Awakening

Awakening is a term used to refer to the process of becoming a higher form of existence.

Examples include: Developing Heroes and Demon Lords awakening and becoming True Heroes and Demon Lords, Physical Lifeforms awakening and becoming Demi-Spiritual Lifeforms, Demi-Spiritual Lifeforms awakening and becoming Spiritual Lifeforms or Spiritual Lifeforms awakening and becoming Divine Beings.

Hero's Egg
Hero's Egg (勇者の卵) refers to those who obtain the blessing of an Elemental of Light or Darkness as well as the Elemental Queen.

True Hero
True Heroes (真なる勇者) or The One who Hatched the Hero's Egg (勇者の卵が孵った者), are those who hatched a Hero's Egg, merging with their elemental and became an Awakened Hero.

Notable True Heroes
Those who are known to be True Heroes.

Demon Lord Seed
Demon Lord Seed (魔王種) refers to individuals who have met the necessary qualifications to be able to undergo the Harvest Festival and become Demon Lords.

Harvest Festival
The Harvest Festival (魔王ヘの進化) occurs once all the requirements to become a Demon Lord are met by a Demon Lord Seed. The World Language will confirm the user's intent to become a Demon Lord and the "Initiation" will start.

True Demon Lords
True Demon Lord (真なる魔王) – sometimes referred to as Awakened Demon Lord (覚醒魔王) are those who have undergone the Harvest Festival and become actual Demon Lords by awakening.

Notable True Demon Lords
Those who are known to be True Demon Lords.

Blocked Demon Lord Seeds
Blocked Demon Lord Seeds refers to individuals who would have met the necessary qualifications to be able to undergo the Harvest Festival and become Demon Lords, but are recognized subordinates to other individuals. This blocks the path to naturally awaken and other measures are needed.

Harvest Festival Ritual
Ciel developed a method to artificially awaken qualified candidates into beings similar to True Demon Lords by using Beelzebuth and ten times the amount of souls needed for a Demon Lord Seed to awaken.

Artificially Awakened Demon Lords
Artificially Awakened Demon Lords refers to individuals who have undergone the Harvest Festival Ritual and become similar to True Demon Lords by awakening.

Notable Artificially Awakened Demon Lords
Those who are known to have been artificially awakened.

Cultivation
By cultivating ones Skills, learning and mastering Arts, gathering Energy and training Body and Mind it is possible to awaken.

Notable Individuals
Individuals that awakened using cultivation methods.

Gift
It is possible to awaken as a recognized subordinate even if one doesn't have the qualifications for being a Demon Lord Seed. If ones superior undergoes a version of the Harvest Festival, Gifts are distributed to their subordinates and it is possible for them to awaken as well.

Notable Individuals
Individuals that awakened by receiving a Gift.

Merging with Elementals
By merging with a high ranking Elemental it is possible to awaken. A High ranking Elemental needs to like an individual to form a contract with them, which can be tricky because they tend to have high standards for whom they trust. This method is considered different from a Hero awakening.

Notable Individuals
Individuals that awakened by merging with an Elemental.

Temporary and Incomplete Awakenings
It is possible to temporarily awaken by using certain skills like Magic Flame Transformation or Divine Berserker or God-Grade or high-class Legend-Grade Equipment like Holy Armaments. It is also possible to awaken incompletely by forcing a method, like Clayman, who tried to awaken by sacrificing an insufficient amount of Souls and achieved an incomplete awakened state.