Demigods

*Demigods are the children of Gods and Mortals. They are mortal, however, they possess superhuman abilities and the fighting prowess of a god thanks to their divine blood. Among mortals they are most noted for their supernatural strength and resilience in combat as well as their superior fighting skills. Demigods can become gods themselves if they are deemed worthy enough. Demigods are mostly noted for their supernatural strength and resilience during combat. Being bred to be "closer to perfect", they tend to be larger, stronger, faster, and smarter than any normal mortal being could ever hope to be, despite any resemblance to them. They are powerful ageless beings whom often find themselves being worshiped or venerated by vast swaths of the mortal inhabitants of the Apocalypsa Galaxy.*

*All Demigods are naturally extremely accomplished combatants with tremendous mastery over both armed and hand-to-hand combat. From the time they are young, their skills are already great enough to allow them to be among the best warriors in the galaxy, often leading to them rising to the rank of respected warrior generals and kings. After experiencing the first of many "ascensions", their powers become far more formidable than ever, allowing them to easily massacre thousands of opponents all at once and outfight most immortal enemies. As the Demigods will experience several "ascension" events throughout their lives and do not suffer the effects of aging, their age doesn't hamper the Demigods combat skill at all, allowing them to effectively hunt monsters capable of overpowering the most powerful of mortal champions in battle. Demigods are unafraid no matter the danger they face and go through life doing as they please.*

*Demigods possess a charisma and martial prowess that makes them like the Gods themselves, untouchable by disease, old age or supposedly the petty failings of lesser beings. Unless they fall in battle, they are immune to the ravages of time, and can live for thousands upon thousands of years. Despite seeming to be immortal, Demigods can be killed. They are most commonly killed by other Demigods, Godlings, demonic creatures or by the use of powerful divine and arcane weapons. On rare occasions, a particularly powerful and determined Apostle can manage to defeat a Demigod. This having happened only once, when a legendary hero slew an insane and demonically corrupted young Demigod whom he had previously fought alongside with as brothers. Still such instances are extremely rare.*

## *Overview*

*Being the offspring of the Deities and exceptional mortal individuals, Demigods will incorporate the features of both their divine and mortal parentage. This leading to them becoming the prime manifestation of mortal perfection within whatever society they are born into. In a sense, Demigods are the universal manifestation of beauty for all mortals. They possess a statuesque appearance and never age. Like Star Spawn and Demihumans, all Demigods, even those born to a baseline human parent, have ears that come to subtle points. Because of their divine heritage, all Demigods also possess the supernatural ability to charm most other mortal creatures by simply looking at them. However, yet for all of their divine blessings, Demigods are still mortal creatures, with very mortal flaws, being prone to arrogance and selfishness.*

*The manifestation of a Demigod is extremely rare, occurring in a single individual among billions or more. This extreme scarcity makes Demigods, no matter their origin faction, the rarest of all beings inhabiting the Mortal Realm. Demigods don't typically feel a strong draw to humans, instead forming stronger bonds with other beings whom have been blessed by the Gods. Most often Demigods prefer the companionship of Apostles and Godlings, having the ability to sense such divinely blessed beings, and lead warbands of these favored champions. However, this does not mean Demigods cannot form strong bonds with more mundane mortals. They often grow to lead whatever society they are born into. The loss of an Demigod usually did no permanent damage to a deity, as the Demigod's soul would simply return to the realm of their godly parent. It could mean a set-back for divine plans and is always seen as a personal affront to the deity.*

*Depending on a deity's number of followers, as not all Gods are worshiped to the same extent with some having much larger followings than others, it could possibly have more than a dozen Demigod offspring at any given time. Demigods who share a divine parent will instinctively recognize this in one another. Often referring to their half siblings as brothers and sisters. Demigods also normally exhibit personalities which are heavily influenced by their divine lineage. Death for Demigods is not something they fear at all, as they instinctively understand what it means for them. A Demigod who was slain in battle is typically resurrected by its parents in its home realm. The only exception was when the Demigod's parent had a reason not to revive its child. Demigods are completely immune to mutation and genetic manipulation, having been deemed as being "perfect in every way" by their divine parent and thus are protected by them on a molecular level. Also, Demigods are immune to reality warping and thus can't be erased from history or otherwise altered by such means.*

*As Demigods grow older and thus more accustomed to their supernatural abilities, they will begin experiencing periodic increases in power known as the "Ascension". While naturally extremely formidable divine creatures, after experiencing the "ascensions" the powers of a Demigod become exponentially more formidable than ever before. Allowing them to easily massacre thousands of well armed opponents all at once or outfight most immortal enemies in single combat. As the Demigods will experience several "ascension" events throughout their lives and do not suffer the effects of aging, their age doesn't hamper the Demigods combat skill at all, allowing them to effectively hunt down and exterminate monsters that are capable of overpowering even the most powerful of mortal champions in battle without fear. All Demigods possess a "Destructive Capacity" rating of "Continent/Planet Level+", surpassing all other mortal beings.*

## *Powers & Abilities*

*Although a Demigod is significantly less powerful than the deity that had originally spawned it, such divine beings are still far beyond even the most powerful of augmented mortal warriors and blessed champions. They are more comparable to a force of nature than a mortal creature. Demigods are able to summon powerful storms to blot out the sun, teleport vast distances, annihilate great fortresses and create vastly deep crevices in the earth that are miles wide and deep with their power. Utilize their psychic powers to raise fortified enclave-villages hundreds of feet into the air with a gesture. Summon flames from beneath the earth to envelop opponents, can instantly freeze an opponent down to absolute zero, even after covering them with arcane fire. They also possess the power to completely negate the regeneration of beings possessing Biological Immortality, such as other Demigods. As their powers further evolve, Demigods can use their psychic powers to single handedly reverse a planet sized meteorite from its course. All Demigods are naturally unrivaled combatants with tremendous mastery over both armed and unarmed melee combat. From the time they are young, their skills will have already developed enough to allow them to stand among the best warriors in the galaxy.*

*In battle they can unleash devastatingly earth-shattering assaults with their weapons, bare hands and bolts of pure divine energy strong enough to erase a mountain. Because of their innately divine nature, Demigods can passively bolster their allies, amplifying their physical abilities and resistance to magical effects. All Demigods are greatly feared on battlefields all across the galaxy and for very good reason. Even the youngest and thus weakest among them are still quite capable of crushing the armies of entire nations and bringing whole fortress cities to their knees within mere hours. To encounter a Demigod in battle is a terrible sight, capable of laying waste to whole armies, destroying fortresses, and raining down unimaginable destruction. Once a Demigod has been provoked to battle, there are very few mortal creatures or divinely blessed heroes capable of defeating one in any semblance of fair combat. Indeed, the only existing recorded occasions on which a Demigod has seen defeat have been when many tens of thousands of foes have been arrayed against it, the use of trickery, or some powerful arcane weapon was employed to defeat the creature.*

* ***Superhuman Strength:** Demigods possesses incredible superhuman strength, which tends to fluctuate depending on the age of the Demigod, as older examples of such blessed beings tend to be stronger, and sometimes on their emotional state. An enraged Demigod is often considerably more powerful. They can effortlessly subdue and tear apart many large and powerful creatures and war machines while using only their bare hands. Without exception, every individual Demigod is capable of overpowering enormous monsters, throwing around the Juggernaut War Engines, Colossus Golems and fighting on par with Archdemons in hand to hand combat. A Demigod's strength only increases with age, being completely unaffected by the passage of time. A Demigod is able to easily snap the neck of a rampaging monstrosity capable of tearing apart other mortals with his or her bare hands. As well as lift, throw and even smash massive boulders, and physically equal and eventually overpower among the strongest beings in existence. This strength is great enough that a Demigod is able to land punches capable of launching an enemy into orbit. One of the greatest testaments of this strength is when a Nimidian Demigod carried a massive temple the size of a small mountain upon his back for several days across a vast desert without needing to rest. This godlike superhuman strength also extends to their lower body, granting them the ability to jump great heights and vast distances in a single leap. Demigods can easily cover many miles at a time simply by jumping in any direction. They can even jump high enough to reach a planet's lower atmosphere if necessary.*
* ***Superhuman Speed:** Demigods are able to move at incredible speeds by sheer force of will. This extends to their perceptions and allows for feats such as catching bullets in mid flight as well as covering vast distances in little or no time. A Demigod is capable of running and moving at speeds vastly greater than even the finest human athlete or indeed the vast majority of other mortal creatures in the Mortal Realms. Demigods are able to effortlessly move at supersonic speeds, they are easily capable of achieving speeds several times swifter than the speed of sound. While this is impressive, that is by no means the limits of their supernatural speed. Demigods can achieve speeds comparable to a third of the speed of light, outpacing a bolt of lightening. Using this superhuman speed, a Demigod can perform feats such as hitting Apostles, Godlings, and even the nearly cosmic Avatars of The Gods, whom are the physical manifestations of a small portion of a God's cosmic power, before they can react. Demigods are able to think, react, run and move at speeds that other mortal beings would be hard pressed to match.*

* ***Superhuman Senses:** Demigods possess enhanced senses, displaying the ability to respond or react to various forms of danger at a superhuman level. Their reaction speeds are many hundreds of times faster than a human and they can dodge various attacks from different directions with apparent ease. A Demigod possesses extremely sharp natural senses and is very aware of its surroundings, thus making the Demigod's capability of sensing danger and nearby threats appear to verge on the point of being a form of precognition. Demigods also possess an innate sixth sense, an ability which enables them to sense the true intentions of others or supernatural creatures. These enhanced senses also grant the Demigods superhuman reaction speeds. The reaction times of these blessed individuals are so precise that they are able to think, react and see things happening in slow motion.*
* ***Superhuman Stamina:** Demigods almost never tire and can remain in battle for very long periods of time, due to possessing an almost unlimited amount of stamina compared to a mortal being. This allows a Demigod to remain constantly active for weeks without tiring or slowing down. If should a Demigod expend all of its stamina, they only momentarily require rest or food to restore themselves to the point of rejoining the fight. A Demigod can function completely normally on just fifteen minutes of sleep once a week. Additional proof of their enormous stamina is the fact that Demigods have been witnessed to fight on for several hours whilst having their stomachs sliced open and intestines spilling out, as well as surviving for considerable amounts of time while impaled with Divine Weapons, whereas being such as the Godlings would be far more severely hindered by such weapons. Due to their divine heritage, Demigods have an enhanced lung capacity, being able to hold their breath for weeks at a time.*
* ***Near Invulnerability**: Demigods possess extreme superhuman durability, being fully capable of withstanding orbital reentry and walking away unharmed, getting crushed, stabbed, beaten, blasted, and burned by numerous enemies and weapons without any lasting damage as well as survive extreme environments. Their durability has also proved sufficient enough to allow them to shrug off a close range nuclear explosion while sustaining little if any harm at all. This near invulnerability grants Demigods a strong resistance to blunt trauma as blows from most other physically extremely powerful opponents have little-to-no effect against them. Demigods are neigh invulnerable to even the most severe of mortal injuries, but only to a limited extent as despite their blessings they are technically still mortal beings. They can only be killed by the most destructive of arcanic weaponry and by a creature of equal or greater arcane power than themselves. If injured a Demigod can withstand incredible amounts of pain, being capable of fighting on unhindered even whilst suffering from dozens of horrific injuries. Demigods are capable of completely ignoring wounds that would kill or cripple a lesser being many dozens of times over.*
* ***Regeneration:*** *Demigods naturally possess extraordinary regenerative abilities, being able to heal from nearly all forms of injuries, including mortal ones, at an abnormally fast pace. However, this does not guarantee an injury will not scar. Demigods have also demonstrated the ability to near-instantaneously will themselves to heal from mortal wounds in the heat of battle and regenerate lost limbs over time. While not completely immune, Demigods are not nearly as affected by magic as the other mortal creatures, possessing a natural resilience to most forms of arcane powers. Demigods are immensely resilient to many forms of powerful magic, including divine, and other mystical and supernatural powers. This natural resistance only increases with age, allowing them to easily take mystical attacks capable of normally killing Apostles or even Godlings with ease. This does not prevent their bodies from being physically wounded, although wounds that would kill any other mortal are much less fatal to a Demigod.*
* ***Biological Immortality:** Demigods do not age in the same manner as other mortals and as a result are nearly functionally immortal by comparison. Being born from the union of a God and a Mortal, these semi-divine beings will age at a similar rate to their mortal parent but only to a limited extent. After reaching full maturity, the aging process of the Demigods will begin to slow to a crawl before ceasing entirely. Unless they fall in battle, they are immune to the ravages of time, and can live for thousands upon thousands of years. Demigods do not mark the passage of time by years, but instead use their "Ascensions" to tell their age, as every Demigod will experience these surges in power throughout their lives. This enhanced longevity also allows Demigods to father or mother many children, thus leading to the proliferation of the Godlings all across the galaxy who are either the first generation children or direct descendants of a Demigod. This has also had the side effect of creating many dynasties among the mortal races whom trace their lineage back to a powerful Demigod.*
* ***Innate Quasi Potential:** All Demigods are natural born Quasi and are ranked among the most powerful Quasi in the Mortal Realm, possessing a multitude of extraordinary psychic abilities at their disposal. They are so powerful in this regard as to be able to defeat whole armies and conquer worlds without lifting a finger. A negative side effect of their divine ancestry is that Demigods shine like a great beacon to demons. Demigods are also able to augment their physical abilities to even greater heights by tapping into their Quasi powers. As well as fire extremely powerful blast of divine energy toward their foes. In battle they can unleash devastatingly earth-shattering assaults with their weapons, bare hands and bolts of pure divine energy, and can considerably bolster their allies, amplifying their physical abilities and resistance to magical effects. Demigods possess a vast array of magical powers inherent to themselves. Most notable among such powers is their ability to project a field of divine energy that protects them from all physical and arcane attacks. However this ability is considerably draining for the Demigod to maintain for long periods of time. Also among such powers are their ability to charm other creatures by simply looking at them and the strange power of forming weapons out of nothing by power of thought alone. Demigods possess the abilities of both clairvoyance and precognition, making them capable of witnessing and understanding events that they weren't present for, as if they were there. This ability makes it very difficult to lie to or to deceive a Demigod. All Demigods possess the unique Quasi ability to manipulate their own soul, granting them many supernatural abilities.*
* ***Astral Projection:** Demigods are capable of astral projecting themselves across vast distances, even as far as other planets. They possess the ability to deconstruct ones own physical composition and reconstruct it from one location to another. Not only for transportation but can also be used to materialize and infuse itself into biological lifeforms, similar to the more sinister ability of demonic possession. A distinction between the two being that unlike demonic possession, the Demigod does not subvert the lifeforms will and is simply acting as a "passenger". Most often this is done without the vessel even being aware of the Demigod's presence. They are also able to use their spirit form offensively if need be. In this form they can seemingly float or have limited speed while flying or floating across the ground, launch powerful rays of spiritual energy at foes, taking out masses of enemies instantly. Using this form, they can can easily massacre hundreds of foes within minutes and from a vast distance away. Demigods also become completely immune to all forms of physical assault. However, while formidable, this form is much more vulnerable to psychic attacks and magical warding, which can capture their spirits if they are not careful. While in this form, Demigods are much more vulnerable to attacks against their physical forms, as well. As their souls are temporarily separated from their bodies, this causes the Demigod to be unable to defend itself while also greatly weakening all of their other natural abilities, including regeneration and invulnerability. A Demigod can use their soul for extrasensory purposes, allowing them to detach their soul so it may move more freely. They also have the ability to rip a person's soul from their body, killing them. Called "soul flaying", this is used to great affect against physically superior opponents, though those with a strong enough will can resist this technique.*
* ***Superior Intelligence:** Demigods possess vastly superior mental capabilities when compared to other mortals bveings. This allows them to process information hundreds of times faster than most mortal beings are capable of. As a result, Demigods possess enhanced intuition, pattern solving, information storage and retrieval, and logical and philosophical structuring. They also have a perfect photographic memory with the ability to recall any moment. Their minds function similarly to a supercomputer designed for strategy, their ability to predict probable outcomes of tactical and strategic scenarios is so advanced that it borders on clairvoyance. This enhanced brain activity can manifests itself in battle as a form of precognitive tactical awareness and significant resistance to telepathic attacks. Demigods are capable of using telepathy to read and probe the mind of any human being as well as to absorb the memories of others. They can also hemorrhage the brain of anyone whose mind they were reading. Though they only did this if the subject was resisting. Thanks to their innate divinity, Demigods possess the extremely rare ability of Allspeak and so can communicate in all languages and dialects spoken by mortals.*
* ***Unbreakable Willpower:** Demigods possess incredible willpower and determination which cannot be broken. Once its mind has been set on a goal, the Demigod will not stop until that task is complete, no matter what obstacles get in the way. No matter the odds, a resolute Demigod will never consider backing down from anyone or anything. As un-aging creatures of immense powers, Demigods don't contemplate their own mortality and will recklessly charge into battle even if at the brink of being slain. This tremendous willpower also helps them to break free from illusions and fight against magical enchantments. Their extraordinary willpower coupled with a natural resistance to both divine and demonic power allows Demigods to free themselves even from the manipulations of hostile Gods or Elder Demons. Attempts by such beings to rip the soul from their body or manipulate them psychically are also often fruitless. Because of these reasons, Demigods are essentially immune to all forms of mind control and illusions. Demigods can also use their own indomitable willpower to dominate and subjugate the wills of others, forcing these unfortunate beings to obey their commands. Thus allowing the Demigods to defeat whole armies without ever needing to lift a finger. Very few mortals can resist this ability.*