Demon of Lust

The Demon of Lust was one of the demons residing in the vessels of sin. Taking a katana as its vessel, the demon caused numerous incidents over the centuries. After being acquired by I.R., the demon forged a contract with Cherubim to allow him to take on the persona of Duke "Sateriasis Venomania" and acquire any woman he desired.

Mantle of Lust
After the death of Eve Moonlit in EC 014, her children, Hänsel and Gretel, split her Original Sin into seven fragments, each with its own demon. Afterwards, the demons and their vessels of sin were scattered across the world. Armed with the knowledge of the sun god's rules for demons, the Demon of Lust eventually inhabited a katana as its vessel.

Transforming the Duke
When the mage I.R. offered the sword to Cherubim at the Venomania Mansion in December of EC 135, the Demon of Lust recognized the heartbroken man as a suitable host and telepathically spoke to him, repeatedly asking that he leave everything to it. After Cherubim conceded and stabbed himself in the chest with the katana to forge a contract, the Demon of Lust filled his blood with its magic, turning it purple, while reassuring the duke that it was proof of their contract. Afterward, the demon asked if they shall dance.

Cherubim then changed his face to that of his brother, rechristening himself as "Sateriasis Venomania" and the demon increased his sex drive while granting him access to its powers. Around that time, the Duke unintentionally wiped his own memories completely and the demon was forced into a half-sleep as a result. In late January of EC 136, Sateriasis regained some of his memories while attempting to seduce Lukana Octo and the demon awoke, answering the new Duke's call.

When asked what it had been doing since they last met, the Demon of Lust explained the slumber it was forced into, recalling how boring it was. Sateriasis promptly dismissed the demon's claims and asked for its instance. Noting the man's impatient heart, the Demon acquiesced and admitted it would have an enjoyable time later. The Demon then induced the duke to undergo a demonic transformation, declaring that he would grant him wings before commanding him to dance freely in the sky.

Venomania Event
Armed with his wings, Sateriasis pursued Lukana and successfully tracked her down and brainwashed her. Afterwards, Duke Venomania invoked his power on Mikulia Greeonio and failed due to the Demon of Sloth already using her as her host. Sateriasis then continued to use his powers to enchant and abduct women from all across Asmodean over the course of a year and build up a sizable harem for himself while using the demon's power to also wipe the memories of any witnesses. Over time, the Demon of Lust's brainwashing began to weaken in several women.

In EC 137, the Duke was stabbed by a disguised Karchess Crim using the Golden Key. After the duke called out to the Demon, it explained how he had been defeated with another vessel of sin. As the Duke pleaded for it to do something before they both died, the Demon corrected him that only he would die and that the Demon of Lust would merely return to its vessel. Bidding him farewell, the demon told the dying man to give the Master of the Hellish Yard its regards and then left the man to his fate. Its vessel was later dubbed the "Venom Sword" by I.R. as a tribute to Duke Venomania.

Changing Hands
In EC 325, the mage AB-CIR utilized the Demon's powers to transform the face of Carlos Marlon. Centuries later, Zenon used the demon's power to wield the sword with ease for mugging. In EC 473, the mage Abyss I.R. defeated Zenon while he was crossing the Elphegort-Asmodean border and took the sword. At the Misty Mountains in EC 477, after Gast Venom told Yvette that General Shalgham had learned he was a descendant of Venomania, the Demon of Lust possessed the man.

Clouding his judgment as it rooted itself in his heart, the demon whispered to Gast as he struggled to decide what he'd do if the general destroyed the altar that allowed him to see his dead sister "Sarah", telling him to leave everything to it. Once the soldier impulsively decided he would kill Shalgham to protect his sister and conceded to the demon's wish, the deserting soldier took the Venom Sword from Yvette and awaited Shalgham the following night. Abyss I.R. then defeated Gast and took back the sword and the Demon of Lust left its host.

Story of Evil
In EC 482, Queen Prim Marlon used the demon's power from the sword to seduce King Arth Lucifen d'Autriche, entering an affair with the monarch. Later on, in EC 500, Abyss I.R. had the Demon of Lust set up to possess King Kyle Marlon after he touched the sword. When Keel Freesis showed the katana to Kyle, the demon possessed the king while he examined the weapon, telling him to leave everything to it.

With his love for Michaela perverted by lust, the Marlon king impulsively rejected his engagement to Princess Riliane Lucifen d'Autriche. After Michaela was killed in Riliane's ensuing war to exterminate all green-haired women, Kyle joined the Lucifenian Resistance and aided the revolutionaries in overthrowing the tyrant princess. As time progressed, the demon grew bored with Kyle's behavior.

During Kyle's meeting with the imprisoned Allen Avadonia disguised as his twin sister Riliane at the end of the revolution, the demon recognized the twins' resemblance to Hänsel and Gretel. Later that year, Abyss I.R. exorcised the Demon of Lust from Kyle and placed it inside one of the Four Mirrors of Lucifenia while the Venom Sword was sealed by Elluka Clockworker.

Five years later, Prim summoned the demon from the hand mirror at Castle Hedgehog to possess Kyle before she was killed by her daughter, Ney. Noticing Ney draw power from the Demon of Gluttony to undergo a demon transformation, the demon telepathically spoke to Kyle during his battle with the frenzied assassin, telling him again to leave everything to it.

Laughing, the demon mockingly questioned if he forgot about it and Kyle responded that he remembered. The demon then repeated its offer to help. Dissatisfied with Kyle's refusal, the demon said he was boring as always and ended their mental conversation. The mirror was then sealed by Elluka and Gumillia shortly before Abyss I.R. took the vessesl and removed the seals.

Père Noël
Sometime during the late EC 590s, Julia Abelard gave the sword to Yuzette Ora after recruiting her into Père Noël and the fake fortune teller stabbed herself in the chest, forging a contract with the demon. Over the following decade, Yuzette used the demon's power to change the faces of criminals for money.

After she fled from her shop in Rollam in December of EC 608, she changed her face and identity to "Isabel Ismael". Becoming a prostitute in Rolled, Isabel continued using the demon's power to seduce men for her profit. Once Yuzette was fatally stabbed by the Demon of Gluttony's servant Gretel while she possessed Lemy Abelard on February 11, EC 609, the demon relinquished its possession of the prostitute.

Defying the End
After the Third Period's destruction and subsequent merging with the Hellish Yard in EC 998, the demons were approached by the sun god, tasking each of them with helping Michaela have Allen Avadonia meet one of their previous contractors, the Demon of Lust's being Sateriasis Venomania. After the demons agreed to cooperate, the Demon of Lust waited in its vessel for its turn.

Later on, Allen summoned the Demon of Lust from the Venom Sword first and the demon manifested before him, remarking that it never expected they would meet again. After the former chamberlain asked how the Demon knew him, he related the he saw him from inside Kyle Marlon and commented on Allen's surprising resemblance to Hänsel. When Allen asked if he also was surprised by Riliane's appearance, the Demon affirmed the fact before off-handedly noting that Allen was different from her as well.

It then abruptly told him they should try to get their task over with. As Allen remarked how amusing it was that the Demon was cooperating now after the chaos it caused, the entity merely replied that there were no more living humans to partner with or watch create calamities, adding that the demons were the same as the gods once. After Allen asked if he should follow it, the Demon snorted and wondered if Allen even could; once the boy realized he was unable to fly, the entity explained that he was being affected by the Hellish Yard's pull on souls and reassured him that it would safely transport him to Asmodean.

Allen acquiesced and the Demon took him near the Venomania Mansion site. When the boy asked if the mansion in front of them was indeed the one, the Demon nodded and related its nostalgia, remarking how long it had been since it saw the mansion. When the boy commented on the inconvenience of his lack of flight ability while heading toward the illusionary mansion, the Demon laughed as it followed after him.

Reaching the front door, the Demon of Lust witnessed Allen recite "Open Banana" to open the door and asked if it was a lock spell. Allen replied that he could've opened the door with any phrase. When the boy questioned afterward if he could only do that with his inability to touch illusions, the demon answered that they could touch things if they wanted to.

Met with the boy's confusion, the demon attempted to explain how the "illusions" were more accurately "ideas" that, like spiritual bodies, could be touched like in real life. When the boy said he still didn't understand, the demon gave up, saying it wasn't interested in explaining the theory behind the Hellish Yard, and hurried him onward. The two then walked into the mansion and encountered Sateriasis Venomania.

After the Duke threatened to use his sword against Allen, the Demon intervened for him to stop, telling Venomania the boy couldn't win against him. The surprised Saterasis asked why the demon was with the child and who he was and the demon inquired if calling him "Irregular" would jog his memory. After the Duke recalled the name and laughed, the demon watched them converse about Venomania's lust and current situation with his harem, growing bored.

Once the boy told the demon they would leave and finished his conversation with Princess Maylis, and left. As they exited the mansion, Allen conversed with Gumina Glassred before leaving the manor grounds. The demon then questioned if they should have stayed longer and the boy responded that they didn't have much time according to Michaela. The Demon of Lust immediately countered that that didn't automatically mean they should hurry up.

Allen then admitted he actually just felt like he already met those people before and asked if the demon understood what he meant since he spent a long time on the ground. Questioning if he meant human facial similarities, the demon listened to Allen's query on why humans of different eras shared the same face. After clarifying there was many factors involved, the demon cited Levia-Behemo's banishment as the main cause. It then noted it was still just conjecture and didn't want to try explaining it to him.

As Allen called him heartless, the demon saw Hänsel awaiting them with the Glass of Conchita in hand and noted the boy's next companion seemed to have arrived. It then watched as Allen argued with his double over the Demon of Gluttony's absence. Once the demented servant explained that he would take the boy to the demon and contractor Banica Conchita himself from that point on, the Demon of Lust noted he seemed relieved of his duty. Telling Hänsel he left the rest to him, the demon extinguished its form and left.

Personality and Traits
At the time of taking its role as one of the demons for the vessels of sin, the Demon of Lust existed as a blank slate, having no aspirations or goals save for sating its own boredom, the same as its fellow demons. Not usually possessing individuals without their permission unless made to do so, the Demon of Lust was only willing to speak to those who were susceptible it and use persuasion to entice them to contract in their moment of need. After contracting, the demon would continue to have a role in the possessed host's actions and would readily speak to them if spoken to.

While sometimes finding humor in the inconveniences of others, the Demon was easily bored when its host was not acting out its respective sin and would dismiss individuals not willing to contract with it. Similarly, the Demon showed an apparent indifference to the deaths of its hosts as they no longer could fulfill the requirements of the contract; it also had little motivation to exposit on the nature of the world and would give up if its audience didn't understand right away.

Despite this apparent coldness, the Demon of Lust had a notable attention to the individuals it possessed and the people its hosts encountered, remembering them quickly and even able to feel nostalgia when returning to its old locations. It also showed a willingness to cooperate with the sun god in saving the souls in the Hellish Yard, though appearing agitated about doing so and disapproving of Allen's rushed departure from Sateriasis' mansion.

Skills and Abilities
As a Demon of Sin, the Demon of Lust was able to possess those who wielded its vessel. While possessing a host, the Demon of Lust was able to influence their personality and actions, fueling their desires and passions. If a contract was forged between an individual and the Demon, the Demon's host would have access to powers provided by the Demon. The Demon could also communicate with their host through telepathy, speaking in a voice described as androgynous and eerie by some and comforting by others.

Among the host's powers were undergoing a physical transformation. as well as mind manipulation magic. Those undergoing the Demon of Lust's transformation would grow goat ears and horns, birdlike legs and sprout batlike wings, allowing them to fly. Although having less strength than those transformed by other Demons, the hosts' claws would be strong enough to cut through steel with ease. The Demon also had the ability to change the faces of other individuals, which involved slashing the target's face with the sword.

Aside from the transformation power, the Demon of Lust's host also had the ability to brainwash members of the opposite sex, causing them to be attracted to said host regardless of their sexual orientation. The host could also manipulate the memories of other people and cause them to forget past experiences, but also risked wiping their own memories in the process. The Demon's host was also required to take the life force of others via sexual intercourse in order to maintain the Demon's power.

Although inhabiting the body of its host while possessing them, the Demon of Lust's true essence remained in the Venom Sword. Because of this, the Demon's powers could be inhibited by a sealing spell; similarly, the demon was forced to abide by the "rules" put in place by Sickle until the end of the Third Period.

Character Connections
Sateriasis Venomania: One of the demon's contractors. The Demon of Lust believed Sateriasis to be a good candidate for contracting and found amusement in his activities while possessing him, though remarking on the man's impatience. Although seemingly disinterested by the Duke's death, he later expressed nostalgia when revisiting the mansion in the Hellish Yard and appeared uneasy with Allen's meeting with Sateriasis.

Kyle Marlon: One of the demon's hosts. The Demon of Lust believed Kyle to be a more boring host, although nonetheless seeing fit to reach out to him in his time of need. After his offer of aid was rejected, the Demon expressed no further interest in the king.

Allen Avadonia: The demon's temporary charge. Initially surprised to see Allen's resemblance to Hänsel, the Demon was later amused by Allen's inconveniences during their partnership and treated him with an aloof attitude. Although only wanting to get his role in guiding Allen over with, the demon was nonetheless unhappy with the boy's impatience.

Conceptualization and Origin

 * The demon's representative sin is derived from Lust of the Seven Deadly Sins.
 * Swords symbolize virility and have phallic associations in some cultures; fittingly, the Demon inhabits a katana as its vessel.
 * The Demon of Lust manifests itself as a goat with chicken legs and six bat wings, which may be a reference to the satyrs, half-goat, half-man creatures in Greek mythology known for their hedonism and lustfulness; goats are also often the representative animal of Lust in Western symbolism.

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