The Demon Realm「魔界, Makai」 is the homeland of the Demon Clan.
Background[]
The Demon Realm is host to beasts of destruction known as Induras, the true form of most upper-ranked demons with seven hearts. According to Merlin, it's a polluted and corrupted land bathed in miasma in which no other race than the Demons can survive in, as all other creatures are prone to rot and decay there.
Appearing as a dark and gloomy realm, it appears to be in a state of constant night due to the power of the Demons being twofold in the darkness of night. Unlike in Britannia, it's shown to have two moons.[1]
The Demon Realm is connected to Britannia through an ancient relic whose holes connect to specific locations in Britannia. One of them is God's Finger.[2] The relic has a filtration system that eliminates any possible obstructions, including corpses or intruders.
History[]
Not much is known about the Demon Realm, except that it is the birthplace for most members of the Demon Clan.[3] According to the Lady of the Lake, the Demon Realm was created alongside the Demon Clan by the Demon King, after he was given birth by Chaos.[4]
Originally a vast and chaotic realm, this was conquered and placed under the control by the Demon King with the help of the Ten Commandments.[5]
The Demon Realm host a gigantic beast called the Behemoth. Although it is normally peaceful and blesses Demons with its life force, any major disturbance turns it into a rampaging monster that devours the life of everything in its path. However, the Demon King was able to put it to sleep with his vast power.
Plot[]
Demon King arc[]
After Meliodas became the new Demon King of his own power, he planned to return to the Demon Realm since his presence was causing massive weather disruptions across Britannia. Elizabeth planned to go with him so they could still be together, reassuring that with her Goddess powers can help her survive in the Demon Realm.
Unfortunately, that plan came to an abrupt end when the Demon King turned out to be alive after possessing Zeldris's body and Elizabeth's curse of Perpetual Reincarnation has returned. With help from Elizabeth, the Sins, and even Gelda, Meliodas was able to drive the Demon King out of Zeldris and defeat him, and in order to truly destroy his father, he sacrificed his godly power to cancel out the Commandments; thus Meliodas no longer had to return to the Demon Realm and risk his power destroying Britannia.
Cursed by Light[]
Months after the end of the Holy War, the Demon Realm is invaded by the second Fairy King, Dahlia, and the giant craftsman, Dubs. The two kill many of the demons who try to oppose them, including an Indura of Retribution, and dispose of the miasma with the power of the Supreme Deity.
Dahlia and Dubs are confronted and ultimately defeated by the Demon King's sons, Meliodas and Zeldris. After their battle with the Supreme Deity, Zeldris return to the Demon Realm as the new king.
Demon Realm arc[]
Sixteen years later, the Four Knights of Apocalypse and their allies are guided to the Demon Realm by a demon woman named Ioradio Velviger, with the goal of find the pathway to Camelot inside the Demon Realm. The pathway is revealed to exist on the back of the Behemoth, that is now awaken again.
Zeldris then reveals to everyone Percival's past in the Demon Realm. Due to the Demon King's eradication at the hands of his sons, the Behemoth was awoken by this change and couldn't be quelled by Zeldris, due to him lacking the godly power of his father, and thus was left to salvage whoever could survive the creature's deadly onsalught. However, one day, he noticed Percival accidentally falling into the realm as an infant and was able to survive its normally fatal miasma due to his status as a Life Spirit. Due to this power, he was able to unconsciously tap into the hopes of the Demon Clan in order to heal them from their near-death states, causing Zeldris to believe that fate had guided the boy to them in an effort to save them from the Behemoth. After some time, Percival vanished and didn't return until some time later and when asked by Zeldris and Gelda where he went, the infant revealed that he put the Behemoth to sleep and thus unknowingly saved the entire Demon Clan which caused them to view him as their savior.
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Trivia[]
- The Demon Realm is likely based off the concept of Hell from monotheistic religions and others such as Tartarus from ancient Greek mythology.
References[]
- ↑ Nanatsu no Taizai Movie: Cursed by Light
- ↑ Volume 13 (4KOA), Extras
- ↑ Nanatsu no Taizai Official Fanbook: Sinful Testament
- ↑ Chapter 337 , Page 12
- ↑ Chapter 247 , Page 9
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