Diabolus

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Diabolus (悪魔(ヂアボロス), diaburosu; Latin for "Devil", Japanese for "Evil Spirit") are a race of spiritual entities native to the realm of Hell. Distinct from Hollows, Diabolus are born from the hundreds and thousands of evil souls that populate Hell. They are powerful wholly corrupt spirits with supernatural powers, that seek to sow chaos and destruction wherever they emerge. However Diabolus are largely sealed from the Human World, by the Gates of Hell.

Overview
Diabolus are born from the souls of those that have been sent to eternal damnation in Hell. Although the exact reasons as to why Diabolus are born, it is theorized that the collective spiritual energy from the thousands of souls, coaleces forming into a new entity. Different "evils" can create varying demons, such as the infamous Succubus, which are born from the souls of rather lascivious, or lustful spirits.

Characteristics
Diabolus are beings born from evil infused with the chaotic and malevolent energies that compose the realm of Hell, making them very powerful entities. Depending on what evils the Diabolus was created from, it will determine the general personality and outlook of the Diabolus in question. They will act almost always in accordance with their origins, seeking to spread their sin wherever they can. Because of the nature of how they are born, most Diabolus possess some supernatural power or ability in relating to what created them.

Soul Corruption
In history there are numerous documents, tales and stories of humans bargaining with demons to obtain fame, power and prestige. And while many of disputed these claims, it is indeed the very work of the Diabolus. As beings born from corrupt souls, they seek to devour other corrupt souls to obtain even greater power. However a single living soul so corrupted can provide the same amount of power as tens of thousands of souls found in hell. For this reason, souls are a very precious commodity, and Diabolus will spend decades nurturing a single soul until it is fully ripe.

However it is also for this reason that Diabolus have an intense hate Hollow's with a passion that cannot be described with words. When a Diabolus consumes a soul, it must consume everything. A Hollow however is a perversion of soul, empty of the very thing that makes it valuable. When a Hollow devours a soul, it becomes apart of the Hollow until purified by a Zanpakutou, making the Hollow and the souls its eaten useless to a Diabolus.

A Diabolus will likely go out of their way to kill a Hollow, if one is found, and if they are too weak themselves will summon allies to take it down. While Diabolus may war and kill each other for power and souls, they almost always put their differences aside when it concerns the destruction of Hollows.

Appearance
Diabolus vary wildly in appearance, although most if not all share the ability to assume a humanoid form if they so choose. As creatures born from chaos, no single Diabolus has the same appearance, and more powerful Diabolus often have unique forms. These forms can appear wildly, some are the size of buildings with multiple heads, limbs and other such features, others appear more alien than the imagination.

Diabolus Classifications
Diabolus are born from the energy of the souls of those sent to hell, and the creation of any one Diabolus is dependent on a number of factors such as spiritual density, the emotions exhibited by the souls, the conditions and area of Hell that they are born in, even the individual souls themselves. Combined with inherit energies that make up and Hell, an unknown reaction or event occurs, causing the birth of a Diabolus. Once born they are a fully formed Diabolus, sentient, and knowledgable about events, places and often people depending on when they were born. Within the Diabolus hierarchy there are several varieties dependent on what created them. Strength however is not entirely inherit from birth, any Diabolus that acquires enough corrupt souls, can become sufficiently power to challenge even those born into a higher caste, although such individuals are rare. Diabolus are catagorized into three categories depending on their origins, the first is the Bestia, the second is the Daemon and lastly is the Arcus Daemon.

Bestia
Bestia (野獣 (ビースト), Latin for "Beast", Japanese for "Monster"): These are the most common of the Diabolus and are formed from the primal destructive nature of all souls.

Appearance: Bestia are the most numerous of the Diabolus, differing in form from the small imp-like creatures to the large ogre-like monsters. Abilities:

Daemon
Daemon (妖怪 (デイモン), Latin for "Demon", Japanese for "Demon"): Daemons are Diabolus born from a powerful negative or sinful emotion. Much of the stronger Diabolus are of this variety.

Appearance:

Abilities:

Arcus Daemon
Arcus Daemon (大権悪魔 (アルチュデイモン), Latin for "Arch Demon", Japanese for "Supreme Devil"): Arcus Daemon differ from a standard Diabolus in that in addition to being created from negative emotions, they are also infused with a concept. In this regard an Arcus Daemon is very powerful often having far-reaching powers.

Appearance:

Abilities:

Powers
Diabolus have a multitude of powers at their disposal, most of which are unique to a specific Diabolus. The more powerful or higher caste a Diabolus is, the greater the power and scope of their abilities. Unlike Shinigami or Hollows, a Diabolus may not need to expend energy to use their abilities, and for this reason they are considered very dangerous by Shinigami and Hollows alike.
 * Demonic Possession: All Diabolus are able to possess a living being, with or without a soul. Doing so however is generally frowned upon, especially to a human with a soul, as the process generally damages the soul in such a way consumption barely gives any additional power to the Diabolus.

Behind the Scenes

 * The Diabolus draw much inspiration from various monsters and entities found in Dungeons & Dragons materials.
 * This race was created to serve as a distinct form from Hollows.