Valac

Siblings: The Angels

**Valac**, also known as **Volac**, **Valak** or **Ualac**, is the 62nd demon listed in the Ars Goetia and a Great President of Hell.

## Description

He has thirty legions of demons at his disposal and is said to give true answers about hidden treasures. Also, he reveals where serpents can be seen, and delivers them harmless to the magician. Its appearance is said to be of a small poor boy with angel wings riding on a two-headed dragon.

## History

### Abbey of St. Carta

Valac was present and prominent around the construction of the Cârța Monastery. It is revealed that the Cârța Monastery was built somewhere in the country of Romania by a duke centuries ago. Becoming obsessed with dark magic and Satanism, the Duke attempts to summon a demonic force from the catacombs only to be killed by the Knights Templar who then sealed the rift with the Blood of Christ.

Hundreds of years later, the monastery was bombed heavily during the events of World War II, releasing the same evil spirit from its imprisonment. The demon had since taken the form of a little boy in the clothes of a priest or a girl in nun clothing as a means of blending with the other nuns as well as to mock their faith. Throughout the years, nuns continuously prayed in communion to combat the evil, but in vain as while the rift remained open, Valac was free to walk freely around the monastery every night, whilst killing them one by one. Hearing the disturbance over in Romania, the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense investigated the monastery and upon discovering the horrors that lurk about within these grounds Trevor Bruttenholm alongside Father Burke and Sister Irene were able to successfully banish Valac from the mortal plane.

### Imprisonment and Return

He would also once try to steal the crown of Hellboy, hoping to harness the powers of the mysterious Right Hand of Doom. For this he was punished and imprisoned by Astaroth, who was the demonic "uncle" of the cambion. Several years go by, though in the case of Hell's flow of time it was in the thousands, and Valac found himself freed from his imprisonment by Astaroth upon Lucifer's release from his tomb, joining the Morning Star in his crusade to bring about a New World Order in the wake of the previously destroyed creation. At the same time, Valac was also in his second attempt to take Hellboy's crown only to be resisted each time by the cambion himself. Hellboy, however, made it clear that he is not interested in his birthright but cannot allow Valac to run around with that sort of power.

## Powers and Abilities

**Animal Companionship:** Valac can form a sacred and powerful union between Valac and animal companions, and they both tend to protect and care for one another and assist each other in multiple situations. Valac can also share an empowering friendship so that they draw strength from and granting them the power to achieve anything and overcome potential obstacle in their way. The bond they have with their animals is purely sacred because of the pure love they have for one another and use it to synchronize each other and gain a variety of powers they use for themselves.

**Animal Imitation:** Valac can use/imitate animal powers, they can run like an ostrich, swing like a monkey, sprint like a cheetah, move like a cat, take the strength of an ant, track like a dog, hide like a turtle, constrict like a snake, etc. They cannot transform into animals, as this power only enables Valac to mimic animalistic traits while still in their original form. Valac can mimic multiple animals at once.

**Army Manipulation:** Valac can create, call or otherwise gain control/access to/over an army and control it unchallenged.

**Authority:** Valac has the power of authority; a power that grants them the right to rule, enforce orders, and establish laws within their dominion, even extending to the supernatural realm. This authority bestows upon them total control over their designated domain including supernatural elements, such as mystical forces, living entities, mythical creatures, and otherworldly dimensions that shape their environment.

**Dark Power:** Valac wields an extraordinary dark power; a primeval and essence of cosmic balance from which they derive a myriad of abilities rooted to the source of darkness. In all its power, this fundamental element is a wellspring of shadow, encompassing realms both mundane and esoteric natures, which inherently opposes all things light. Through their mastery of darkness, Valac commands extraordinary capabilities associated with the obscurity of the unknown, channeling and harnessing these dark forces to their advantage.

**Demon Physiology:** Valac possesses the traits, attributes, characteristics and/or abilities of demon, a malevolent spirit usually of Satanic divinity or associated with Hell. They achieve this either through full or partial transformation into demons, choosing to mimic certain aspects of demonic beings, or simply already being a demon in the first place. Most commonly Valac retains their general form but with some additions; horns, claws, fangs, and tail are common, as are wings, more fit (muscular and/or larger) body and color change (red, blue or black dominate) but there are several kinds of demons who are far less humanoid, varying from strange, surreal or even absolutely horrific.

**Demonic Source:** Valac has demonic powers, which can be obtained a number of different ways. Valac may be a demonic being or have demonic ancestry, transform into a demon, channel or act as a vessel for a demon, have the power or soul of a demon, or mimic/steal powers from a demon.

**Esoteric Power:** Valac possesses an internal and personal force of esoteric and supernatural nature that lies dormant within them as it ultimately acts as the core of their otherworldly powers that by its unique and esoteric nature, can endow supernatural abilities with only their skill, personal power-level, imagination/knowledge, and/or morality to define the borders.

**Hybrid Physiology:** Valac possesses the genetic traits and abilities of two or more different species.