Do
you know what the birth of evil was? Most people may immediately think; It was
Lucifer who had done the first sinful act. He was the one who disobeyed God,
the one who was thrown from heaven, the one who turned Lillith into the first
demon, the one who tempted Adam and Eve to consume the forbidden fruit, and who
was then punished to a cage of flames…
But there was another whole side to this argument. People who believed this was
all a lie…
The demons; the children of Lillith.
They believed for eons that Lucifer was right; God was on far too high of a
pedestal and never loved the angels; he loved the pathetic humans more. They
welcomed those who saw the truth, and began developing lifestyles around
dragging humans down to hell and transitioning them into demons. That, and they
slowly transitioned from beings wanting freedom, to mindless monsters wanting
to torture, or feed on souls of the living. Demons, at the time able to
constitute a form, began ravaging the surface. They drove humans mad, destroyed
villages, all for souls. This process got so horrid, that angels had to come
down and begin what was called the War of Malice.
Demons were forced back into hell, their physical forms trapped within the
bowels of hell. They hated living in this fiery pit, no longer able to choose
to leave or stay. But soon, most transitioned and evolved away from mindless
beasts, into rather intelligent beings. Those who kept their monstrous ways
were treated like animals. A social system was established, and they managed to
bring balance into their disordered home. They became smarter and more powerful
as the years went by, discovering and unlocking more and more of their
potential.
They found a way to return to the surface, but in spirit rather than body. They
learned to slip through the cracks, as spirits, and possess the living. May it
be animals, humans, or children, they created possession.
They began making deals, and pulling human souls to hell to continue their
acts. The angels noticed, but took no action.
Though another discovery was found; they could create half demon children.
Children who could kill off the humans in their stead. An experiment was
created; The Mundane Project. Demons would go all over, and make children with
humans all over, and unknowingly make spawns of hell. The highest of demons
played a part in this, birthing children to lead the masses, and putting a
piece of them within the child to lead them down their fated paths…
Will they follow the plan, or pave their own?
The supposed creatures of absolute evil and darkness. They, in actuality, are creatures of magic, born from Lillith. All demons, beast or humanoid, were born from Lillith. They come in all shapes and sizes. Though depending on how monstrous or weak one is, they are thrown into categories:
Royalty
Lucifer-Kin
Lillith-Kin
7 Generals
Mephistopheles - Pride
Satan - Wrath
Amaimon - Envy
Astaroth - Gluttony
Beelzebub - Sloth
Egyn - Lust
Azazel - Greed
Baron/Baroness
Royal Familiars
Military
Governer
Warlord
4 Knights
Spies
Contractors
Soldiers
Grunts
Common
Peasants
Slaves
Animals
Demons tend to adapt powers similar to their parent or torturer, or develop entirely new abilities. Demons can be quite unpredictable with about everything about them. Each demon has a varying level of instinctual evil; a silent urge to kill or behave violently. This is greatly frowned upon to be acted on within Hell's gates, but with collecting souls, and planned attacks on humans.
Demons who had been created in Project Mundane; They possess the same prime abilities as demons; regeneration, heightened intellect, and better senses. Not much very different besides that the pull of natural instinct doesn't affect them as much and their minds aren't as strong as fullbloods.
Side Explanations
Ranking
The higher the rank a demon is, the more respected or even idolized they are. A peasant doing something as staring directly in the eyes of an asserting member of royalty can have them landed in the torture chambers.
High ranks, or Royalty, are treated with the utmost respect.
Familiars
They are descended from the beasts who had lost a consciousness, but has regained it. They are incapable of retaining a human form or possessing humans due to how weak they are compared to demons, but they can be faithful companions. Any rank above Soldiers are able to obtain powerful and intelligent Familiars, while for the poor they only can obtain the consciousless, pet-like ones.
Hell
Hell is much like Earth, except the air reeks of poison which only demons or the deceased can survive in. Areas to give relief of these conditions have been created, to remind demons much of Earth, but of course it isn't the same. There are two scorching hot suns in the sky, as well as two moons. The sky ranges from sunset colors, and is never dark, even at night. The temperature is quite high, but its near to unnoticeable to those of demon heritage. Against popular belief, demons have developed much like humans, and their society is quite well constructed.