Belial

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**Belial** is an ancient goat demon and a king in the Ars Goetia.

## Appearance

Belial appears as a pale-skinned demon with straight dirty blonde hair that's styled to have some waves. He has bright blue eyes that glow in the dark, even through magical darkness. He has an cross-shaped scar over his left eye. He has a pair of white goat horns, as well as a pair of black goat ears and tail. He wears a white shirt, a black jacket with gold details, juliet sleeves and a tailcoat, black pants and black dress shoes.

## Personality

Belial is a proud demon who is known for his dramatic flair and tendency to brag. At least, that's how he is in public. In private, however, while he was still very proud, he was more modest, and he was calmer. He could also be very doting and loving to those he cared about, especially his son Satan. However it seems that he hides one final persona- one that is cold and cruel, one that is only seen by his enemies- and none ever live to tell the tale.

## History

Belial arrived in the Underworld while it was still young, and is widely believed to be one of the first demons. After spending many centuries alone and without love, he encountered a demon named Nemorsha, who finally seemed to make him finally fall in love. After a long time, the two got married and had a child that was given the name Satanus, but was widely called Satan. Unfortunately, Nemorsha would not live to see her child, leaving Belial to raise his son alone. He did what he could, even making sure that Satan would never be lonely, giving him a companion in the son of one of a family friend. Despite this, Satan felt trapped in the Underworld, and when he signed up for the "Demon Redemption Program" and left, Belial was devasted, having lost the last family member he had left. He found solace in his friend, but even he passed away. Belial was left alone with no one left who cared about him. That is, until he heard the news of his son's... destructive return to the Underworld. Grateful to have his son back, he travelled to see him. Even when his son initially pushed him away, he managed to rebuild his relationship with his son and watched on with pride as Satan became the ruler of the Wrath Ring. He would eventually join the Ars Goetia as a king after feeling a lack of purpose.

## Trivia

* His birthday, June 8th, is a reference to how Belial is listed as the 68th spirit in the *Lesser Key of Solomon*.
* Him being the father of Satan is a reference to how the phrase "sons of Belial" is used in the Hebrew Bible as a synonym for Satan.
* His "family friend" was one of the four horsemen- specifically the red horseman before Rouge.
	+ This makes the "family friend" Rouge's father.
* Belial can grant demonic power to others, bond people with animals, summon weapons, lift most things, create fire, control the elements, and shapeshift.
	+ Most of these powers would be inherited by Satan, although while Belial can shapeshift into any form he pleases, Satan is much more limited in his shapeshifting abilities.
* He isn't in the running for the Underworld's physically strongest demons due to his ability, and he's perfectly alright with leaving the playing field even.
* He has never considered dating again or getting remarried.
* His scar comes from an old territory dispute between him and Agares.
* He shares his son's love for mice and other rodents.
* His favorite color is black.
* His favorite food used to be Nemorsha's beef stew, but he doesn't currently have a favorite food as of the present day.
* He doesn't like being flirted with.
* His favorite genre of music is rock.
	+ Satan introduced it to him, and he loved it.
	+ He doesn't listen to love songs anymore since they remind him of Nemorsha.
* He doesn't watch anime or read manga.
* He's generally considered handsome, but way out of most people's league.