I expanded my forces slowly. Since I didn't have to worry all too much about Lesser Demons being at the 2nd Tier and all, I focused mostly on Tier-2 Demons. However, even those I faced at the outskirts didn't pose much of a threat. Not when I had a bunch of subordinate that were as strong as the other unmarked Demons.
Only the marked Demons, clearly subordinate to some other Demon wielding an Insignia, were different. They were stronger, more intelligent, and they resisted my Insignia. At least, they tried resisting it.
One of the marked Demons died, his soul probably crushed from the force I applied with the Insignia, whereas another had his body torn apart. It was bloody, and certainly not what I wanted since I didn't plan to stay back and nurse the wounded, but it worked. I broke another Demon's Insignia mark and engraved mine onto the mangled mess of a Tera Demon.
