The Demon

The Demon is an unnamed figure encountered during *Chapter 1: Lucy's Chapter*.

## Appearance

The Demon appears to be a tall humanoid figure easily towering over both Lucy and Dwayne. It is clad in what to be a hooded black rob that tattered and ragged as the lower sections of the cloak seem split off into numerous strips of fabric and seemingly has no legs.

Perhaps its most defining feature however is the face of the creature which to either be or is concealed by a porcelain mask. The mask itself is in poor condition being both cracked and filthy with black stains running down the eyes and corners of the mouth.

The Demon is able protrude long black claws from its fingers which it uses to kill Dwayne if given opportunity.

## Background

During 1961 The Demon took an interest in Lucy and would begin to make contact with the young girl while she was watching TV or near a radio scaring her greatly, insisting that it simply wanted to only be her friend much to the girl's annoyance. Soon Lucy gave up and accepted The Demon's persistance that it only wanted them to be friends, things took a dark turn however as the demon soon after ordered Lucy to kill her beloved pet bird Peaco and took possession of the young girl forcing her to eat it.

A Lucy blamed The Demon for what had happened, Lucy's parents, relucantly turned her to medical treatments by a doctor who perscribed them needles to use, this however only worsened things, causing Lucy great pain and resulting in her mental state to debilitate rapidly while also being tormented by The Demon.

This all soon contributed to Lucy's story reaching a gruesome culmination when she locked herself in the bathroom and with the demon overseeing her, watched as the young girl ripped off her jaw and died almost instantly as the panicked cries of her parents could be heard.

## Encounters

Throughout the first part of Lucy's chapter, The Demon is mainly alluded to through Lucy's drawings of him and while he has quite a few encounters with Dwayne only a few are seemingly non lethal making his first physical appearance briefly as he stands behind her for a split second after Dwayne acquires the camera and his second one during the treehouse level where he can be seen watching Dwayne through one of the windows before the floor collapses and finally when he closes the door to Lucy's room when Dwayne peaks in on her.

It's only after Dwayne looks inside the wardrobe and encounters both Lucy and the Demon does he become an active threat, seemingly overtaking her role as the present danger. Unlike Lucy however, the demon cannot be seen by the naked eye and will stalk and can easily ambush the player. The main telltale sign that the demon is stalking the player is the demonic croaking like noise it releases, this sound while helpful in identifying the danger and The Demon's location due to it not being omnidirectional can be however difficult to pinpoint exactly and can be near impossible to tell which direction he is coming from. The player's best hope of defense against The Demon is through the camera as the flash reveals his location to the player for a split second.

Another sign of The Demon's stalking will be nearby lights as they do have a tendancy to flicker when he is near, players can use this to their advantage to gain an estimate on how close he is as The Demon does not always telegraph his presence through sound instantaneously leading to incidents where the player may accidentally bump into him and as a result be killed on the spot.

The Demon's next unique encounter is in the form of a puzzle where Dwayne will find himself trapped in an almost pitch black room with numerous wadrobes scattered across the vicinity. In this puzzle the player may be tempted to open up a wardrobe but this is however a trick as The Demon is simply lying in wait for Dwayne to open the door as nearly all of the wardrobes will result in The Demon killing Dwayne. Alternatively if Dwayne takes too long to find the way out then The Demon will simply kill him outright