Simon had not asked Lilith the question because of Marek's speech alone.
The Commander's explanation merely gave shape to a suspicion that had been growing inside him for a long time.
The Demon Realm was ancient, and its oldest history belonged to beings who were no longer ruling it.
During Lilith's era, Daemons had occupied the realm in enormous numbers. They had built civilizations, waged wars, created terrifying artifacts, and produced beings whose strength far surpassed most demons alive today.
Now demons ruled almost everything.
True Daemons had become so rare that many demons could live their entire lives without seeing one. Even finding a demon with a partially awakened Daemon bloodline was extraordinarily difficult.
Many demons had no knowledge that Daemons even existed.
Entire races did not simply disappear because the air contained slightly less Demonic Energy.
Ancient bloodlines had weakened.
Affinity grades had fallen.
Some regions could no longer support life.
