes an archdemon so special or different from a regular demon?" You may ask. Well, to put it simply, the archdemons are demons that have evolved to withstand all sorts of things that get thrown at them, whether it be magical attacks or just simple weather. So much so that we've been considered the royalty of the demon world. That may sound nice and all, but it really isn't. It's hard for me to go out in public because every time I do, I always get crowded by people who are wanting to interview me, and it got tiring real quickly. So much so that I've had to put on a disguise just so I could go out into the public without being recognized by everyone. Anyways, let's get back to reality, shall we?

I finally made it down the stairs, and then I walked to the dining hall, which was blocked by a pair of large, fancy doors. I pushed the doors open, and almost immediately I am pulled into a hug by my mother.

"Ohhhh, I can't believe today is your first day at Babirus! I'm so proud of you, Nero!" My mother says, as I released myself from her grip so I could look at her properly.

This is my mother, Brunhilda (Brewn-hill-da) Gremory. As you might have already guessed, my mother likes to dote on me. She will spoil me at any chance she gets, which happens a lot. I've been told by many other people that I've inherited my mother's good looks, as well as her charm. However, I choose to ignore people like them, because each person who's said that, has tried to convince me to marry their son. Honestly, take a hint people! Thankfully, I've also inherited my father's harsh glare, so I'm able to silence anyone if they are bothering me too much just by looking at them. Ah, speaking of my father, here he comes now.

"Honestly, Mym. Must you always pull our daughter into a hug every time you see her?" My father asks her as he walks up to the two of us.

This is my father, Leonidas (Leo-nigh-dis) Gremory. He's the current head of our family, and is the Head of Wrath of the 13 crowns. He is both well respected and well feared among demon kind. Thankfully, he isn't like my mother and doesn't try to pull me into a hug whenever he sees me. Although he is a little doting, just not as much as my mother is. Oh yeah, we tend to call my mom Mym, since she seems to like that nickname.

"But regardless, I am also quite proud of you. It's not everyday you get to see your child off on their first day of school." He says while ruffling my hair a little.

"So I've heard. I just hope that the other students there aren't like the folks in the public." I said as I started eating breakfast. After I was done eating, I got up from the table and made my way towards the front doors, when my mother stopped me.

"Don't forget to bring your servants with you, Nero! We don't want anything bad to happen to you while you're away from home!" She says as said servants came running up to me.

Let me explain this. Because we archdemons are so respected and also feared, there have been many attempts made on our lives. To counter this, we all have one to two servants at our side guarding us at all times. But thanks to the combined overprotectiveness of both of my parents, I was given four servants. Let me introduce them to you. The first one is Kija, an eighteen year old demon that had hair the color of pure silver, and eyes the color of the deep ocean blue. His silver hair hangs further than his neck with a portion of the back being much longer and falling past shoulders, and he has a long fringe which hangs mostly over the right side of his face. For attire, Kija wore a long white robe with blue patterned hemlines and cuffs over plain white pants. This was held together with a dark blue sash and accompanied by a light cape. Over the top of this, Kija donned another white and blue cloak with a high collar. On his feet were a pair of simple brown slacks. His most notable feature was his right hand, which was covered in pure white scales and it was clawed, making it like the hand of a dragon. This makes his hand ten times stronger than the average demon's, making him a force to be reckoned with. Kija was quite protective of me, just like my parents. This is probably what made them like him so quickly.

The next one was Shin-ah, another eighteen year old demon. He is a tall young man who wore a mask over the top half of his face, which had a long piece of fur attached to it. Underneath the mask, he had bright amber colored eyes and sky blue hair, which was short. For his attire, he wore a black robe with white fur trimming over a blue turtleneck shirt along with two decorative necklaces. He also wore a pair of fingerless black gloves and he carries a sword across his back. His most notable features were his eyes, which were slitted, making them look like the eyes of a dragon. His eyes also granted him the ability to paralyze anybody he wishes, just by looking at them. However, this ability often recoiled on him, causing him to become paralyzed as well. He was the more mysterious type, choosing to remain silent and only spoke when spoken to first. Nonetheless, he cares about me just as much as the others do and will do anything to keep me happy.

The third one was Jae-ha, who was one year older than Kija and Shin-ah, making him nineteen years old. Jae-Ha was a tall young man with droopy purple eyes, which often become the target of insults against him. He had long green hair that he tied behind with an orange ribbon and a long fringe which he styled to cover the right side of his face. He also had piercings in his ears. For attire, he donned a dark blue robe designed with yellow hemlines and cuff. It had a high collar and three buttons located on the top of the chest area. On the back of this robe, there were several pockets stitched where he hides multiple blades for fighting. Underneath, he wore a black midriff top that had longer and tighter sleeves than his robe. This top was cut in half and was tied with a ribbon which left a fraction of his chest exposed. On the bottom, he wore a pair of light olive pants with the lower part tucked into a pair of light grey patterned boots. His most notable feature was his right leg, which was full of green scales and sharp nails, giving him the ability to jump hundreds of feet into the air, almost making it look like he was flying without wings. Jae-ha was quite the womanizer, as he loved to flirt with me, as well as many other girls that he meets. Despite this, he's protective of me just like the others.

The last one was Zeno, who was only two years older than me, making him seventeen years old. Zeno had bright blue eyes, and thick, messy yellow hair. A few years ago, I gave him a necklace of alternating, round burgundy and blue oblong beads with the centerpiece being a golden disc with a dragon on it. Originally, Zeno wore it as an ordinary necklace but he currently wears it around his head, under his light green bandana, with the disc hanging out on the left side of his head, in front of his ear. For attire, he wore an orange overcoat with diamond patterns on top of a white robe with brown hemlines, with a green scarf around his neck, and a pair of brown short boots. While he doesn't have any special outward appearances, his abilities allow him to become an absolute shield against magic. What I mean by this is that should he will it, his entire body will become covered in bright yellow scales that are completely immune to any and all damage, and they will reflect any magic that is fired at them. Zeno was the friendliest and most affectionate out of the four of them, as he smiled nearly all the time, which made me pretty happy as well. The two of us have been friends since we were young children, and would often play together when one of us was bored.

"If that is all you wanted to tell me, then we'll be leaving now." I said to my mother as the five of us left the house, and once we were all outside, we all spread our wings and took off.

Some time later

We finally made it to Babirus, so I gave the signal for us to land, and we all descended to the ground. Once there, I took a good look at the school that I would soon be attending.

"Babirus Demon School, huh?" I say as we look at the building.

"This oughta be interesting..."

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