Arioch

Siblings: The Angels

**Arioch** is a demon of vengeance and chaos in John Milton's *Paradise Lost*. His name in the Hebrew language means "fierce lion."

## Overview

Arioch was originally was meant to be the future guardian angel of Enoch, but it was not when the Morning Star Lucifer had started to coupe against God, which resulted in Arioch following his song and became a fallen angel. He was known as the "fierce lion" and could have possibly been acquainted with the Virtue Ariel.

Arioch battled against Michael's opposing forces who tried to prevent Lucifer's forces from raiding the Empyrean. Arioch and a small host of rebel angels were ordered by Lucifer to find the Chamber of the Secret Fire and bring Vril to him. However, Arioch was stopped and smited by Abdiel while the rest were stopped by Azrael. Abdiel struck Arioch by the wings, crippling them forever after, and were forced to be torn and replaced with wings of "hideous black iron".

## Powers and Abilities

**Dark Power:** Arioch 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, users command extraordinary capabilities associated with the obscurity of the unknown, channeling and harnessing these dark forces to their advantage.

**Demonic Source:** Arioch has demonic powers, which can be obtained a number of different ways. Arioch 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.

**Demonic Divinity:** Arioch has the "Demonic" form of Divinity, and divine powers granting them an immense amount of raw power beyond the mundane, making Aroch a divine demonic being by nature and a dark divine being, a status which can be obtained by several different ways. Arioch can gain this type of divinity by having an dark divine ancestry (being born a demon-deity), being transformed into an divine demon either by another more powerful divine demon, a deity, higher being such as a transcendent demon, ascended transcendent demon, etc, Arioch has dominion and godhood in the divine and demonic aspects which makes them formidable in both worlds capable of overcoming all manner of demonic entities by sheer will alone. However, at times Arioch with the demonic divinities are more powerful or even weaker than other deities depending on the type of divine being they are in question, some may even equal original dark divinities due to both being connected to darker forces.

**Hell Lordship:** Arioch has authority and duty over Hell, the realm where damned souls go to suffer for eternity. Arioch gains control over a certain part of Hell where they command everything and everyone in the area and gain a lot of power whenever they are in Hell itself.

**Sin Embodiment:** Arioch becomes a physical personification or manifestation of the sins of man that brings them down and gain power from sins and vices of others and oneself as well as the very concept of Evil. Arioch can use sins as a power source to extend their life span, use it as a weapon or cause others to sin/be evil, it can also be displayed by their physical, spiritual forms. Arioch can commit any sin they want and can also augment their inducements on a victim until they are rendered completely insane or dead.