Demon

Demon
Kanji	悪魔
Rōmaji	Akuma
Additional Information
Primary Ability	Various
Kin	Eight Demon Kings
Demon Images

Demons (悪魔 Akuma) are beings that live in Gehenna.

Overview

Demons are creatures that live in Gehenna, and ordinarily would be unable to make any sort of contact with those that reside in Assiah, Gehenna's opposing world. However, Demons by possessing whatever they can in Assiah (such as dust particles), Demons can pass over into that world. Their manner of possessing varies; for instance, some Demons find their way into the hearts of humans by praying on their emotional instability. The only way to remove a Demon from Assiah is to exorcise it, which can be done by slaying it, reciting its fatal verse (provided one exists) or by allowing the Demon to remove any lingering attachments it has to the world of the living, as is the case with Ghosts. In addition, Demons have two major weaknesses: their tails and their hearts; it is considered proper manners for a Demon to hide both their tail and their heart, as if the latter is destroyed, the Demon will die. Ironically, however, for a Demon to release its full power it must reveal its heart, which makes them extremely vulnerable.

Classifications

Most Demons are classified as being aligned to one of the Eight Demons Kings of Gehenna, and are referred to as being that King's "kin";^{[citation needed]} the kings of Gehenna are as follows: the King of Earth (地の王 Chi no Ō), the King of Rot (腐の王 Kusa no Ō), the King of Time (時の王 Toki no Ō), the King of Fire (火の王 Hi no Ō), the King of Insects (昆の王 Kon no Ō), the King of Water (水の王 Mizu no Ō), the King of Spirits (氣の王 Kuki no Ō), and the King of Light (光の王 Hikari no Ō).