I remembered a book I had read. According to it, there were two explanations for the origin of these creatures. One stated that they were failed experiments of a mage, while the other described them as a subspecies of humans.
However, both versions agreed on one point: these Beast-Demons were extremely savage and cunning.
"Weren't they always confined to the Desolate Lands of Despair? Why would they be wandering around here? And attacking acolytes, no less? Have they joined forces with the dark acolytes? This is practically an open provocation!"
I frowned, intrigued.
"The brains of the Beast-Demons are underdeveloped. Who knows what they could be thinking?" Charlotte commented. "But they never dared to provoke Mages before. Otherwise, they would have been wiped out long ago."
She was right. Whenever the official mages of the Tower went out, they encountered no obstacles in their path, nor did any strange incidents occur. It was as if the Beast-Demons had hidden in advance.
