Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6192846-20140111153519/@comment-6192846-20140603151523

The reason the term was getting rooted out was because it gave an unnecessary connotation of importance to these seven, which (up til this point) is inaccurate. Same with epitome.

Regardless of the terminology, this is what we know about them::

1) Sateriasis' contract with the Demon of Lust occurred because Irina wanted someone with power to make babies and increase the number of HER in the world (narration clarifies this wasn't part of her "big plan" but her personal whim). She originally intended Illote to be the one to make the contract but he turned up dead and Cherubim was the more readily available (and seemingly more viable) candidate.

2) Banica's contract with the Demon of Gluttony was, for all intents and purposes, accidental. Had Irina not been forced to give it up in Marlon (and Arte and Pollo didn't end up with it), Banica probably would've died and AB-CIR would be sending Platonic to Marlon instead.

3) Riliane's possessions occurred because it pushed Prim's agenda. To avoid citing Praefacio until we transcribe all of Prim's rant, Twiright Prank shows that, had Alexiel been the one possessed by the Demon of Gluttony and the situation was reversed, Ney would've probably been tasked to transplant the Demon of Pride to him instead.

The possession by the DoG was, seemingly, to set the stage for one of the twins being possessed by the DoP down the line, which Prim's end result (based on Cloture) was to have Kyle take control of Lucifenia.

Whether the aim was always to have Riliane be the one, instead of Alexiel, I don't know. Twiright Prank doesn't clarify anything beyond the fact that Presi being possessed by the DoG in the end was always the intention.

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I could be wrong, but I think the above examples demonstrate that Irina just wants to collect the vessels of sin, not necessarily have seven people possessed by each of them. If it serves her purposes, sure, she'll have the vessels possess them, but that doesn't seem to be her goal.

Abyss I.R. was acting on behalf of Prim, finishing her training, teaching her how to use the vessels of sin, helping her with her Evillious domination scheme, etc. Irina didn't have Prim possessed because it would've served no purpose. Riliane and Kyle's possession were what benefitted the Queen Dowager's goals, which was what Irina was supporting.

The question is, what did Abyss I.R. hope to get out of it? She got the Espionage Task Force she asked for but what did they do for Irina? In the end, her aiding Prim caused her to lose out on a lot in the end. I think that's the core question to be asking about that entire event.

So in that respect, I don't think any of these people are "intended" to be the ones possessed by the vessels, at least beyond what fate lands them on (whether that be premeditation or happenstance). Now what effect those particular seven have had on Evillious history compared to others that were possessed is a different story.