Exorcist

An Exorcist exorcising a devil (Art by Francisco Goya)

### Aliases

Battle Priests, Lesser Templars, Demon Killers, Soldiers of Christ, God's Hunters, Hounds of Heaven, Protectors of Mankind, Mystic Killers

### Classification of

Beings

**Exorcists** are Abrahamic followers who work within the spiritual sphere, expelling demons and dark spirits and even killing them.

## Overview

Exorcists act similarly to hunters, their job is to hunt supernatural beings that threaten people and either exorcise or kill them with the Holy Swords created by the Church. Despite being formed only by humans, the angels usually support the exorcists through blessings such as power, health and vigor to be able to do well in battles against demons.

Some exorcists due to their great devotion and faith in God receive missions coming directly from Saint Michael, with some gaining the ability to become Saints or even Angels, being able to even evolve their hierarchy.

## Description

Although the branch of exorcists only grew after the beginning of the Christian era, it is believed that King David and Solomon could not only expel but control demons and, through some psalms it was possible to exorcise demons and even pagan gods, such as the famous Psalm 91. In fact, one of the reasons many people believed that Jesus was the Messiah is that only a descendant of David and Solomon would have enough power and authority to cast out demons.

Most male exorcists generally wear priestly or casual clothes, while females like to dress in their nun attire. However, there are outfits that exorcists can wear that are made specifically for battle, specifically for females, as their holy attire can get in the way during battle.

### Texts

The texts used by exorcists to torture and cast demons out of people. It should generally be read in Latin. When used, they invoke the Pure and Holy Presence of God in an infinitesimal fraction, which is enough to cause the demon terrible pain to the point where the demon prefers death. Some texts are longer due to the power of the demon, while others are shorter for a quick exorcism of a casual demon.

### First text

* *"Exorcizamus te, omnis immundus spiritus, omnis satanica potestas, omnis incursio infernalis adversarii, omnis legio, omnis congregatio et secta diabolica. Ergo, omnis legio diabolica, adiuramus te... cessa decipere humanas creaturas, eisque æternæ perditionìs venenum propinare... Vade, satana, inventor et magister omnis fallaciæ, hostis humanæ salutis... Humiliare sub potenti manu Dei; contremisce et effuge, invocato a nobis sancto et terribili nomine... quem inferi tremunt... Ab insidiis diaboli, libera nos, Domine. Ut Ecclesiam tuam secura tibi facias libertate servire, te rogamus, audi nos.*
* Translation: "We exorcise you, every impure spirit, every satanic power, every incursion of the infernal adversary, every legion, every congregation and diabolical sect. Therefore, diabolical legions, we adjure you ... Cease to deceive human creatures, and to give to them the poison of eternal damnation; ... Be gone, Satan, inventor and master of all deceit, enemy of man's salvation ... Be humble under the mighty hand of God; tremble and flee when we invoke the Holy and Terrible Name at which those down below tremble ... ... from the snares of the devil, deliver us, O Lord . That Thy Church may serve Thee in peace and liberty to serve, we ask Thee, hear us."

### Second text

* *"Exorcizamus te, omnis immundus spiritus, omnis satanica potestas, omnis incursio infernalis adversarii, omnis legio, omnis congregatio et secta diabolica, ergo draco maledicte, ut ecclesiam tuam secura, tibi facias libertate servire, te rogamus, audi nos!"*
* Translation: "We exorcise you, every impure spirit, every satanic power, every incursion of the infernal Devil, every congregation and diabolical sect, therefore you also cursed dragon. So that your Church can serve thee in secure liberty, [We] beseech thee [as] We pray, hear us!"

### Third Text

* *"Exorcizamus te, omnis immundus spiritus, omnis satanica potestas omnis incursio infernalis adversarii. Omnis legio! Omnis con... potestas, omnis incursio infernalis adversarii. Omnis legio! Omnis congregatio et secta diabolica! Ergo, Draco maledicte et omnis......legio diabolica, adiuramus te! Exorcizamus te, omnis immundus spiritus, omnis satanica potestas, omnis incursio infernalis adversarii. Omnis legio! Omnis congregatio et secta diabolica! Ergo, Draco maledicte et omnis legio diabolica, adiuramus te!"*

### Fourth text

* *"Exorcizamus te, omnis immundus spiritus, omnis satanica potestas, omnis incursio infernalis adversarii, omnis legio, omnis congregatio et secta diabolica. Ergo, omnis legio diabolica, adiuramus te."*

### Fifth Text

* *"Exorcizamus te, omnis immundus spiritus. Adiuramus te, cessa decipere humanas creaturas, eisque aeternae perditionis venenum propinare"*

## History

After the Messiah's ascension to Heaven, several sacred elements came to serve as weapons for Christians to defend themselves from powerful demons and demonic hosts, including Satan himself. These elements were the sacred objects, such as the Holy Bible, Crucifixes and Holy Water, however, the most important is always the Bible, as it is in it that the Word of God and the texts written by David and Solomon can be found Devils. Several Christians then began to hunt demons and other evil spirit entities that were a threat to mankind.

## Notable Exorcists

* Jesus Christ
* Ota Benga
* Lankester Merrin
* Damien Karras
* Tomas Ortega
* Marcus Keane
* Devon Bennett

## Trivia

* Although there are reports of exorcists who ascended and became angels, there are no reports that anyone managed to ascend to any hierarchical level beyond the cherubim level.
* Despite their similar duties, most exorcists don't know about the other's existence, though this is implied to be because of ignorance rather than deliberate or hidden conspiracies from the higher-ups.