Nahale

The **Nahale** are shark demons who serve as the main antagonist alongside the great white shark possessed by Satan in Shark Exorcist

## History

The Nahale are ancient shark demons who were written about by the ancient tribes of Hawaii and Polynesia as possessions from them have occurred in; 1898, 1932, 1976, 1975, 1981, 1979, 1776, 1940, 1942, etc. No one knows exactly where they came from but it is theorized by many that they may have been the result of an ancient curse put on Hawaii by a Shaman.

## Powers and Abilities

### Possession

The signature "power" of a Nahale is their ability to possess any living creature (or even deceased individuals in some cases). Though possession is commonly achieved through them, there are several methods in which a Nahale or Satan himself can take over a host:

* **Violent/Lethal Attack From Another Nahale**: There have been several instances of attacks from Nahale on living beings that have resulted in the possession of said being afterwards. If a person is bitten / attacked by the Satan-Possessed-Great White Shark the bite will heal after a few days and they will begin to show symptoms of the possession:

* Connection to water and sharks
* Change in personality
* Shark teeth
* Gills
* Insane laughing (less common)
* Vomit

* **Bite/Scratch**: Nahale have been shown to possess others via a bite or a scratch from their claws.

### Other powers

* **Enhanced Strength**: There have been many known instances of Nahale picking up large/heavy objects without any considerable strain.
* **Levitation**: While some Nahale mutate their host body's appearance to have fins, most "standard" Nahale have demonstrated the ability to levitate for brief periods of time.
* **Superhuman Durability**: Nahale can withstand many injuries from firearms or other various weapons before falling.
* **Shape-Shifting**: Another one of the Nahale's less known powers is the ability to appear like uninfected humans usually men in an attempt to deceive other beings they wish to possess. Following their possession over a body, they also have access to the host's memories, another method of trickery they use during their "uninfected" deception. If needed, they can even warp their host's body into grotesque forms that sport features which can given them an edge in combat

## Characteristics

### Physical Appearance

Following possession over a living creature, Nahale or Satan manipulate the body of the host to reflect a more inhuman appearance. Though it varies from individual to individual, there are a small amount of physical traits that seem to be shared by all Nahale. These traits include:

* **Shark Teeth**

- Every Nahale possesses shark teeth in their mouths

* **Gills**

-They still retain human lungs but they also attain shark gills which make is difficult to breathe on land however, they still survive long enough.

* **Deepening of the voice**

- Like all demon possessions both real and fictional the voice deepens.

* **Change in Personality**

- The person affected, will begin change in personality to a more seductive and evil persona with the intent of killing or possessing their victims

* **High sense of smell**

- Like sharks, the Nahale have amazing sense of smell able to smell blood from a mile away, and are able to smell their victims from far away. And like sharks, go berserk when they smell human or fish blood.

* **Connection to fish, sharks, and the ocean**

- In earlier stages, the person will have a strong connection to fish and sharks if they see one, they will long for it whether it be a plush toy, pictures of sharks, or real life sightings of sharks. As for the ocean the pool or the ocean is what they long for.

## Killing a Nahale and Weaknesses, De-Possession

In a general manner of speaking, there is no real way to destroy a Nahale, only methods to prevent the continued usage of a individuals flesh and blood body. When the bodies of possessed individuals are destroyed, the Nahale spirit is sent back to Hell, where it waits until another opportunity arises for it to possess another living creature.

### Stabbing

Stabbing a Nahale in the heart can kill it stabbing it in the head, face, eyes, leg, etc will not kill it however stabbing in the stomach will weaken it

### Non-Killing Methods

#### Sunlight

Sunlight cannot free a person from their possession only severe sunlight can as it dries out their skin to the point where they have to go in the ocean.

### The Cross

In Catholic demonic exorcism the sign of the cross weakens them and Satan himself to the point where they are expelled

### Prayer

In Christian demonic exorcism praying with the hand on the head or restraining of the possessed individual weakens the Nahale

### Severe Injury

When it comes to head trauma, choking, or stabbing of the stomach it will weaken the Nahale for a moment

## Other Names

The Hawaiian's call them the Nahale but other people refer to them as;

* Shark demons
* Freaks
* Great white shark demons
* Jaws of Satan
* Satan's fish
* Crazy shark people
* Shark freaks
* etc....

## Variant

Only one extremely rare variant of Nahale exist that is the 'kinder' version of them where their voice does not change nor their personality they possess elbow fins however many humans try to resist the change as one male surfer tried cutting off the elbow fins with a pair of scissors only for them to bleed and heal