Vanessa Pershing

**Vanessa** is a powerful supernatural hybrid being from another timeline wielding power of apocalyptic proportions.

## History

Vanessa was born to an alternate version of Lucifer the second oldest Archangel in a 2014 timeline of the prime universe where her father led the forces of Hell against Michael and the forces of Heaven leading to the near extinction of Humans, Demons, and a significant amount of Angels being killed.

She grew up to rule an empty Hell looking down on her father and the events that took place years ago. At one point, Vanessa used magic to remove her humanity.

When Dean Winchester visited the universe by accident, he met Vanessa while searching through the Archives of Hell looking for a spell to return to his world. She first tried to kill him mistaking him for the Archangel Michael's vessel until noticing his lack of Angel powers.

Upon realising her mistake, she stopped her attack and offered Dean a drink and conversation while she figured out what to do with him.

Eventually, Dean appealed to Vanessa's humanity and got her to turn back her emotions and she requested to be taken with him to a universe not so decimated.

Upon arrival, Vanessa felt pain as she lost her demon powers and her angelic nature was weakened. Seeking to regain her former strength, she abandoned the Winchesters leaving them with a parting gift before travelling to the Gates of Hell and using a spell to enter. She was greeted by a black eyed demon who was curious as to what she was as she smelt of Hell despite having the power of an angel.

To celebrate regaining her demon side, Vanessa returned to earth where she partied in a local texas bar mind controlling all the humans there to service her. Although, she soon killed them all.

Later on, she was kidnapped and brainwashed by Angels working for Naomi in Heaven. During this time, her celestial blood was harvested in the hopes of using it to fuel the remaining angels. Eventually she broke free of her mental shackles and nearly killed Naomi before fleeing back to Earth.

In 2018 or so, a unity was formed between the Men of Letters, Angels, Witches, and Deities with them all agreeing that Vanessa cannot be allowed to exist in our (*their*) universe. While the demons sought to protect her seeing as Vanessa has the blood of Lucifer and therefore is entitled to rule Hell. Vanessa began tracking them to eliminate a potential threat/plot against her.

## Personality

Vanessa admits that she feels free after turning all her emotions off, as though she can finally be who she wants and go where she want but chooses to remain in solitary within Hell.

She possesses a relatively careless and reckless attitude continues seeking to have fun and experiment with her demonic/angelic nature. She has displayed callous amounts of apathy being willing to torture others for information, enjoyment, or punishment. Vanessa has expressed disappointment in her father's actions calling them stupid and that he was acting like a child throwing a tantrum.

Vanessa is a member of the LGBT community specifically being bisexual with a preference for women.

## Physical Appearance

When using her powers or enraged, her sclera turns black like that of a demon and her irises shine red like Lucifer's.

## Powers and Skills

* **Hybrid physiology:** As part demon, Vanessa possesses a variety of infernal capabilities tied to Hell. She later gained access to her angel powers rooted in her celestial blood making her rank among the most powerful beings in creation. However, after leaving her universe for the prime Earth her demon powers became dormant and her celestial ones were weakened for a time. Which Lucifer noted by saying his daughters powers were longer at the cosmic levels they once were.
	+ **Immortality:** She cannot age nor die from conventional means being described as eternal. As she laughed at the idea of decapitation it can be assumed her immortality also provides a form of invulnerability.
		- **Immunity:** Vanessa possesses immunity to the lethal effects of Angel blades or demon knives but they can still hurt her. Holy water, holy fire, devil traps, and salt circles as well as exorcism hold no power over her.
		- **Regeneration:** If ever damaged, she can will her body to rapidly repair itself from injuries or wounds.
	+ **Lower-to-mid Tier Nigh-Omnipotence:** Being the daughter of the second oldest Archangel, Vanessa possesses near unlimited celestial energy capable of altering reality around her.
		- **Astral Projection:** Through concentration, she could separate her consciousness from her corporal body thus gaining access to the astral plane becoming intangible and invisible as well as project her awareness to other locations.
		- **Illusion Manipulation:** Vanessa has the ability to project highly realistic illusions into the physical world. She has used this to conjure a pretend ghost to scare Jack Kline and to create an illusion of herself in multiple places simply by clenching her hand. Vanessa is even capable of removing illusionary spells placed on objects, people, or locations by simply waving her hand.
		- **Teleportation:** She could transport herself and others from one location to another without physically inhabiting the space in between. Vanessa is capable of traversing across dimensions such as entering Heaven or Hell.
		- **Advanced Telekinesis:** Vanessa is capable of mentally influencing both people and objects through gestures. She frequently uses this to immobilise others freezing them in place, manipulating their motor functions, break bones, snapping necks, halting bullets in place, or etc. She has also used this for more menial and convenient reasons such as opening/closing doors, pulling books to her, or etc.
		- **Aerokinesis:** Her anger seems to incite strong winds powerful enough to slam doors and rattle windows as well as other items. She was able to consciously summon a strong gust of wind to force someone backwards.
		- **Pyrokinesis:** In order to intimidate Dean Winchester, Vanessa engulfed one of her hands in fire. She also has the ability to summon fire from the pit of Hell though she lost it until she connected to the prime universe hell. Vanessa was able to conjure a ball of fire hovering in mid air to light her path.
		- **Power Granting:** As a result of her Crossroad maternal nature, through deals she can imbue another with a fraction of her Celestial essence enabling them to use some of her powers.
		- **Mind Control:** By looking into the eyes of another, she can access their mind in order to control their thoughts and actions. She does this by speaking commands.
		- **Shapeshifting:** Vanessa has the ability to alter her physical form to match another's appearance.
		- **Transmutation:** She was able to easily transmute a mass of her hellfire into pure water, a remarkable feat.
	+ **Anger-Induced Empowerment:** A unique trait to Lucifer that she has inherited. When angered, her strength and abilities become temporarily stronger.

### Powers through Magic

* **Spell Casting:** She has power to change, manipulate and control objects, events, actions and phenomena through the use of incantations, rituals, potions or sheer force of will.
	+ **Cleansing Spell:** By casting a Japanese purge spell, Vanessa could project either a wave or stream of dark energy that when it comes into contact with an individual removes all forms of supernatural influence over their mind which includes possession and restoring lost memories.

## Weaknesses

1. Warding
2. Higher Beings
3. Magic
4. The Colt - Though it cannot kill her, if shot by a special bullet by the colt Vanessa will be temporaily knocked out and weakened afterwards for a time.
5. Emotions
6. Power Instability
7. Lack of Connection to Hell
8. Angel Blades
9. Demon Blades

## Quotes

> "*My strength may surprise you.*"
> ― Vanessa to Dean Winchester
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> "*Empty or not, Hell is my domain. You should not challenge me here*"
> ― Vanessa to Dean under the impression that he was Michael
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