Asmodeus

He is the Demon Lord of the 4th Demon King's Palace and a good friend of Merlin Lucifer III.

## Background

When he became the demon lord of the 4th Demon King's Palace, the domain was facing an economic collapse. So, to revitalise his realm, he became an idol by dressing up as a woman. He became such a hit as an idol that cross-dressing became a trend among the demon races.

Sadly, this trend was quickly banned by the Demon Council as they saw this behaviour was harming the aggressive identity of the demon race that worshipped strength above anything else. However, Asmodeus refused to wear men's clothing even after the decree by the council, thereby straining the relationship between the 4th Demon Kings Palace and the Demon Council.

Thou the trend died down, his popularity as an idol among the demons is still at an all-time high. Even today, he stays the Lady of many Demon Male's Dreams.

Ten years ago, before the beginning of the story; the Holy See started a Holy Crusade to retake the Holy Land of Jerusalem. En route to their destination, the crusaders decided to invade the 4th Demon King's Palace in Sicily due to being brainwashed by the Pope's call for the purification of the demon race. Hence, in the middle of their Eastern Expedition, a force of 200,000 troops attacked the Demon Palace, defended by only 50,000 demons. Though the fighting was fierce, the Vatican Guard reached the Hall of the Demon King.

But as soon as Asmodeus walked out of the hall and stood on the high platform, the knights of the Holy See froze staring at him, as they could not comprehend how such a goddess could exist on earth. The army of knights put down their weapons one after another and gazed at Asmodeus obsessively to the extent that they forgot to breathe.

Their breathing stopped for more than 30 minutes, and as a result the army of 200,000 troops of the Vatican Guard directly suffocated and died gazing at his beauty. This is how Asmodeus without doing anything resolved the crisis at the 4th Demon King's Palace.

## Strength and Weakness

#### Immense Beauty

Asmodeus's beauty makes even women feel embarrassed of themselves, and men lust for him uncontrollably. His beauty alone can kill people who meet their ends happily gazing at him.

#### Administrator and Entrepreneur

He is a capable ruler and an administrator, as he was able to help his domain recover from the economic collapse by taking necessary corrective actions. He is also a great entrepreneur who successfully set up many businesses to help elevate the financial problems of his domain.

#### Demon Lord Physiology

Like all other demon lords, he is an exceptionally strong being who has repelled countless attacks from the Holy See against his domain. His strength is clear as his domain, being closest to the Vatican, gets constantly attacked by the pope and his army.

#### Spirit Magic

He is able to destroy or subdue anyone with a weaker spirit than him using his spirit magic. His magic makes people’s souls perish in fantasy forever.

## Trivia

* *Merlin, once mesmerised by his beauty, wanted to marry him. He even sent gifts before the jealous Lilith revealed his true gender, much to his shock and dismay.*
* *He runs many brothels throughout the realm that also feeds his information-gathering network.*
* *He considers himself to be stronger than all seven of Merlin's Generals.*
* *He has even fans even within the Demon Council. The two Demon Council members; who supported him and the cross-dressing trend are still locked up by the Council.*
* *His beauty makes men question their sexuality and makes women see themselves as nothing more than ugly ducklings.*
* *Merlin and Asmodeus often talk about fashions.*
* *He is an exceptionally talented tailor, and Melin believes he can make a fortune if he ever becomes one.*
* *He has strong spiritual attacks and hence can defeat any being that has a weaker spirit than him.*
* *He is rarely seen adorning male clothing.*