His jaw clenched.
"In fact, he's stronger than me right now."
Kosan's lips curled.
"Good thing you know."
He leaned forward slightly, eyes burning with dark amusement.
"Yes. I am."
Michael's eyes narrowed.
"You read my mind?"
Michael forced a smile.
Kosan chuckled.
"Well, yes."
His dark flame pulsed.
"I have evolved."
He raised his head proudly.
"As of now, there is no human currently stronger than I am."
Kosan's voice grew colder.
"We demons have evolved throughout the years."
"There were times, years ago, when heroes could trounce us."
He paused, correcting himself.
"Thirty years ago, no. That's wrong."
"Thirty-five to fifty years ago."
His gaze sharpened.
"Back then, humans could trounce monsters easily."
"And someone like you…"
Kosan smirked.
"I'm sure you would have been capable of defeating even the heroes."
Michael's expression tightened.
"But then," Kosan continued, "our current Demon Lord came."
"And everything changed."
His aura surged.
