“Nine beings of one kind; three are monsters, two are fiends, three more are allies, and one is the key. But they all lead to the same place: the gates of the titan, where the master of the lands will be challenged for rule of this world. ​‘I think I know what that’s talking about now: the demigods. It’s describing exactly what they are. Monsters are the kind that don’t possess words, like Howlan, but they’re still enemies. Fiends are the ones who are knowingly malicious, like Zagor. An ally is obvious: Taojari.’ ​‘And the key?’ Elera asked. ‘What does that mean?’ ​‘No idea,’ I shrugged. ‘But it must be important. Either way, that’s ten demigods: three monsters, two fiends, three allies, and this mysterious key that it refers to.”