Demon

**Demons** are a race of malevolent spiritual entities that are the direct opposites to angels and their eternal enemies. They are created when human souls endure extensive torture in Hell becoming corrupted, extremely evil, and very powerful.

## History

After humans were fully evolved, God created a paradise called the Garden of Eden. He placed humanity in the Garden and declared them his favourite creations demanding all angels in heaven to bow down before the superior species and to serve them and love them more than him. However, the brightest and most handsome of all angels known as Samael who was the second eldest Archangel refused to bow down before a species that was younger, and inferior to him. But the true reason was that Lucifer could never love a species that was "flawed, and murderous" was because his love for God was too powerful. He was called a traitor and was hurt so in retaliation declared war against God but was eventually defeated and cast down to Earth alongside numerous angels who chose to side with Lucifer. Lucifer retained his wings and nigh-omnipotence but the lesser angels lost a great deal of their power and became the first demons known as the Princes of Hell specifically Dagon, Asmodeus, Azazel, and Ramiel.

Meanwhile, in the garden of Eden, Lilith and her 10 sisters including  Lamashtu, Durgia, and Naamah were created alongside Adam and his brother Alastair. All of them were made from the same clay as Adam and Alastair and were thus their equals, unlike Eve who was made from Adam’s rib and thus his subservient. The sisters were intended to populate the garden with the men who could choose their individual wives but Lilith who was Adam’s love refused him. Consequently, the others refused Adam thus angering the first man while Alastair fell in love with Lilith - Adam’s betrothed. Adam pleaded to God and Alastair and all 11 females were banished from the garden making their way to Earth. Where Lucifer realising what the angels turned into when they fell from grace, began to ponder if he could replicate the perversion that occurred to their grace but instead with human souls. Thus turning them into the first and only white-eyed demons who were even stronger than the Princes of Hell though to varying degrees.

God soon after made Eve, the perfect woman, from Adam’s rib thus ensuring that she couldn’t refute him as she was him. They quickly had their firstborn children specifically twins ie Cain and Abel followed by Seth. To further the human race, the sons impregnated Eve a total of 8 times while Adam impregnated her a total of 7 more times. Although it was originally and commonly thought that Cain was jealous of his brother Abel for being God's favourite of Adam and Eve’s children, and killed him out of rage and contempt, Cain revealed that Abel was, in fact, talking to Lucifer. In an effort to protect his brother from corruption, Cain offered Lucifer a deal: his soul in Hell so that Abel's would go to Heaven instead. Lucifer agreed, on the condition that Cain himself would send his brother to Heaven. Thus, Abel was struck down by Cain using the First Blade, which he created from the jawbone of a donkey. This act of killing between brothers would set the precedent of their descendants being the vessels of Michael and Lucifer, and thus, again require a brother killing a brother during the Apocalypse. After Abel's death, Lucifer transferred The Mark onto Cain's right arm and somehow bound it to the First Blade. After killing Abel and receiving the Mark, it began to turn him into a killer. On Lucifer's orders, Cain trained more demons, eventually creating a demonic army known as the Knights of Hell. Among these chosen demons was Abaddon - one of the children of the 10 children between Adam and Eve.

Cain became a scourge upon the earth, feared by humans, demons, angels and monsters alike and was considered to be the worst, deadliest, and most terrible demon to ever walk the face of the Earth, killing thousands before suddenly vanishing.

Lucifer later managed to sneak into the Garden of Eden thereby eluding its guardian angels in an attempt to further spite God by tricking Adam into eating the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge thus gaining free will who then shared it with Eve wishing her to experience the same freedom he did. God cast humanity out of the Garden for disobeying him and subsequently altered human biology so that every male would possess a notable, what is now commonly called an “Adam’s apple”, laryngeal prominence. Females would share this feature but would be barely noticeable as God recognised that it was Adam’s fault.

Seeing the threat the fallen archangel posed to creation, God created a personal cage for Lucifer, which was locked by bound with 600 powerful seals and needed 66 broken to open. The demon Samhain, one of the children between a son of Seth and Eve and daughter of Eve and Cain was chosen to be a seal along with Lilith, whose death would be the final seal to set The Devil free. As time went on, the demons that knew of Lucifer's existence gave up the search and the younger demons disbelieved his existence, except for Azazel.

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## Overview

### Types of Demons

1. **Yellow-Eyed Demons -** Also known as the Princes of Hell who are Azazel, Dagon, Ramiel, and Asmodeus. All of whom were former angels who fell from grace thereby mutating and with their celestial grace corrupted became demons similar to how humans become demons when their soul is twisted. They serve as generals of hell armies and next in line, after Lucifer, to the throne of Hell however they can surrender their claim at any time. The next generation of yellow-eyed demons are hybrid children of all four of the original ie; Nick, Hope, Holden, and Maddox.
2. **White-Eyed Demons -** Terrifyingly powerful demons created by Lucifer from the original humans moulded by God from the Earth. They serve as Lucifer’s second in command in terms of the military being equated to administrators who rarely get involved with physical matters but instead do what they wish and follow Lucifer’s orders while acting as demonic chiefs of staff. White-Eyed Demons are behind the Princes of Hell in line for the throne of Hell but Lilith racked up enough political power in Hell to assert dominance enough to claim the title for herself against the Princes. Before this, Lilith acted as queen of the crossroad demons. The next generation of White-eyed demons are hybrid children of the originals ie; Chloe Zang, daughter of Alastair, and Emma, daughter of Michael and Lilith.
3. **Knights of Hell -** Elite demon warriors dating back to the origin of demons and the human race with the original being Cain who also bore the Mark of Cain. Some knights of hell have been known to command Green-eyed demons.
4. **Samhain, also known as the origin of Halloween, was a powerful and special demon of Hell and was one of the 66 Seals. Once risen, Samhain could raise chaos by summoning ghosts, zombies, and ghouls, among other creatures. He dates back to the beginning of humans specifically being one of the children between a son of Seth and Eve and daughter of Eve and Cain.**
5. **The Seven Deadly Sins -** A breed of seven special and powerful demons dating back an untold number of years who are the physical personifications of moral sins. Each of these demons represents a different moral sin and is named accordingly: Lust, Sloth, Pride, Wrath, Gluttony, Greed and Envy.
6. **Crossroad Demons -** Demon Dealmakers who increase Hell’s soul supply and therefore the population of lower demons by making contracts with desperate mortals or other creatures which usually have the effect of warping reality thereby making Crossroad demons more powerful than the average demon.
7. **Orange-Eyed Demons -** A powerful and rare race of demons with extreme psychic abilities and enhanced physical characteristics superior to lower demons. It is likely that Orange Eyed demons are created when a human psychic is converted into a demon through ages of torture.
8. **Green-Eyed Demons -** The Green-Eyed Demons are Hell's Stronger version of the black-eyed demons being Low to Mid-Level acting as soldiers comprising a legion commanded typically by a knight of hell or a Prince.
9. **Hellhound -** A powerful race of demons who are usually employed by Crossroad demons or are used as lesser warriors in the demon armies. They possess common abilities of Immortality, Regeneration, Strength, Durability, Shapeshifting, Invisibility, and Advanced Pyrokinesis.
10. **Black-Eyed Demons -** The most common type of demon who are soldiers, torturers, henchmen/minions, and etc.
11. **Succubus/Incubi -** A unique breed of Demons specifically being the children of the White-Eyed Demon Lilith and therefore the reason why she is referred to as the “mother of demons” since she is the only known demon to self-impregnate herself and give birth to a mass of pure demon children who were never human. In female form, they appear in dreams to seduce men, usually through a sexual activity which can cause poor physical or mental health, even death. In male form, they appear largely identical to their female counterpart in their motives. It appears that there is no real difference between female or male versions and they can become each other however this appears tied to their identical whether they are genderfluid and who they sleep with is dependant on their sexuality which means their lethal sex ability is only useful on those they are attracted to.
12. **Tempter Demons -** A lower breed of Demons referred to as mindless drones uniquely manifesting horns and razor-sharp teeth when possessing a human body. Their exact rank in Hell are unknown as well as their purpose.

### Characteristics

In general, demons engage in torture and destruction because it is fun or to avoid being tortured themselves. Some demons, however, are true believers in Lucifer's agenda to "cleanse" Earth, and actually consider themselves morally superior to humans.

They manifest on Earth in the form of a long, slender cloud of black smoke. Crowley appears as the only exception, appearing as a blood-red cloud.

Often when a demon has used its powers, they leave a trace of sulfur in the nearby space, or if on a person, around the victim. This can give away the demon's presence, indicating to hunters that they are hunting a demon. Very powerful demons leave much more sulfur than average, as evidenced when Azazel kidnapped Sam.

When they possess humans, they usually enter through their mouths. On one occasion, a demon entered a human via the eyes. Demon possession also causes a chemical change in the circulatory system of the host; demon blood is known to be a unique serum and has certain attributes when ingested. Unlike angels, whose possession of a human vessel has to be with the vessel's consent, demons forcibly possess humans. People suffering from stress, fear or panic can be vulnerable to demonic possession.

Some demons also emit demonic omens in their presence. They can range from electronic failure to cattle deaths.

It is revealed by The Shadow that all demons go to a dimension called The Empty when they die. Once there, they slumber for eternity along with angels who are also sent to the dimension.