"What has happened, Demon Guru?!
Where has Prince Susim gone?!"
"I don't know, Maharaj."
"Then what will happen now?!"
"Maharaj, do not worry. Even though we have not obtained the complete energy of the Light Essence, we have still acquired a portion of it."
"What do you mean?"
"It means, Maharaj, that we can use this energy to please the Demon Lord.
We just need to continue this ritual and offer this energy into the sacred fire for the Demon Lord."
"Then Guru Dev, why the delay? Begin the offering immediately."
"Yes, Maharaj."
The chanting of mantras begins once again, and as soon as the portion of the Light Essence is offered, the Demon Lord appears before Demon Nalish in his fierce form.
"Demon Nalish, I am extremely pleased with your offering. You have honored me by sacrificing the powers of my enemy, Dhrutdev.
I am willing to grant you your desired boon. Speak your wish."
"Salutations, Demon Lord.
It is my fortune that I have succeeded in pleasing you.
Demon Lord, I want to become the most powerful demon in the entire universe—
one before whom no power can stand."
"Very well, Nalish.
I grant you my demonic energy. You must transfer it into the body of the weakest human.
As soon as my energy enters that body, it will destroy the human from within, and they will perish within moments.
Once they are gone, you will receive a cluster of demonic power. By consuming it, you will become the most powerful demon in the universe."
"Victory to the Demon Lord!
Thank you, Demon Lord."
After granting the boon, the Demon Lord disappears.
Demon Nalish and the Demon Guru are both extremely pleased.
"Guru Dev, where will I find a human so quickly—one who is the weakest?"
"Humans are always weak, and if it is a woman, then who could be weaker?
Right now, we already have a human present with us."
"With us?!"
"Yes. Have you forgotten the one because of whom I obtained a portion of the Light Essence from the prince? She is a human, after all."
"Yes, Guru Dev. I have both the opportunity and the means."
"Soldiers!"
"Yes, Maharaj!"
"Go, and bring Saanjh here by evening."
"Yes, Maharaj."
The demon soldiers bring Princess Ratri before Demon Nalish.
Demon Nalish and the Demon Guru begin chanting mantras and transfer the demonic energy into Princess Ratri.
As soon as the energy enters her, she collapses unconscious. At that very moment, the Demon Lord appears again in a fierce form, shouting angrily—
"Fools! What have you done?!"
Both of them, terrified, fold their hands—
"What happened, Demon Lord? Why are you so angry?"
"Should I reward you for such foolishness?!"
"Foolishness?! But Demon Lord, I did exactly as you instructed."
"I told you to transfer the energy into a weak human. But you fools have infused my energy into a divine essence!
Do you even understand what that means?"
"Divine essence?! No, Demon Lord—she is just an ordinary human… and a helpless woman."
"You call yourself the king of demons, yet you cannot understand such a simple thing?
The woman who defeated your strongest warriors within moments and earned the title of the mightiest—how can she be weak?"
"Do you even know who she is, or why she is here?"
"No, Demon Lord."
"Then listen.
She is no ordinary woman. She is a boon of Dhrutdev—his very essence.
She carries immense divine power.
The Light Essence whose energy you used to please me—she is the very source of all that power.
The one you consider weak is the Light Essence itself.
And you have infused my energy into her!
Such a grave mistake!"
"Forgive me, Demon Lord. I had no knowledge of this.
I made a mistake. Please guide me."
"I cannot help you in this.
If you wish to survive the wrath of the Light Essence, then convert all her energy into demonic energy—
so that she uses her power for demons instead of the gods."
"But Demon Lord, how can I convert the Light Essence into demonic energy?"
"You must find that solution yourself."
Saying this, the Demon Lord disappears once again.
Maharaj Nalish turns angrily toward the Demon Guru—
"This is all your fault, Demon Guru! You were the one who suggested transferring the energy into Saanjh."
"Forgive me, Maharaj, but how is this my fault?
I only gave a suggestion—it was your choice to accept it or not."
"So you mean to say this is all my doing?!"
"Maharaj, I am not accusing you. I only—"
"Maharaj, what is the use of regretting what has already happened?
I should think of a way to convert the Light Essence into demonic energy."
"Then find a way, Guru Dev!" (gritting his teeth)
"T-Yes, Maharaj."
Meanwhile, Prince Susim is being held captive somewhere.
He lies unconscious and bound, surrounded by a ring of flames that is strangely trying to extract energy from his body.
In Takshak Lok, Maharaj Takshak is once again trying to learn about the Light Essence from Guru Rambh.
But so far, Guru Rambh has not been able to discover anything about it.
Maharaj Takshak has still not obtained the Blue Gem of Tuluv Lok, due to which he spends every moment in anger and frustration.
After some time, Maharaj Nalish speaks to the Demon Guru—
"Demon Guru, I have found a solution."
"What?!"
(Excited) "What is the solution, Maharaj?"