Loyce Hal

"Do you hate me, Yeling? That I torture her so? That I led my armies to torment her kind? Do you think I am wrong? I tell you that to kill a man as a man is truly a sin, but to kill a man as a god has no consequences. Because he is a god. Gods cannot do right or wrong, because right or wrong does not exist for gods. And because of this, right and wrong does not exist for Demon Lords either."

- Loyce Hal to Yeling Mah on his brutal treatment on the Origin Saplings

"I can, and will, kill any god that I run into. But not this Inner Shadow. He is not the type of god I can kill even if I had an infinite number of Black Bullets."

- Dainsleif on Inner Shadow Loyce Hal

Great Demon King Loyce Hal, also known as codename Empire, is an SS+ Rated Outer Shadow to the Black Legion. Due to his tremendous magical power, Loyce managed to conquer three magical realms, and rule each one as their respective Demon Lord, amassing a gargantuan following of underlings to do his bidding.

Loyce is extremely powerful, even amongst the Inner Shadows, to the point where his very existence is frightening. He is currently the second strongest Inner Shadow, and the third strongest member of the entire Black Legion, his power eclipsed only by SSS Rated Inner Shadow Hakah Mah and the SSS Rated leader of the organization, Lord Ginga. Due to the fact that the only people able to surpass his power are SSS Rated, Loyce is even stronger than SS+ Rated Jun Gasket, making him the strongest SS+ Rated Inner Shadow in the Black Legion.

He is the Demon Lord of the realms Isphixis, Raehafil, and Johal, ruling each realm as its strongest, most powerful being to ever exist. Because of this, Loyce has also amassed numerous Demon Lords who have sworn loyalty to him due to the overwhelming gap in power. These Demon Lords have acted as his Outer Shadows on several occasions.

Loyce was also the superior of the First Hinokami Holder Aelienne the Firebird, before her betrayal to the Black Legion.