Darelgulla Castle

**Darelgulla Castle** is the name of the castle in the east of Guradoah region in the northern of Grameus Continent where the Demon Army’s headquarters and Demon Lord Nosgorath resides.

## Location

The Darelgulla Castle is located at the summit of those mountains in the east of Guradoah region in the northern of Grameus Continent roughly 4,000km from the Topa Kingdom.

## Exterior and Interior Features

### Exterior

The Darelgulla Castle is a black, massive, imposing castle standing on those mountains, filled to the brim with various demons and monsters.

### Interior

The interior of the castle was devoid of enemies and traps. The black, wide royal chamber lit with purple flames reminiscent of the twilight glow in the deepest innards of the Darelgulla castle, where Demon Lord Nosgorath sat on the throne.

## Chronology

### Great Race-Demon War Arc

One month later, after the Demon Lord Extermination Army departed from the land of Topa, Demon Lord Nosgorath had been in a deep slumber in his chamber deep in the heart of the Darelgulla Castle. Crowded around the castle were primitive forges dedicated to the creation of weapons, earthen berths for the breeding of goblins, and simple shelters for orcs. The 200 beasts that were left behind in Darelgulla were made to work around the clock to hasten the reconstruction of the Demon Lord's Army. However, the Demon Lord still needed at least five years before he could return to his fully-charged state. Malastras became the temporary commander to command the Demon Lord’s forces. He was busy himself with preparations for intercepting their incoming emissaries in three months before the climate on the Guradoah would come itself covered in snow again.

One month and two weeks later, after the White Ogre was killed and the Red Ogre fleed from the Gurganaff Plain, Ta Lou, Kenshiva, Luca, and Kijje stood in front of the snow-laden gates of Darelgulla Castle. Carrying the fate of mankind on their backs, they are undoubtedly the strongest individuals of their respective races. Opposite them was a black, massive, imposing gate where a line of troops formed up on the walls above the closed double doors. Ta Lou began forcing to open the doors of the gate loudly. The 1000 goblins and 200 orcs lied in wait for them at the other side. They drew their weapons and faced against the 1,200 troops from the Demon Lord's Army.

In less than an hour, the fight continued, the numbers of the Demon Lord's Army thinned. Ta Lou cut the Yellow Ogre's leg off with his blade as he fought the Yellow Ogre. Losing his leg, the Yellow Ogre looked in the direction of the Red Dragon and felt threatened by Luca. She neutralized the Red Dragon with a repulsive force. The Blue Ogre and the Red Ogre were engaged in tight fights with Kijje and Kenshiva respectively. Ta Lou stood in front of the Yellow Ogre and gave him any last words. He chopped the Yellow Ogre’s head, down rolling it.

Ta Lou, coupled with the fact that they didn’t get to wake up the Demon Lord in time, the two remaining ogres were tormented with regret. Now, it was only them and the Red Dragon. At the moment, Nosgorath’s voice resounded throughout the stronghold. When the Red Ogre, Blue Ogre, and the Red Dragon heard the command, they immediately took the flight back into the bowels of the castle.

Ta Lou, Kenshiva, Luca, and Kijje reached the inner halls without incident and the deepest innards of the Darelgulla castle. Demon Lord Nosgorath sat alone on the throne. The Red Ogre, Blue Ogre, and the Red Dragon seemed to have fled the vicinity with Malastras. Nosgorath stood up from his throne and slowly walked down the steps towards the four. They drew their weapons and faced him.

When Nosgorath finished explaining the creation of the Demon Lord by the Ravernal Empire and the light-winged people, the four were beyond angry at what they heard. Ta Lou jumped to land the first strike on Nosgorath. Ta Lou was parried, stopping the blade with his bare arm. Nosgorath’s eyes glowed red, looking at Ta Lou. He then cast a spell, the shockwave of which threw him back towards the wall behind him. When he walked toward Ta Lou, Kijje threw some rocks down his way, but the rocks were pulverized upon striking Nosgorath. The pulverized rocks reformed at the wave of Nosgorath’s hand. They then flew back to Kijje at high speeds. Taking a blow to his abdomen, Kijje was forced to kneel in pain. Luca ran to Kijje to seal the wound.

Besides the Demon Lord, Ta Lou rose from the debris of the wall he crashed into and returned with his beloved blade unsheathed. He cackled with laughter after he heard Nosgorath's answer about his greatness and insulted him as disrespecting his greatness, giving him into anger. Nosgorath was about to cast a hellfire spell when his magical power suddenly vanished. When Nosgorath finally realized what happened, Ta Lou tricked him shutting his magic off along with his existence, which made it already too late.

All around Nosgorath, countless blobs of orange light appeared, tracing equally countless lines of light all around him, which the four let the Demon Lord blab on. Ta Lou, Luca, and Kijje sacrificed the magical barrier and successfully managed to seal the Demon Lord, leaving Kenshiva. The power of the barrier would slowly decay over time. Kenshiva evacuated the Darelgulla Castle and had a long journey home to the land of Topa.