Demons

Demons are the inhabitants of Helmuth that come in various shapes and sizes.

### Sub-Races

The Demon Race is known to have numerous sub races that make up their general population. All possessing their own unique traits and abilities specific to their race.

#### **Dark Elves**

Dark Elves are a unique race of Demon/Elf hybrids created when a regular elf is infected with demon energy that then slowly corrupts their bodies. As noted, a way to avoid death from such an infection is to transform into a dark elf, gaining the powers and abilities of Demons.

During the Great War, the Dark Elves were one of the races who served the Demon King of Fury, as Iris, the Rakshasa Princess and their leader, was his adoptive daughter.

As noted by Iris, when a Elf transforms into a Dark Elf, they completely become sterile, therefore, the only way for the Dark Elf race to increase their population is by transforming regular elves.

#### Giants

The Giants are a race of gigantic humanoid demons that served under the Demon King of Fury during the Great War prior to his death at the hands of the Five Great Heroes.

The Chief of the Giants in that time was Kamash, “The Earthshaker”, who also one of Fury’s adoptive sons.

#### Beastfolk

The Beastfolk were stated to be a race of animal-beast humanoids, that during the Great War, served under the Demon King of Fury. With the Lunatic of the Beastfolk, “Depraved”, Oberon, their leader, being one of Fury’s adoptive sons.

During the period of peace brokered by Vermouth, the Beastfolk p’s ruler would change from Oberon’s leadership to his son, Jagon. who killed him and assumed control of their race in Helmuth.

#### Vampires

Vampires is another race of humanoid beastfolks that survive and devour blood for sustenance. During the Great War, they served under the Demon King of Fury, as the Vampire Lord, “Bloodshedder” Sein, their leader was one of Fury’s adoptive sons.

Vampires are stated to share many similarities with Night Demons (Succubus's and Incubus's), both race's are characterized with having immense beauty and physical allure in order to assist them in catching their "prey" and both race's survive by feeding off the lifeforce of other living beings. With the only difference being their method of collecting lifeforce, Vampires doing so by drinking their victims blood in comparison to a Night Demon collecting lifeforce by entering their victim's dreams.

#### Night Demons

Night Demons, also known as Succubus’s (Females) and Incubus’s (Males), are another sub race of Demons. Night Demons are noted to perhaps be one of the most human looking of the Demon Sub types, and are know to be physically attractive and are known to use their looks to seduce humans.

As stated by Eugene, Night Demons possess the ability to siphon the life force out of other living beings, with Succubus’s by known to enter into the dreams of unsuspecting humans to take their life energy. An ability shared with their male counterparts.

Currently, the Night Demons are counted as one of the most powerful and influential Demon Sub Races, as Noir Giabella, their Queen, is one of the Three Archdukes of Helmuth.

### Hybrids

Although they are very rare, its been stated that hybrids between Demons and their sub-races are not unheard of, but are instead very rare as the genetic and biological differences between two races make the conception of hybrids a rare occurance. Amelia Merwin is stated to be a unknown hybrid between a unknown type of demon and a human.

* **Vampire-Human Hybrids:** A vampire human hybrid is the being born from the union of a vampire and human. So far, there have been two identified hybrids, Eileen Flora, a natural hybrid born from a vampire and human  and Hemoria, a chimera created from various races, one of which is implied to be the vampire race.

* **Giant Demon:** Giant Demons are stated to be the hybrids between a giant and a regular demon. Count Karad, the lord of the Ruol fief right next to the Dragon Demon Castle in Helmuth is stated to have some Giant Blood in him.

* **Human-DemonFolk Hybrid:** Human-DemonFolk hybrids are considered very rare and very few hybrids are born due to the enmity between humanity and demonfolks. Such hybrids are stated to have the potential to awaken the ability to create and produce Dark Power/Mana due to their DemonFolk heritage, but a hybrid successfully awakening this ability is very rare and its been implied that most hybrids live their life without ever awakening this ability. Amelia Merwin is the daughter of a DemonFolk woman and a human man and through her training and research into Black Magic, successfully awakened her ability to produce her own dark power, allowing her to use Black Magic without needing to make a contract with a Demon. Eventually, through training and practice, Amelia became one of the world's most powerful black wizards and eventually gained the Demon King of Incarceration's attention thanks to her talent, who eventually offered her a contract.

## References

1. ↑  Chapter 250
2. ↑  Chapter 207
3. ↑  Chapter 397: A Dream (3)