Demon Realm

The Demon Realm is the realm of Demons.

It was formerly ruled by Demon Monarch Salem

In total, the Demonic Realm had 35 Dukes and 4 High Dukes. They had other ranks like Marquis as well.

Demon Realm's capital city is the Dark City

## Location

Demon Realm was not a Kingdom or an Empire even though it was collectively treated as an Empire.

In truth, it was an entire realm of its own where only Demon Realm existed. People used different methods to enter and exit this realm. There was no such thing as borders with other Realms. There were many duchies in the Demon Realm, which were ruled by the Dukes who were under the Emperor. In the absence of the Emperor, High Dukes were the ones that kept an eye on the order of the Demon Realm.

As it was such a big place, the populated land in the Demon Realm accounted for only fifteen percent of the entire Realm. Over fifty percent of the Demon Realm was forests where beasts roamed freely.

The rest of the thirty-five percent of the area was covered by water in the form of rivers, lakes, and more. The forests had many strong beasts that were enough to threaten anyone, but the Dukes and the High Dukes didn't bother with them. No matter how strong the beasts became, they were always weaker than Dukes, let alone the High Dukes who could kill them with a flick of their fingers.

As the beasts were no threat, no one bothered with them except in the times when they felt like hunting.

## Hierarchy

1. Demon King
	* The highest in the hierarchy is, of course, the king who possesses all the powers.
2. A Crown Prince and A High Duke
	* A High Duke and a Crown / Royal Prince are said to have a similar position. Both of them are important for the Empire.
	* Crown / Royal Prince
		+ The Crown Prince have the authority to command the Royal army to do anything other than declaring war on anyone. They would need the majority permission of High Dukes for that, or they can use the Royal Command to force them to agree.
		+ Royal Command is something that the Crown Prince can use only once in his lifetime. In the absence of the King, the Crown Prince has the special privilege to use the Royal Command. As the Royal Command, the command would be as valid as the command from a King.
		+ Even if they use the Royal Command to declare war on the others, everyone would have to follow. They can even command for the death of a High Duke. Since the Royal Command is like the command from the king himself, the other High Dukes must do it.
		+ You can also take the Royal Army to search the palace of any Duke. Although you can't command for the death of any Duke without a valid reason, you can search their house, and if you find something illegal or anything, you can use that to give them the death penalty for conspiracy
	* High Duke
		+ High Dukes don't have any land. They are like great elders of the Kingdom who are assigned to keep the kingdom safe. They don't have to worry about the land. Also, High Dukes have the power to kill anyone in the kingdom who they believe is putting the kingdom in danger, except people from the royal lineage.
		+ They don't have land or anything, but they hold more power and authority than Dukes. If they want, they can also take the Dukedom of a Duke in control. Also, High Dukes are authorized to hold their own army. Their Armies are just like the Royal Army, but while the Royal Army is only assigned to protect the Royals in the Royal City and the borders of our Kingdom, the armies of the High Dukes are responsible for keeping peace in the land outside the Royal City.
		+ Even though High Dukes are allowed to hold Personal Armies, their army needs to be smaller than the Royal Army. They can only have twenty percent of the people in their army when compared to the Royal Army.
3. Dukes
	* Dukes are lower in position than High Dukes. They are assigned to rule over small portions of land called dukedom.
	* They are responsible for keeping the populace happy in their dukedom and convey to the higher-ups if their dukedom lacks anything or if there is any problem. They can also hold a small army, but their Armies can only be 5 percent of a High Duke's army in size. They can kill anyone in their Dukedom that is lower than them in the hierarchy as long as they feel a threat to the peace and the prosperity of the land.
4. Marquis
	* A Marquis handles the smaller portions of the Dukedom. They are lower than the Dukes. They can't hold armies. The Dukes assign their armies to help the Marquis and keep peace in the land.
5. Village Heads
	* They are assigned to handle the villages. They are selected from the villagers. Some villages are weak, and they have weak village heads as well.