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Like Valravn stated, the monsters have their own motives. We know the 3rd and 4th work together but the 1st seemed to want to enslave the world. The 2nd seems to mind it's own business while the 5th and 6th are unknown currently. Then there's Valravn's "Dark King" who seems to be roaming around.Ok, that is very interesting. I did do a full corrupt playthrough but I must've missed it. So this essentially suggests the Numbered monsters are not all on the same team then, am I correct?
I believe it was one of your old posts that got me thinking about this stuff. Could you tell me anything more about Valravn's "King" as well? He talks about the "advent of our Lords" but I assume these are different than the Numbered monsters because he referred to them as enemies in the quote "the enemy moves...and so must I" when the Second arrived.
The lord stuff isn't clear as of yet. We know the Numbered are the most powerful monsters, known currently, so it's most likely referring to them. We also know Valravn's "King" is the one that killed the 4th on Ella's dead end. From that alone, we know that Dark Glowing Eye Monster(King) is strong enough to wipe them out and might see them as enemies. It makes sense that when the 2nd appeared, Valravn was happy because his "King" only appeared, in current times, when it involved a Numbered manifesting on earth.
If you lean into the theory side of it, Valravn's King could be what's left of the Original Dark God after the Numbered split from it, for unknown reasons. Hence why they're titled by parts such as "The Body", "The Memory" and so on. Xanthe also hints at this with Tiffany about the specimen from her Monster Parent, who could've been a Deceased Numbered. It would also explain why it would hunt them specifically. So it can regain it's original state. I wouldn't be shocked if it absorbed some of the 7th through 12th already and is waiting for the rest to fully manifest.
That said, it's mostly speculation. We don't know enough about the Numbered, Lords, Valravn's King or this Dark God to give a definitive answer. The Lords could be a set of monsters that rival the Numbered from a different faction or even species altogether. I've had thoughts like that in the past but it's not really clear. Whether you believe the MC's corruption dream was from his "inner monster", one of these Lords, or his Numbered Parent. The one thing they all seem to be after is this "absolute power" and it's apparently within their grasp. Take that as you will.