A storm of supernatural horrors now driven by the lashes of Dark Wills whom have devoured countless civilizations, Demons are as old as time itself.
Born as a direct consequence of the Creator blessing the absolute nothingness of space with ever-expanding life, Demons are the antithesis of life. They are coalesced evil -- manifestations of hate, fear and unknown sins that thrive off mortal impurity.
Though most in the Shadow's thrall exist as nameless beasts and ethereal nightmares, the Dark Wills are those that have consumed countless billions and have endured the unceasing expansion of the cosmos -- that sickening spread of life they so abhor. Those select few have attained identity and rank through conquest (mortality has given name to the nameless). And these beings of absolute malevolence now govern the seemingly senseless slaughter and rape of worlds. They command the ever-starving Darkness that ravages without conscience. In turn, they and their legions vast are endowed with the power of newly corrupted civilizations. Their Burn purges whole worlds of life and supplies their unnatural birthplace of fire and decay with nourishment that propels the Shadow forward to ravage again and again.
Above them sit The Eldest, demons of even greater renown and power. And above all sits The First, the icy heart of all evil everywhere. The First is consumed by a desire to undo that which The Creator has done. He is the opposite of all that is good. He is death to life, hate to love, horror to joy. He is the end of all beginnings. Dark Wills are but specks of dust to The First. The Eldest are but vague hints of his terror.
Their incessant consumption of worlds is destroying Demonkind from within. As the Legion grows, so too do those who command it. Each corrupted and consumed world provides a Lesser Demon with an opportunity to advance and become an identifiable Greater. And when evil lords of great power meet, surely there will arise a conflict of interests.
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The First is the head of Demonkind. The First is He Who Challenges the Creator or He Who Challenges Life -- the shadow that was wrought as a counter to all Creation. I also refer to this nameless entity as The Well of Midnight, for it is from The First that all Demonkind draws its power and it is to The First that corrupted and consumed worlds go.
