The Shadow Devil

### Aliases

D̵o̵ ̷y̴o̸u̷ “Trust” m̴e̴?̷, Voidborn, The Devil, the banshee, King of the Void.

## Biography

Long ago, when Silvestrians were still human, King Demetrius ruled the empire. Under his greedy rule, mercenaries and soldiers were often sent to slaughter giants: magical titans whom formed the elements of the world and created a balance in life and death.

One fateful day however, the Queen of the giants had enough and approached the king on terms of a deal. The giant queen shall weight his soul against the 7 deadly sins of humankind, and should his soul be pure, he would gain immense magic and power, in return for peace for her people. The king agreed to the terms without hesitation or fear of his consequences. Upon judgement, his soul was deemed sinful and unredeemable against the sins and thus he became furious. He demanded the power that was rightfully his, and gained it in a form unlike anyone had ever seen. The king’s heart turned black, and his soul was devoured by the void. Shadows claimed his body and horns grew from atop his temple.

King Dimetrius became a hellish beast known as "Shadow Devil" and in his new form he was driven to madness. All sinful humans within the empire befell a similar fate, each consumed by the beast of sin. Of those who were spared, the good fled with the human queen Agathia among soldiers whom remained loyal to her.

Thousands of innocent or corrupt souls were merged with this dark being, feeding it and giving it power. Dimetrius controlled the beast at its darkened core bent to the shadows will. Its power grew immensely and threatened to disrupt the peace and balance the world had known for so long. The giantess knew what has to be done, and through her and the remaining giants, they sealed the Devil away, banishing him within a tomb of eternal darkness known forever as the black abyss. For an eternity, the Shadow Devil had been damned to never see the light again…

Until now.

## Reports

After its unknown release from banishment, a dark shadowy beast has reportedly been spotted ravaging countless military camps and decimating thousands of various machines and pieces of equipment. Anyone unfortunate enough to capture even a mere glimpse of its face is said to disappear without a trace. It seems to enjoy the torment, suffering, and **Ḑ̵̟̜͍͔̩͙̘̥̥͠ͅǒ̵̼̤́͑̅̆́̉̇ ̸̧̨̛͔̳͕̬̱̗̦̯̭̯̹̳̻̠̖͎̭͎̼͍̮̩͙̂̔̾̎̒̍̀̓͐͌̂͑̉̉͐͑͒̆̆̈́̌̀͋̀̓͒̀͌̊̋̽͘̚͘͜͠͠y̴̨̨̡̛̛̛͇͈̼̼͚͚͕̩̮̘̞͎̫̺͖͔͚̟͎̙͍̪͉͈̖̱̘͚̜͈̼͍̱̯̻̠͂̇̍͊̽̈͌̆́͂͌̓͛́̋͂̚͜͝o̸̧̡̧̲̫̻͕͉̮͓̯̯̜̜̯̙̘̞̜̫̪͖̤̙͇͙̞̦̺͓̫̻̱͙͑͆͊̑͛͌̃́͋͋͆̏̿͛̽̑͒̉̈́͂̈͑͒̉̅̏͌̍̅͛͆̌̅͋́͐̽̅͆̈̄̀̍̃̍̕̕͘͘̕͜͜͠͠͝͠ư̷̧̢̼͇͓̻̲͕͓̰͇̭͙̠͖̳̼̩̼̹̱̳̹̙̻̿̈̽̓̓̈̈̾̈̊̎̋̑̓͑̈́̏̍̿̒̎̆͒͊͒̚̚ͅ ̸̧̡̛̠̙̬͉̱͍̜̹͎̗͚̬͍̤̖̘͕̋͌̽͆́̌̉̀͊̿̈́̀̋̀̕͘͝ţ̴̧̢̢̧̮̬͇̹̯̰̱̞̟̲̩̰̼͕̹̞̝̝̖͉̣̪͔̭̣͖̫̙͎͇̖̗̮̭̬̼̲̝̤̤̪̝̮̬̳͍̟͙̱̤̫̍̇̈́̒̇̽̇̍̎̈̾̿͜͠ͅͅͅṟ̵̨̨̛̟͚̬͉͚̰̪̣͕̫̯̗̝͕͚̜͎̱͎̳̍̆͒̒̀̀̀̎̈́̿̈́̔͂̽̎̍̉̈̊̿̀̓̓͆̿̒̐̔̉̈̍̔̏̀̇͆̓͂͌̎̃̇͋̽̂̈́́̔̂͋̾̚̚͘͝͝͝ų̵̨̡̧̢̛͍̘͇̟̹̗̝̤̝̻͓͎̜͔͔̮̻̲̺̞̩͖͎͇̅͑̓̏̓͗͛̂̔̕̚͝s̶̡̡̢̡̡̛̥̹̙͖̥͈̗͓͇̙̟̥͇̻̘͇̳̮̳̦͙̹̝̫͎̥͖̿́̿͛͛͆̀͆̀͌͐̈́͂̇̈̉̔̉̔̕͜͜ͅt̸̨̡̛̺̫̥͓̻͚̖̦͚̝̱͙̩̬̘̜̱͎̰̭̥͍͙͚͍̻͖̞͋̂̈́̂̍͐̎́̄͛̈͒̃̈́̃̓̊̋̄͛̈́͂̃̚̕͘͝͠͝͠ ̶̤̜̖̖̙̰̖͎̝̺̻̺̟͙̜̜̦̜̙͊̏͋̓̒̕͜͜͜͝ͅm̴̧̬̳͓͔͈̭̱͚̜̠̳͙̺̭̭̜̟̰̭̦̅̂́̄́́̓̿̄̆̃̈̏̏̿̅̇̈̄̏̆̃̍͒̅́̽̇́̿̆̿̀̈́̒̐̿̐̑̈́̈́̊̈́̋͆̉̽̀͊͂̂̓̊̉͑̚͘͘͝͝ͅȩ̸̧̢̧̧̢̛̛̛̯͍͚̘͍̭̦̭̩͈͓̪͍̪͖̪̭̥̬̲̦͈̞̱̺̘͈̱͔̣̹̼͚͓͎̬̖̬̞̝̗̲̩̻͍̺̱̺̃̊̄̏̌̌͗̍̈́́̂̀̔̎̔̈̃̀͑́̏̈́̽́̇̀̀̕̕͝͝?̸̛̅̆̀̂̂̓̇͋͋̑̍͗̏̽̉̎̎͛͊̊́̒͆͆̋̕͝** of it’s victims**.** For some unknown reason, this being seems particularly attracted to any being it deems “sinful”.

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## Description

From sightings reported worldwide, the creature is said to stand a staggering 25ft tall with a lean frame, solid white eyes, a large mouth, two curved horns paired with massive elk-like antlers, and massive claws about 6-7ft long each. Additionally, it often appears with its head mostly severed from its body and connected by shadowy tendrils scientists claim mimic “Carotid Arteries”; how it keeps its head up is unknown. Other information states it has the capability to speak and mimic voices, regardless of lacking any vocal chords, as well as duplicate itself, become entirely invisible, and enter a host’s min- **Ḑ̵̟̜͍͔̩͙̘̥̥͠ͅǒ̵̼̤́͑̅̆́̉̇ ̸̧̨̛͔̳͕̬̱̗̦̯̭̯̹̳̻̠̖͎̭͎̼͍̮̩͙̂̔̾̎̒̍̀̓͐͌̂͑̉̉͐͑͒̆̆̈́̌̀͋̀̓͒̀͌̊̋̽͘̚͘͜͠͠y̴̨̨̡̛̛̛͇͈̼̼͚͚͕̩̮̘̞͎̫̺͖͔͚̟͎̙͍̪͉͈̖̱̘͚̜͈̼͍̱̯̻̠͂̇̍͊̽̈͌̆́͂͌̓͛́̋͂̚͜͝o̸̧̡̧̲̫̻͕͉̮͓̯̯̜̜̯̙̘̞̜̫̪͖̤̙͇͙̞̦̺͓̫̻̱͙͑͆͊̑͛͌̃́͋͋͆̏̿͛̽̑͒̉̈́͂̈͑͒̉̅̏͌̍̅͛͆̌̅͋́͐̽̅͆̈̄̀̍̃̍̕̕͘͘̕͜͜͠͠͝͠ư̷̧̢̼͇͓̻̲͕͓̰͇̭͙̠͖̳̼̩̼̹̱̳̹̙̻̿̈̽̓̓̈̈̾̈̊̎̋̑̓͑̈́̏̍̿̒̎̆͒͊͒̚̚ͅ ̸̧̡̛̠̙̬͉̱͍̜̹͎̗͚̬͍̤̖̘͕̋͌̽͆́̌̉̀͊̿̈́̀̋̀̕͘͝ţ̴̧̢̢̧̮̬͇̹̯̰̱̞̟̲̩̰̼͕̹̞̝̝̖͉̣̪͔̭̣͖̫̙͎͇̖̗̮̭̬̼̲̝̤̤̪̝̮̬̳͍̟͙̱̤̫̍̇̈́̒̇̽̇̍̎̈̾̿͜͠ͅͅͅṟ̵̨̨̛̟͚̬͉͚̰̪̣͕̫̯̗̝͕͚̜͎̱͎̳̍̆͒̒̀̀̀̎̈́̿̈́̔͂̽̎̍̉̈̊̿̀̓̓͆̿̒̐̔̉̈̍̔̏̀̇͆̓͂͌̎̃̇͋̽̂̈́́̔̂͋̾̚̚͘͝͝͝ų̵̨̡̧̢̛͍̘͇̟̹̗̝̤̝̻͓͎̜͔͔̮̻̲̺̞̩͖͎͇̅͑̓̏̓͗͛̂̔̕̚͝s̶̡̡̢̡̡̛̥̹̙͖̥͈̗͓͇̙̟̥͇̻̘͇̳̮̳̦͙̹̝̫͎̥͖̿́̿͛͛͆̀͆̀͌͐̈́͂̇̈̉̔̉̔̕͜͜ͅt̸̨̡̛̺̫̥͓̻͚̖̦͚̝̱͙̩̬̘̜̱͎̰̭̥͍͙͚͍̻͖̞͋̂̈́̂̍͐̎́̄͛̈͒̃̈́̃̓̊̋̄͛̈́͂̃̚̕͘͝͠͝͠ ̶̤̜̖̖̙̰̖͎̝̺̻̺̟͙̜̜̦̜̙͊̏͋̓̒̕͜͜͜͝ͅm̴̧̬̳͓͔͈̭̱͚̜̠̳͙̺̭̭̜̟̰̭̦̅̂́̄́́̓̿̄̆̃̈̏̏̿̅̇̈̄̏̆̃̍͒̅́̽̇́̿̆̿̀̈́̒̐̿̐̑̈́̈́̊̈́̋͆̉̽̀͊͂̂̓̊̉͑̚͘͘͝͝ͅȩ̸̧̢̧̧̢̛̛̛̯͍͚̘͍̭̦̭̩͈͓̪͍̪͖̪̭̥̬̲̦͈̞̱̺̘͈̱͔̣̹̼͚͓͎̬̖̬̞̝̗̲̩̻͍̺̱̺̃̊̄̏̌̌͗̍̈́́̂̀̔̎̔̈̃̀͑́̏̈́̽́̇̀̀̕̕͝͝?̸̛̅̆̀̂̂̓̇͋͋̑̍͗̏̽̉̎̎͛͊̊́̒͆͆̋̕͝.**

It is additionally reported that this creature had a tendency to “crawl” on all 4 limbs, and stands around 18ft tall. One other notable detail is a scream it seems to emit that sounds similar to that of a wailing banshee, and it’s heard at a frequency high enough to paralyze anything living for a few moments. It’s “scream” notably sounds like the combination of “several men, women, and children, a crying elk, the pained screams of an unknown man, and an owl’s shriek”.

## What is the purpose of the “Shadow Devil”?

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