Modus

**Modus** (モデス, *Modesu*?) is one of the main characters in the story.

## Biography

Modus is the **Demon King of the Black Flames** (黒い炎の魔王, *Kuroi honō no Maō*?). Modus is a god worshipped in the land of Nargol. There are also those outside Nargol who are attracted to his power and worships him. Those who worship outside are often orcs, goblins and humans. However, in the case of humans, the faith must be hidden.

The Demon King Modus is the last child and successor of the Archmother Goddess Nargol. Modus is also sometimes called the **Demon King of Destruction** (破壊の魔王, *Hakai no maō*?), perhaps because his mother goddess Nargol is also known as the Destruction Deity.

His wife is Mona, the Queen of Darkness, and the child of their union is Pipipolenna, the Demon Princess of Sloth.

He is the Lord of the Daemons and the chief god of the land of Nargol. He is sometimes worshipped outside the Land of Nargol, and his worshippers include humans. However, Modus himself does not grant blessings, but it is common for lower daemons with an evil will to grant power in exchange for some price. Humans with the blood of daemons and others are called cambions and claim to be part of the Demon King's kin group.

Modus is the Demon King and the leader of the Nargol Pantheon. Since Modes is the successor of the Archmother Goddess Nargol, the deities of darkness are inherently subordinate to him. More often than not, the gods do not recognise this. Outside of the divine races, the daemon and Kale race are the serving races.

In Nargol, Modus is a **High Lord** (上王ハイロード, *Ue-ōHairōdo*?) and has many lords serving under him. There are seven Goblin Lords, thirteen Orc Lords, one Dark Elven Lord and four Demon Lords.

His holy symbol is an eight-pointed star, which two squares overlapped to form a octagram.

In the Elios Religion, it is believed that he killed Mina and Orgis because he wanted to dominate the world. He has unleashed fiends upon the world. They believe a saviour will kill the Demon King and destroy all fiends.

## History

### War of the Gods

Modus was born when Nargol wanted to make a substitute God to replace Orgis.

Modus was the strongest amongst the Nargolians. He led the Nargol's forces against Mina's Children and easily overwhelmed them. With the war tilting in Nargol's favour, Melfina used her good looks to tempt Modus and convert him into her ally. Modus was enamoured by the beautiful goddess. Once Nargol knew about this, she angrily kills Melfina.

Modus betrays and rebelled against Nargol. He allied with Mina's children. Nargol and the Nargolians were cornered. Modus defeated Ferion and sealed him away. Zalxis was supposedly killed by Modus. Diadona fled in fear as she was afraid of Modus. Modus and Odis killed Nargol in the northern Central Continent.

### The Founding Nation of Elios

Once the war has ended, he was part of the newly formed Elios Pantheon.

### Elios Political Strife

There was a dispute regarding with the treatment of the neutral gods, specifically with the Nargol's descendants. Modus and Volgas wanted to welcome the neutral gods to Elios. However this was opposed by the goddesses centred around Feria, Ishtia and Rena.

When the Mina's descendant sent out the Yarven race into the world. There was a conflict with the indigenous species and the new species. Feria, who was angry about this, dispatched the war god Thores to attack that species. But that led to a fight between the neutral gods whose indigenous species were their kin group. Feria calls the Neutral Gods as Evil Gods and call a declaration of war. The opposition were the deities descended from Nargol, centred with Modus and Volgas.

Modus who was single, wanted to get married. He wanted to marry a goddess of light so he asked the single goddesses to marry him but he was rejected.

## Appearance

His height is slightly larger than 4 meters tall. Modus looked like a giant pig standing upright. He has a pig head with a heavily fat human body. There are two huge horns on the left and right of his head. He has tusk coming out from its lower mouth.

Kuroki notes that he felt a powerful force from him. Although wearing a jet-black elegant robe, he couldn't hide the violent presence arising from his body. His huge nose blew a kind of black flame.

He is known to be the most ugliest man in the world.

He is depicted as a fat giant with a black sword, black flames and a boar's head with large horns on either side. He always wears an air of fear, and a lower species may faint at the mere sight of him.

### Gallery

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## Personality

Despite his heinous appearance, Modus is a kind and caring man. He cares deeply for his subordinates, especially those who works hard for him.

Modus loves art more than the power of destruction. He likes beautiful things, although he himself is ugly. However, Modus has no talent for singing and painting, and is a poor artist. He is especially bad at singing, so bad that even daemons, a superior species, faints, and even the divine race feels nauseous, which is why tearfully gave up. However, he likes music, so he sometimes grants blessings to those who play her beautiful music.

He has a sweet tooth and likes sweets.

### Relationships

***The following section contains spoilers.***

Alrena
Diadona
He is reluctant to fight her. But Modus will become an enemy of Diadona if Diadona intends to erase Mona.
Helkart
For Modus, Helkart is the foster mother of Modus.
Kuroki
He is the ringleader who summoned Kuroki to this world. Despite him possessing mighty power, he was scared of the prophecy and summoned Kuroki.
Modus thought Kuroki as a friend and a new member of his family.
He considers Kuroki to be the **Demon King's Sword** (魔王の剣, *Maō no ken*?).
Lugus
His trusted mentor and prime minister.
Modus appreciates his reassuring words when Modus hinted his guilt of betraying his mother.
Melfina
He was infatuated with Melfina.
Mona
His beloved wife. Modus created Mona.
Nargol
His mother. Modus shows great remorse for the act of matricide. He never got over about betraying and killing his mother.
Nut
Ranfeld
His trusted subordinate. He gifted the power of black flames to Ranfeld.
Therion
In the first place, since Elios, who is clearly hostile, is not destroyed, so perhaps it is only natural that he does nothing to Therion, who is not particularly hostile to him.
Pipipolenna
Daughter.

## Story

### Summoned by the Demon King to Defeat the Hero

Modus summons Kuroki and greets him. Modus begs Kuroki to save him from the invasion of the Hero of Light's Party. He introduced his wife, Mona to Kuroki. Modus requested Mona to project magical imagery of the Hero's party. Modus observes Kuroki when he showed envy of Reiji. Modus explains the series of events, he informs Kuroki that both him and Rena had asked Casa for her prediction. Modus begs Kuroki to fight for his sake.

Modus listened to Nut's report, about Kuroki prevented the new summoning. Modus plans to give Kuroki with his own goddess.

### The Horn of the Holy Dragon Lord

Modus discuss with Lugus about the survival of Zalxis.

### The Silver Witch

Modus requested Mona to transfer some of her Royal Guard Knights to be Kuroki's subordinate.

### The Evil God's Labyrinth

When Kuroki was reading in the Heaven Realm's Library, his past was mentioned in the emerald tablet.

Modus requested Kuroki to save Nut from the Hero's party.

Modus celebrates with Heibos in a room at the Demon King Palace. They celebrate with Heibod reclaiming the labyrinth.

### The Black Storm

Arima has the Demon King's holy symbol in her house.

Chiyuki briefly describes how the Bringer of the Golden Dawn will slay the Demon King and bring the golden age of mankind.

When Kuna broadcast Kuroki and Reiji fight, Modus and Mona watches the magical imagery from Nargol.

Modus sentenced Urbaldo to be the new manager of Lavuruntos.

Modus expresses his gratitude to Kuroki for saving Ranfeld.

### The Demon Realm's Princess

Modus begs Kuroki to teach swordsmanship to her daughter Pipipolenna.

Modus received reports from Givrusses that Guno's forces are unable to reach to Polen.

Modus decided to hold a small feast in the Demon King Palace when Polen acquired a kraken for him. Modus invited most of the Demon King army executives and Kuroki.

### The Beast God Desert

In the Demon King Palace, Modus meets Lugus in the audience room. Lugus informs Modus about Kuroki escorting Totona to the land of Gypshir.

Totona briefly informs Chiyuki and Reiji about Modus being former allies with Diadona, Ferion and Zalxis.

Sekhmetra commented that Modus has employed a terrible monster.

Chiyuki sighed with the inconsistent information about the world creation. The Gypshir's myth has no mention of the Demon King Modus, Rena or God King Odis.

Modus receives a report from Lugus that Zalxis has regain his former powers. Both Modus and Lugus are located at the basement altar of Nargol.

### The Phantom Death Capital

He arranged a meeting with the Nargol Pantheon.

Modus was astonished with Kuroki succeeded in stealing the Soul Orb from Zalxis.

### The Fairy Forest

Heibos consulted with Modus about Diadona trying to unseal Ferion. Modus approved Kuroki to investigate the situation.

Nier told Chiyuki that the Demon King isn't the only enemy of the Elios Pantheon. Chiyuki realised her misconception about the Demon King being in control of all fiends. However she plans to research into the demon king.

Nut reports in the throne room that Kuroki prevented Ferion's revival. Modus asked Mona and Pipipolenna's opinion.

### The Magecraft Academy

Kuroki asked Modus about Diadona's Chaos Grail.

### The Order of the Swan Knights

Kuroki is now in the Demon King's palace in Nargol. The reason is to inform the Demon King Modus about the presence of a person with the blood of the Disaster Beast. Modus is surprised, but does not seem to intend to do anything in particular.

### The Winds of the Prairie

In the basement of the Demon King Palace, there was an altar for the Archmother Goddess Nargol. Modus apologises to the altar in tears. Modus sees the Soul Orb placed in the centre of the altar.

## Abilities

He is known as the strongest god in the world. He is the strongest character in the work, but he hates his own powers of destruction and so rarely uses them.

* **Black Flames** (黒炎, *Kurohomura*?)
* **Pygmalion: Life Creation** (生命創造ピグマリオン, *InochisōzōPigumarion*?) is a secret art. He used this ability to create Mona. He was given this ability to create life by his mother, Nargol. He and Heibos developed the cauldron of life, Modus used the cauldron to create the daemon race. Modus later created the kale race.

## Etymology

**Maō** (魔王?, Devil King) is a ruler of mazoku, or in fiction more generically a dark lord or powerful monster.

**Pygmalion** (ピグマリオン, *Pigumarion*?) is a legendary figure of Cyprus in Greek mythology who was a king and a sculptor. Though Pygmalion is the Greek version of the Phoenician royal name Pumayyaton, he is most familiar from Ovid's narrative poem Metamorphoses, in which Pygmalion was a sculptor who fell in love with a statue he had carved.

## Development

The origin of the name is **"Mourning"** (喪です, *Modesu*?) for the unattractive man. It has elements of Hades from Greek mythology and Orcus from Roman mythology. He is an important character who has appeared in the first episode.

His character might be based on Ganon, the main antagonist in *The Legend of Zelda* series. They both respectively have a pig-like appearance and share the title of **Daimaō** (大魔王?).

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 *Dark Knight Story Setting Collections* - Character Introductions: Main Characters
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 *Dark Knight Story Setting Collections* - Nargol Pantheon: Deities Name Record 1 Modus & Mona
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 *Dark Knight Story* - The Phantom Death Capital: Chapter 02 - The Nargol Pantheon
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 *Dark Knight Story* - The Demon Realm's Princess: Chapter 04 - Kuroki-sensei's Honey Lesson
5. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Evil God's Labyrinth: Chapter 30 - The Goddess Request
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 *Dark Knight Story* - The Black Storm: Chapter 29 - Contractor of the Demon
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 *Dark Knight Story* - The Black Storm: Chapter 32 - The Bringer of the Golden Dawn
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 *Dark Knight Story* - The Evil God's Labyrinth: Chapter 02 - Heaven Realm's Book Library
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 *Dark Knight Story* - Summoned by the Demon King to Defeat the Hero: Chapter 03 - The Reason to Fight
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 *Dark Knight Story* - Summoned by the Demon King to Defeat the Hero: Chapter 01 - Summoned by the Demon King to Defeat the Hero
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 *Dark Knight Story* - The Beast God Desert: Chapter 26 - Feelings in the Darkness
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 *Dark Knight Story* - The Fairy Forest: Chapter 26 - Return From The Forest
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 *Dark Knight Story* - The Demon Realm's Princess: Chapter 24 - Dark Knight VS Holy Knight
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 *Dark Knight Story* - The Evil God's Labyrinth: Chapter 03 - Nargol's Upper Echelons
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 *Dark Knight Story* - Summoned by the Demon King to Defeat the Hero: Chapter 02 - The Hero of light and Childhood Friend
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 *Dark Knight Story* - The Order of the Swan Knights: Chapter 28 - The Wolf & Serpent (Epilogue 1)
17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 *Dark Knight Story* - Summoned by the Demon King to Defeat the Hero: Chapter 21 - Their Impressions
18. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Horn of the Holy Dragon Lord: Chapter 31 - The New Goddess
19. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Silver Witch: Chapter 38 - The Noisy Days
20. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Evil God's Labyrinth: Chapter 43 - Delighted to Meet Again
21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 *Dark Knight Story* - The Black Storm: Chapter 35 - Darkness Where Light Never Reaches
22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 *Dark Knight Story* - The Black Storm: Chapter 36 - After the Storm
23. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Demon Realm's Princess: Chapter 30 - The Unsightly Demon King's Child
24. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Beast God Desert: Chapter 03 - To the Desert Land
25. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Beast God Desert: Chapter 19 - The Battle of the Pyramid
26. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Beast God Desert: Chapter 24 - Premonition of the Barren Land
27. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Beast God Desert: Chapter 25 - Feelings in the Dream
28. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Phantom Death Capital: Chapter 33 - Under The Blue Sky
29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 *Dark Knight Story* - The Fairy Forest: Chapter 02 - The Visitor from the Forest
30. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Fairy Forest: Chapter 03 - Changeling
31. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Fairy Forest: Chapter 13 - Advent of the Furious Goddess
32. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Magecraft Academy: Chapter 01 - Culture Culture
33. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Winds of the Prairie: Chapter 02 - The Soul Orb