Aciel

**Aciel**, formerly known as **Ishaam**, is a former human turned Archdemon and Elector of Hell, known to the Chaldeans as an ensnarer. His hatred of the gods is his most infamous aspect, being the reason he is known to them at all. For unknown reasons, he is watched over by Raphael.

## Overview

What once was an average man became a demon of Hell upon death, and among those who turned demonic Aciel is one of the most tragic. It's a tragedy that came from his relationship with the gods, turning him from a pious man to a God Slayer who has killed many gods from many universes.

Aciel dwells within the bowels of the earth, and can be summoned by average humans. To summon him, a magical circle must be prepared for him before his name is muttered three times. His movement is as fast as human thought so he would be quick to act. If asked, he would willingly give riches to those who summoned him due to his love of humans.

Under his master Lucifer, Aciel conquered the planet Saturn, making it his domain as well as Lucifer's.

## Appearance

Due to his contemporary status as a multi-dimensional demon, Aciel doesn't have a fixed state of phyisicality. Though when manifesting into reality he usually takes a humanoid form, fitting as he used to be human. His main form highly resembles that of a satyr, with the bottom half of a goat and upper half of a man and two horns on his head. His body looks emaciated, as if he hadn't eaten in weeks.

When appearing in Hell, he appears as a tall muscular figure with reddish skin, four horns on each side of his head, and an uncounted number of yellow eyes. He has sasquatch-like legs sans the amount of hair, he has leathery skin and a short tail. Four bony protrusions come from his back. Another one of his demonic forms resembles a tan emaciated bull with black hooves, a red tipped tail, and fire protruding from his orifices.

A final demonic form he is known to take is a colossal sized brawny creature with thick black armor/scales, many horns covering his head, massive tower sized hands, and tails that can cause shock waves. This form is indescribable beyond those words and and indiscernible compared to the others, being almost Lovecraftian in nature.

When he was a human child, he was a short little boy with blond hair and dirty torn up clothing, typically whatever he and his family could find. When he grew older, he became much more muscular, his body garnered a few scars from his years of hardship, and his blonde hair turned a more dirty blonde. Every so often he would use this form once more, though it would appear three feet tall, possibly signifying that he thought lesser of his past self, showing his change from what he was into the monster he is now.

## Personality

Ambition, impatience, cruelty, and anger, four words that could describe Aciel quite well. In his youth however, Aciel was considered kind and compassionate by his neighbors, though as he aged these characteristics grew lesser and lesser over years of constant maltreatment.

After his death, he placed all of his built up hatred upon every single deity that exists within all of creation. According to him, all gods are either irredeemable monsters or uselessly apathetic and should be removed from existence. He holds nothing against the mortals who worship them, though he does think they're foolish for depending on gods. His ideology has been criticized and praised by many, the former say that his misguided quest to kill every god would make existence worse since his ideology doesn't account for the gods who are very active in the lives of mortals, and the latter say that many gods in high positions of power often misuse their power (such as Zeus and Set) so giving them a threat would be a good thing. He also feels as though that those who suffer in Hell or varying other punishing region of the Underworld wouldn't be there if it weren't for the gods, as they could have helped them rather then judging them on their high throne. He especially hates the non-fallen angels as they willingly act as servants to the God who he feels has done the most wrong. Even if the deity is overall benevolent, it matters not to Aciel, for they are all advantaged uncaring despicable creatures in his eyes.

Aciel's opinions on Demons is the complete opposite, as he believes that they're superior to any other being. He especially respects demons like Tinshemet and Lucifer, as they had been hurt by the true God of Heaven, whose hatred on said subject has already been written. Despite this, he obviously has mixed feelings on demons who pretend to be gods to be worshiped, such as Adramelech and Mammon. He feels as though that so long as it doesn't actively harm humans that demon worship should be fine. This doesn't cover Moloch, due to his demands for human and animal sacrifice, who has gained an especially bad spot in Aciel's mind. When he was human, Aciel used to have nightmares about Moloch, however being able to see him as a demon gave him the clairvoyance to understand that Moloch wasn't a nightmare, he was a pathetic fool from the start.

## Powers and Abilities

**Angel Ruler:** As an archetype, a ruler angel is a powerful upper-level angel who represents or is associated with presiding over the bands of angels and charge them with fulfilling the divine ministry, also known as principality angels. The principalities are shown wearing a crown and carrying a scepter as representing their status. Their duty also is said to be to carry out the orders given to them by God and bequeath blessings to the material world and are tasked to oversee all living beings. They are the educators and high-level guardians of the physical universe. They are known to be great inspirations to living beings.

**Ascended:** Aciel has or can leave their body, enter a plane of higher existence, and become pure energy gaining various powers, the most obvious would be an intelligence that surpasses nearly every form of physical life that would give Aciel the ability to create incredibly advanced technology. Aciel still contains their bodies and can choose to switch between them when they want too.

**Dark Arts:** Aciel can utilize the Dark Arts, a malevolent system of techniques that is based around a darker side of magic that is typically used for selfish, self-serving and/or nefarious purposes. Though it is not necessarily "evil" magic, dark arts tend to focus on destruction, harming, cursing and otherwise complicating the lives of other people while advancing Aciel's own state.

**Dark Power:** Aciel wields an extraordinary dark power; a primeval and essence of cosmic balance from which they derive a myriad of abilities rooted to the source of darkness. In all its power, this fundamental element is a wellspring of shadow, encompassing realms both mundane and esoteric natures, which inherently opposes all things light. Through their mastery of darkness, Aciel commands extraordinary capabilities associated with the obscurity of the unknown, channeling and harnessing these dark forces to their advantage.

**Light Power:** Aciel possesses an extraordinary light power; a primordial element of cosmic balance from which they derive all abilities as it is a source of light. In all its power, light by its concept, can produce endless levels of illumination that can come from mundane and esoteric/supernatural natures, all of which can oppose all things dark. By harnessing the power of the light, Aciel can be capable of extraordinary powers that can relate to the forces of the light, all of which can be utilized to Aciel's benefit.

**Demonic Source:** Aciel has demonic powers, which can be obtained a number of different ways. Aciel may be a demonic being or have demonic ancestry, transform into a demon, channel or act as a vessel for a demon, have the power or soul of a demon, or mimic/steal powers from a demon.

**Divinity:** Aciel has divinity and divine powers granting them an immense amount of sheer power, making them a divine being by nature, a status which can be obtained a number of different ways.

**Angelic Source:** Aciel has the angel form of divinity and divine powers granting them an immense amount of raw power beyond the mundane, making Aciel a divine being by nature, a status which can be obtained several different ways. Aciel can gain this type of divinity by having an angelic ancestry, being transformed into an angel either by another more powerful angel, a deity, higher being, by faith, channels, acts as a vessel for, the power/soul of an angel, to mimic/steal powers from an angel, or be enhanced/evolved to the point of angelhood. However, at times Aciel with the angelic source are weaker/lesser than deities depending on the type of divine being they are in question.

**Evil Empowerment:** Aciel becomes stronger, faster, more durable, etc. when they come in contact with evil and malice, including of oneself and others, possibly unlocking abilities related to the affinity and enhancing the existing powers. Aciel may be able draw sustenance from evil or even slow or stop aging.

**Legendary Status:** Aciel has legendary status. They are widely known and are incredibly famous for their abilities, feats, achievements, and contributions.

**White Arts:** Aciel can utilize the White Arts, a benevolent system of techniques based around a purer side of magic that is typically used for unselfish, self-sacrificing and/or noble purposes. Practitioners of this type of magic tend to focus toward assisting others, purifying evil spirits, dispelling curses, creating medical potions and respecting all the rules about what is forbidden and not. They are also capable of using offensive magic, though this comes with strict restrictions most of the time.

## History

### Origins

Ishaam was born to two unnamed parents who were forced to live location to location in search of a place to finally settle. They were already struggling financially, a child just gave them another mouth to feed. Every kingdom they traveled to seemed to have their own set of gods, and every day he would pray to that kingdom's gods in the hopes that they could help his family, but his prayers were never answered. While Ishaam was still young, his mother and father died, leaving Ishaam to fend for himself in the harsh streets or the unforgiving wilderness.

Despite the odds being against him, Ishaam managed to live to adulthood, get married, and even father some children. Unfortunately however, most of his children would go on to die from famine and pestilence. To make matters worse, Ishaam and his wife would live long enough to witness the War of the Gods, which destroyed everything they owned. This event gave him a newfound hatred of the gods, he originally thought that they didn't exist, but the realization that they existed and did nothing made him resentful of their power. Ishaam's son was starving and on the brink of death, and Ishaam sought to not allow his son to die. They traveled to a forest where they believed they would never go hungry again, however this was ultimately a fruitless effort, as his son eventually gave in and died in Ishaam's arms.

Ishaam had decided that he had enough of the life he lived and decided to kill himself. In his dying breath, he used his final words to curse out the gods, for even in death the only thing that he felt deserved his energy was his hatred for them.

### Demonic Ascension

After death, Ishaam ended up in the seventh circle of hell, having been transformed into an ordinary demon bound by vines and shrubs. His immense ambition to destroy anything remotely divine as well as his resistance against his punishment quickly contributed to his infamy in Hell. Pretty much every demon eventually came to know of the demon's hatred for deities.

This eventually got the attention of a particular creature, and he was greeted by Tinshemet; the Screech Owl. Ishaam wondered why someone of her nobility would visit him of all demons, though she didn't answer his questions. Tinshemet snapped her fingers, and the plants that once trapped him suddenly went away. She then led him to Pandemonium, the capital city of Hell, where he was greeted by the Seven Princes of Hell lead by Satan and none other than Lucifer himself. Aciel wove these demons the tale of how his hatred to the gods arose, and those he lost in the process.

Tinshemet demanded that Ishaam be given a high position due to his ambition alone impressing her despite her unwillingness to work with the demonic. The other princes of hell, both impressed by his dedication and sympathetic to his origin due to their shared distaste of God, the princes relented and gave Ishaam a portion of their power to him, electing him as one of the Electors of Hell.

With this new found power at his finger tips, Ishaam quickly became one of the most feared demons among both divine and mortal kind. He received the name Aciel from Tinshemet, and pledged a loyalty to both Tinshemet and Lucifer to wipe all gods off the face of the Earth for his former families sake. It's from his loyalty for the former that he joined the Congregation of MAG, and in the name of the latter he conquered the planet Saturn.

## Myths and Legends

Aciel is a figure from Chaldean demonology.

## Quotes

*"Poor bastard constantly prayed to any and all gods who would listen, not for riches, but just to survive. And yet, none of them listened. If I were him, I would become a misotheist too." - Unknown.*

*"I shall cook your wings to crisp!!" - Aciel to Horus.*

*"No longer you shall smite any more innocents, Thor." - Aciel to Thor.*

*"Because you and I have history with the Divine... a tragic one at that." - Tinshemet to Aciel.*