Diablepede

Diablepede is a species of Insect Demon that first appeared in the book The Autistic Hero 2: Worlds Clashing. It is one of the most vile creatures in the nine hells and is super small but can reach shocking sizes. These entities can be found in any layer of hell and are known to bury into and dig their way above the other layers of the nine hells whenever they sense food. Kyujigokuten-no in fact has a pet Diablepede named Doomie.

## Biology

Diablepede resembles a light grey arthropod with a total of ten stickly legs and a head which has four horns on it which have the color of molten lava. Its mouth is a gaping hole that looks like a cookie cutter indention if it was a flower with its saliva being Demon Fluid. The creature has a thrashing tail with an orange stinger and has curled up dark grey Elytra with cockroach wings beneath that have red veins of molten demon fluid. It also has 3 yellow eyes and has segmented back chitin like a Giant Isopod. The animal spends its time hunting and it is sometimes so small it can latch onto big demons and start to consume their skin slowly before it paralyzes them with its stinger or mouth and just prepares the meal. Diablepede specimens reach average lengths of 1.4 meters long with a wingspan of 3 meters to a whopping 5 meters long with a 11 meter wingspan. Diablepede specimens start their lives as a helpless larva which their nests are born near the River Styx. When they hatch they have to hide under the cursed bedrock of the nine hells and have to make sure they feed on carrion until they are old enough to fly which is adult years. It is possible to tame a Diablepede and it has the intelligence of a crow. Despite their appearance, Diablepedes are related more to dragons than arthropods like centipedes or cockroaches as they have been categorized as such and being seen picking off parasites from Styx Dragon specimens.

## Abilities

Fire Resistance: Due to being a natural life form in the depths of hell, Diablepede is able to resist heat at any temperature that is hot including magical heat and heat from the sun.

Flight: Diablepede can fly with its cockroach like wings but makes a very awful low droning sound whenever it flies.

Burrowing: Diablepede can burrow through anything including human skin and boulders, This is how they climb up the nine layers of hell at will.

Death Sense: Diablepedes can sense whenever a living creature is fatally injured and close to death in which it will stalk it until its dead before consuming it.

Intelligence: Diablepedes have the intelligence of crows and are used by loyal masters to steal and spy on enemies.

Invisibility: When a diablepede is on the Defensive, It will proceed to turn itself invisible with magic like many demons can do, but it can still be sensed with Infrared vision.

Dragon Scream: Diablepede specimens shockingly have been seen to use Dragon Scream which tells Paleontologists that this bug is more dragon than arthropod.

Demon Fluid Spit: Whenever it is trying to defend its eggs or bring down its prey, It will fire a balled up wad of demon fluid and lava from its maw which if it hits will cause Blindness, An Infernal Wound, Paralysis, and Skin Cancer from a single shot. This is very useful and can be used from any angle.

Stinger: Diablepedes have orange jagged stingers which are used for delivering the final blow as this hooked stinger gashes into the spinal cord of its prey and then it immediately paralyzes and causes an infernal wound to its enemy.

Magic Resistance: Diablepede is medium resistant to all magics used against it, they still affect it but they do half damage and effect.

Firebolt: A ranged spell it can fire from its Elytra, It fires a yellow bolt of lightning with fire around it which causes Stun, Burning, and Seizures to the enemy.

Limited Telepathy: Diablepedes whenever they become pets will be able to link telepathy with their masters but only if the bond is very real.

Purgatory Realm: One of Diablepede's most powerful attacks, It will create a huge 22 meter diameter Pentagram which will hold any enemy in it with no way out and no way for it to get out either. This area will constantly burn foes and any time they try escaping the invisible barrier will launch them towards the center with Psychic damage to follow. This essentially has the animal create a purgatory for its enemy to have a 1-on-1 match with them.

## Trivia

Diablepede is based off of Burnex from Monster Legends