Grim Smiler

*Grim Smilers* are Diseased, or rather demonic entities appearing in ***The Rage Knights: Red God*** universe created and written by Damon Avent (Khaliq Trevor X).

## Modern Folklore

> "*Its said to appear on seemingly normal afternoons, where the sun burns harsh and the birds chirp. Whenever your eyes reject summer skies, its rumored to appear somewhere nearby with that unusual smirk. One that wreaks of malice and mischief. It does enjoy a little innocence, as it is born to smear the blood of the naive, the gullible, the lost and hopelessly optimistic, being so sure to devour its victims with that accursed smile still present among its eye-less features. Multiple things can take it down, but the pure might of steel as I’ve seen –– seems to cut it down to manageable leagues. Its hunger causes it to burn.*"
> ― Best Regards, the Mysterious Stranger
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## Origins

They are faceless anthropomorphic creatures with noticeable 'red gums' much like that human beings and a set of human-like teeth with sometimes tree-like serpentine teeth that are capable of devouring large buildings. They somewhat resemble basic alien creatures from popular culture, however their sizes, their feet and appearances always vary much to the point where they come across as faceless bear or mammoth beasts that seem to change based on their environments and the likes of negative and kind energy surrounding it alike. They are slower creatures and have a susceptible weakness to sword attacks.

## In The Stories

Krom notably commands one of his Grim Smilers to attack North-Star Middle in an attempt to carry out the Dark Prince’s objective of obliterating the younger Damon Bradley. However, the Diseased’s attack is cut short when Krom tried to convince Ashley Schmidt to join his group. This caused an encouraged Damon Bradley to retaliate against the creature with a stray Past Raid. Which made it easier for the other Rage Knights to finish the creature off.

Much later when Damon Bradley reversed his name to Nomad, he and his best friend Midlore encounter a young girl named Anastasia, whom is proficient at summoning Diseased on a whim. Though she initially doesn't call upon Grim Smilers, when she ages to a young adult, her powers in summoning Diseased amplify and she is able to conjure Grim Smilers into battle.

## Related Articles

* Wraiths
* Lurkers
* Ugly Seekers
* Gossip Kings
* Living Theaters
* Gluttions

## Trivia/Notes

Grim Smilers are the first Mech-Burden sized Diseased that the Rage Knights ever encounter as a team.

***Disclaimer***: *To whom this may concern, the characters in their entirety, while they borrow inspiration from events, ideas, themes and other sources from the original author's life, they are incredibly different and fictional entities inside the Rage Knights Red God and under no circumstance are they expressing a real person's actual views, ideologies, names and likeness to cause harm or defame them. Any names bearing similarities to any person(s) is unintentional unless stated otherwise and under special permission. The Rage Knights Red God is a work of fiction and solely for entertainment and educational purposes. Please note, the series does not represent events that have happened, events to come nor does it condone the very human evils the series itself is/was meant to advocate against. © Khaliq Trevor X.*