Episode 50

"I know that the demons of this land... Invidia... Myself... And those two younglings... Were all once human."

- The Crown

Episode 50 is the 50th episode of Deor.

Characters
''Listed in order of appearance. Character debuts are bolded.''
 * Deor Fluenti
 * Carmen
 * Yulli
 * Young lady from Northound
 * Vincent Evangale
 * The Crown (in human form)
 * Aequali de Roma

Summary
Deor and Carmen have fled into a forest, viewing the castle from a distance. They notice that it is completely engulfed in Vincent Evangale's ice magius, with Deor remarking that this is being used as a last resort because casting magius to that extent is usually fatal. Before they turn to leave, Yulli catches up to them in raven form, diving down toward Deor and hitting him in the face. As she shapeshifts into human form, Deor notices that she dons Vincent Evangale's Ring. Yulli extends her hand, commanding Deor to bow down before her, but to no effect. Deor questions if his father's ring controls him, and Yulli entertains the idea further, commenting that Vincent has treated Deor like a tool by controlling his actions and thoughts. Deor manipulates his miasma to wrap around Yulli's foot, catching her off guard, before using it to take the ring. He states that His Majesty treating him as a tool is of no concern to him because his purpose is to follow his objective of maintaining the kingdom's stability and protecting its people, so he must follow his father's orders to accomplish this. Yulli remarks to herself that despite only manipulating his power for a week, Deor can control his miasma so presisely. Deor then questions Yulli if she stole the ring from His Majesty. Yulli insists that the ring was handed to her because she was tasked to deliver it to a "young lady" of Northound. This young lady is then depicted wielding fire magius in the next panel, walking in a desert not far from Evangale.

Back in the castle, Vincent is enveloped in miasma, bleeding out profusely. The demon asks him how it feels to be at its mercy after he had controlled it all this time with the ring and kept it confined in the crown. Further enraged, it yells at Vincent and asks him how it feels to know that it is finally free to kill him. Vincent responds that he is relieved because despite being able to kill him when he gave up the ring, it did not. He asks why, and the demon of the crown replies that Vincent is not like the rest of his lineage who passed on Invidia's ring and controlled the demon; he is compassionate rather than blinded by apathy and greed. Vincent questions if the demon is truly a demon, or in fact human, because it seems to sympathize with humans and favor compassion. The miasma coalesces into a gray human figure, revealing that it was indeed once human. Vincent then asks if all demons were actually once human, and the demon confirms that this is true; all demons of this land, including itself, Invidia, Deor, and Yulli, were once human. The panel then depicts the crown in the throne room extending several ropes of miasma in various directions, with Aequali looking at it with a trepidatious expression.