Demons

Demons are a race of powerful beings that inhabit the universe of the manhua known as The Demon King Who Lost His Job. They live entirely within the Demon realm and rarely venture outside this area.

## Appearance

Demons come in all shapes and sizes, and hence there are no unique physical characteristics that define them. Some possess a humanoid form, others that of the beasts and the elements.

But even with those variations , the most common feature of a demon is their two horns on their head, which they seem to possess in some form or the other.

## History

During the end of the Era of the Gods, the first demon monarchs rebelled and sealed the demons of the first generation. This event brought about the end of the Era of Gods and started the Demon Era.

During the great migration at the start of the human era, the demons refused to migrate south with the other races to be part of the United Kingdom. Instead, they decided to stay and protect their lands from any aggressor. They wished to keep their freedom and individuality.

The other reason for their decision is that demons stay in their regions to guard the demon king's palace and the Blood pool underneath each of them. They consider it their duty and remain and protect these seals so that the first-generation demons are never released back into the world.

## Society

***Creed:** You should give anyone that has offended you the taste of their own medicine, irrespective of their rank or title.*

The demon clan believes in nothing but strength, and hence they are governed by the rules of the jungle. To survive in this society, one needs to be strong or else one will meet their demise. Hence it can be said that demons are an entirely independent race, that would neither cooperate with any influences nor serve beings they consider inferior.

Within the Demon society their exist a class system with the presence of royal, noble and ordinary demons. The position of Demon Lord is also always held by a demon of royal blood. Hence, demons have a strict hierarchical system and the suppression of classes is absolute with the demons of lower status having no rights. But unlike other races, this hierarchy is not fixed as everyone within the society gains respect and power based on their merits. What this means is that, if a superior is found unfit, they will be killed and replaced by their subordinates. At the same time, they greatly respect the chain of command and will not question or rebel against the orders from individuals they acknowledge have a higher social standing than them i.e. they are pathologically obedient to their superiors. In the demon society, one can easily move up the social ladders, by challenging others to prove their superiority.

The Demon also has no ensembles of any form of currency, as one takes that which they can fight and win over.

Demons also place a high value on their word and the contracts they make, i.e. they value fairness and legitimacy in their daily lives. They consider it a dishonourable and shameful to break one's contract or word. Hence demons strictly exercise the principle of fairness and strongly believe in the moto of an eye for an eye.

The demon realm and its inhabitants are governed by the Demon Council, whose members are decided solely by their strength among their peers. The commands of the council are absolute and are considered the law of the land. The Demon Council includes powerful demons who are aided and share power with the various Demon Lords in charge of many Demon King's Palaces. Each Demon Lord has legions of demons under his command who serve and lay down their life in service to their lords.

The hierarchy within the demon society is shown below:

1. ***Demon Council** - It has the power to appoint and remove Demon Lords as the rulers of the Demon King's Palaces. The members of the council also hold absolute obedience from the lower demons as they are considered the to be at the highest position of then demon society.*
2. ***Demon Lords** - Each is assigned territory within the realms and governs and protects this land from their respective Demon King's Palace.*
3. ***Strong Demons** - Consists of demons that serve directly under the Demon Lords and demons that belong to the aristocratic class.*
4. ***Mid-level Demons** - These are mid-level demons that usually work as foot soldiers in a demon Kings army.*
5. ***Ordinary Demons** - These are demons that possess no mana or aura and apart from their demonic physiology are comparable to that of a human of intermediate rank.*
6. ***Demonic Beasts** - These are beasts that possess a demonic aura. When compared with ordinary beasts, they tend to be more intelligent and stronger. Though they might not be immensely powerful when compared to a demon, their combat capabilities far exceed those of ordinary human soldiers. When attacked by them in a group, they are not so easy to deal with.[4]*

Demons also tend to look on all other races with contempt and considers them to be inferior beings not worthy of their time or attention. Even thou this is the case, there is no racial discrimination within the demon themselves. Demons of various clans and species all intermingle with each other and even have offspring born from the mixed parentage.

## Known Demon Clans Among the Demons

#### **Fallen Angel**

They are the clansman of House Lucifer. They are an exceedingly small population, and most of them are true demons with membrane wings. According to legend, the Fallen Angels were abandoned by the gods in the age of the gods. They were later taken in by Mephisto Lucifer I and joined the demons.

After countless generations, their heart and soul have been assimilated into the demon race. Fallen angels are an integral part of the demons, and their magic talents are far superior to true demons.

Even Samael, one of the seven monarchs of the Demon Race, is of the blood of the Fallen Angels.

#### Succubus/ Incubus

These are demons who are known for their beauty and charisma. Their beauty makes them highly irresistible to the opposite sex and even allows them to charm them. The members of House Lucifer belong to this clan.

The unique feature of this clan is that they can reproduce without a partner. The drawback of this is that the bloodline of the children born this way tends to be unstable. Due to this, the child born can either be a Succubus/ Incubus, Fallen Angel or both.

## Strengths

#### **Physical Strength & Magic**

Demons being creatures of Darkness, have a great affinity towards magic and possess bodies physically more durable than any other beings within the realm.

#### **Demon Council**

The members of the council hold the highest position within the demon realm. There authority is so great that they are even able to restrict and monitor the activities of the Demon Lords. To rebel against or attacking the the demon council is akin to making the entire demon race your enemy.

#### **Demon Lords**

They act as the primary military power of the race. They have successfully defended the demon realms from the many holy crusades instigated by the Church of the Goddess of the Light.

#### **Great Demon Army**

It is the armed forced of the Demon Realm.

#### **Self Healing Ability**

Demons posses on average a relatively quick and effective healing ability, that allows them to recover from wounds rather quickly. This is possible as they are able to use their own magic toheal their wounds without the need for an external assiatance.

#### **Long Lifespans**

Demons are generally known for their extremely long lifespans with some demons even living for hundreds of millions of years. As long as one is able to recover their energy and life-force, they can live for eternity.[3]

## Weakness

#### **Holy Items**

Due to their affinity toward the dark element, they are exceptionally vulnerable to holy items. If one were to use them properly, they might harm and kill them using it.

#### **Silver**

Most demons are afraid of silver as exposure to it causes them serious pain.

#### Demon Gods

These are extremely powerful demons of the first generation, whose strength lies within the realm of the gods. They who were sealed by the first-generation monarchs during the end of the era of Gods have sworn the annihilation of the entire demon race if they were ever to be sealed. This is a cause of worry for the current generation of demons as these older generations' power is too great that they cannot be destroyed and if they were ever to become free, the current generation has no way to defend let alone fight with them.

#### Blood Pool

The Blood Pool is a pool of blood found in the lowest levels of the Demon King's Palace. It is a ferociously guarded secret of the demons such that only the demon council and the demon lords even know its existence and purpose.[2]

Each blood pool underneath the seven demon king's palaces is 1/7th part of a seal. The underground cores of each blood pool are connected, forming the most magnificent seal formation in history, meant to suppress the Great Demon God of the Old Testament.[2]

Hence, if the seal were ever to be broken, the first-generation demons, who were sealed by the first monarchs will be released. This event will bring about the destruction of the demon race and the world.[2]

Also, only demons of royal blood has the ability to maintain the seal of the blood pool, which they have to do periodically. Since, the Demon Lords are all from royal blood, they are forbidden to leave the realm and forsake their duty of guarding and sustaining the Blood Pool.

## Relationship with other Races

### Gods

Demons and gods have always been at war with each other, with both sides considering each other to be their mortal enemy. They have fought countless wars against each other. As per legends, the new generation of demons were responsible for ending the Era of the Gods.

### Vampires

They have a neutral but peaceful relationship.

### Elves

They look at elves, especially their decision to unite the races during the start of the human era. They see them as weaklings who can only survive with the aid of others.

### Goblins

They consider them as lesser creatures not worthy of their attention.

### Dragons

They consider Dragons as one of the strongest races that inhabit this universe. They do not look down on the race as they acknowledge their strength.

### Humans

They consider them as lesser beings and sometimes even as food. They mostly ignore them with their interactions revolving around the many crusades sent by the Church. Overall, demons despise humans to their bones.

The attitude of most demons toward humans is that of domestic animals without the slightest mercy. Also, it is a crime for demons to marry a human, and if anyone breaks this rule, that demon will be exiled from the demon realm.[2]

## Trivia

* *Merlin Lucifer III is considered the strongest demon within the tribe.*
* *Due to demons long lifespans, a 200 years old demons is considered equivalent to a 3 year old human.*
* *Demons will only attacked if provoked and consider it demeaning to pick a fight with weaklings.*
* *The news paper read by the demons is called 'Mozu Daily'.*
* *Demons can be summoned and can make contracts with humans.*
* *Demons have a higher body temperature than humans.*
* *Saliva of an Incubus and Succubus have aphrodisiac effect.[1]*
* *Pure Demons possess membrane wings whereas fallen angels posses black wings.*
* *Blood Pool has the ability to delay the effects of Dragonification.*
* *Merlin was able to leave the demon realm without much fuss as his sister was able to take over his duties in his absence.[5]*

## References

1. The Demon King Who Lost His Job Novel Chapter 239.
2. The Demon King Who Lost His Job Novel Chapter 323.
3. The Demon King Who Lost His Job Novel Chapter 447.
4. The Demon King Who Lost His Job Novel Chapter 421.
5. The Demon King Who Lost His Job Novel Chapter 505.