"First published in Korea in 2000 by Sigongsa Co., Ltd."--P. facing t.p.

When Chris was a child, his village was attacked by an insane demon horde. In the siege, the god Rased spared the young boy and buried his memories of the devastation.

The wise and noble demon teacher Eclipse is to whip Raenef, who is clueless about magic and royal etiquette, into proper demon shape.

"Eclipse realizes that Raenef truly is a demon lord and, in a journey of discovery, secrets about the past are unearthed while truths are buried and sacrifices are made"--Page 4 of cover.

As Raenef continues training to become a Demon Lord, he devolops a frightening personality after he attempts to study in the demonic library.

Raenef, the Demon Lord in training, faces an attack by his friend Chris, the future High Cleric of Rased, that leads to a confrontation with his predecessor, the fourth Demon Lord Raenef.