Witches

Witches (魔女 Majo) are beings who can reside in either Gehenna or Assiah, though they will be more commonly found in Assiah, normally in remote locations.
== Overview ==
A Witch can be ‘ born ‘ one of two known ways: making a deal with Satan himself, or a Contract Demon, at the cost of their mortal soul, or being born naturally. The majority of Witches are ones who exchanged their souls for demonic power. While it is not uncommon for a Witch to be born naturally, it is considered exceedingly rare in the modern era, given the moral compass of Humans having shifted to not wishing to exchange their unborn child’s soul for power.
Human women who exchange their unborn child’s soul for power are then protected by Cradle Barrier until the birth of their child, or children.
Born Witches are considered more ideal and possible hosts for Demon Kings and High Class Demons, as their bodies are sturdier than normal Humans.
Witches are not, however, ideal to host Satan; while their bodies can last longer than any Human who is possessed by Satan, they will still deteriorate and die.
=== Books of Shadows ===
Every Witch has a Book of Shadows at their disposal
=== Human Heart ===
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== Classifications ==
Witches are classified by their power levels, which can increase the longer they live, making them moderate to extreme threats.
=== Levels ===
Upper Level Witches are made up exclusively of Witches who are over 1,000 years of age and Witches who were born naturally. They harbor immense magical strength and savvy, and have the strongest natural abilities out of all other Witches. These Witches are more likely to have strong Demon Familiars.
Unlike Witches who willingly gave up their soul, Witches who are born naturally are able to 'pray' to the Eight Demon Kings for a use of their power, however, they are only able to proficiently use the powers of the Demon Kings if they are directly linked to them.
Middle Level Witches are new and inexperienced Witches. The more commonly found class of Witches.
Lower Level Witches are Human Witches, mainly women or men who traded their unborn child’s soul for power, but they themselves remained human. This class of Witch is rare to entirely nonexistent, given 9 times out of 10, Humans do not make it after the birth of their Witch child.
== Abilities ==
The abilities and powers of a Witch vary from Witch to Witch, some even being directly tied with a Demon King, but they are all able to control the elements of both Assiah and Gehenna, and to ask their pact Demon to lend them their own power. Upper Level Witches can ask any Upper Level Demon, including the Demon Kings, for the use of their power if they are not already linked to said King.
All Witches have regenerative abilities, but the rate of which they regenerate depends on their level and what they were wounded with. Holy Water inflicted wounds may never heal or take weeks to heal.
There are three Witch exclusive abilities, no matter the Witch’s power class, all are highly dangerous and can be very potent depending on the Witch.
Witch’s Curse ( 魔女の呪い Majo no noroi ), Exorcists commonly refer to it as a Hex, is as it sounds: a curse that Witches place on other living creatures, or inanimate objects, in order to cause misfortune, or, in worse cases, death. The severity of a Witch’s Curse depends on the casting Witch's emotions and intentions at the time of casting.
The curse is spreadable through strong, negative human emotions (eg; hatred and apathy), or if someone comes into contact with the affected object/s. A Witch can also curse future generations of a bloodline.
The trademarks to spot a Witch’s Curse are identifying the Witch’s sigil somewhere on the affected person’s, or persons, body or engraved within the object, glazed over eyes, frequent, self destructive behaviors where there weren’t any before, paling of the skin, the vague smell of rot, a consistent run of bad luck / misfortune, or insects infesting orifices.
Upper Level Witches have shown the ability to control an affected person, or persons, at will, making the affected person their mindless puppet.
The only ways to break a Witch’s Curse are killing the casting Witch, killing the affected party, or forcing the Witch to break it themselves.
Witch’s Euphoria ( 魔女の陶酔 Majo no tōsui ), known among some groups of Witch’s as Blessing, and many Witches perform it without even realizing it. It is the polar opposite of a Witch’s Curse, but can be just as deadly, especially towards Lower Level Demons and spiritually weak humans. While the Witch’s Curse stems from negative emotions, the Witch’s Euphoria is produced by the Witch feeling an overwhelming amount of positive emotions, or in moments of extreme pleasure.
This ability presents itself as a hallucination, or illusion, of sorts, able to mask the area around the Witch with bright, beautiful visuals, pleasant smells and sounds and changing the mental state of those affected to something positive itself, save for the Witch. While appearing harmless at first, it can heavily, and negatively, affect Lower Level Demons and humans by giving them feelings of severe withdrawal, which can cause them to lash out in many ways.
Witch’s Illusion ( 魔女の幻想 Majo no gensō ), commonly referred to as a Glamour. This is the ability to take on the appearance of something, or someone, else. Upper Level Witches can use this on a wide scale and glamour entire cities at once, while also disguising themselves and others.