>>>>>>Special I<<<<<< IMPORTANT NOTE: I suggest you read this before Chapter 4. Chapter 4 will be much more interesting if you read this first. My little sister, Emerald, suggested I do something to describe the twelve demonlords. She felt that the story couldn't describe little details about each demonlord that could be necessary for the development of their characters. So, here we have an in-depth look at the evil side of "Sailor Minerva: Protector of Light." She recommended that I have two kinds of profiles, detailed ones, and ones that could be glanced at while reading to keep track of the evil characters. Thank you for all your suggestions, Emerald! I also added my own section, and that is the "Customs" of the demonlords. I plan to edit those each time a chapter is released. Keep checking back to them to get hints and extra foreshadowing. Note: This is not a part IN the story, but it is a part OF it. It's not necessary for you to read this, but it could give you a greater understanding of the demonlords and their actions. Spoilers are contained within, but they are intentional spoilers. ============================================================================= ^*~ ENCYCLOPEDIA ~*^ In the order of possible power, greatest strength to least. (Strength is determined by the average of estimated attacks in battle and by power and influence among the demonlord's fellow evildoers.) The order is not definite and could change with the story's progress. As of Chapter 4, the order of these entries is correct. Name Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CECROPS Cecrops is the leader of the demonlords. He has never used any attacks, but his bloody red eyes seem to have some sort of strange power. They are able to fill Bellona with a terrible fear, so they must be terrifying. He's very mysterious and doesn't get involved with his underlings except to give them orders. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHARON Charon is the strongest of the demonlords, although he is quiet. He hasn't done anything of importance yet, but it is rumored that he possesses the power of the river of death. Supposedly he can do anything with this river, and he's often seen in a boat on the river. It seems that he controls time and helps the demonlords travel through time. He carries a pole that could be used to steer his boat, but is also seen as a warning sign to the other demonlords to stay away. He isolates himself from the group because he doesn't speak. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ECHIDNA Echidna is the snake-woman, a demonlord to be feared and reverent to. She controls snakes, and her demons are able to use the powers of mythological creatures. In fact, snakes crawl all over her body constantly, and she enjoys their company. These snakes are probably highly poisonous, but, then again, so is she. Her personality is rather calm and indifferent, like that of a snake's, but no one dares to cross her when she is angry. She may be involved somehow with Charon, but she doesn't openly show her dislike of the other demonlords. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CERBERUSHe's a powerful demonlord, but his arrogance quite often blinds him. He views his monsters as being invincible and is disdainful to the other demonlords who command normal demons. He is the master of beasts and looks like one himself. He even has the mannerisms of a monster. That combined with his cockiness makes him disliked by the others. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LARVA Larva acts very happy-go-looking, almost ditzy, but she is actually very intelligent, perhaps the craftiest of the demonlords. Her powers are largely unknown, but she always has liked insects. Might have something to do with her name, but it's not certain. The other demonlords are often forced to like her bubbly personality but get irritated by it sometimes. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BATTUS Battus is most physically strong of the demonlords and very muscular. However, his brain is about the size of a pea and he is very unobservant and undependable. He thinks that he is the smartest and best demonlord, and his arrogance almost makes the others go insane. Although he's so stupid, he is very strong and an advantage in battle. He has the powers of stone, and it matches his stone heart quite well. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ERYSICH-Erysichthon is a very strange demonlord. He cannot utter a THON sentence without pausing dramatically between each word. But he always must tell the truth, and can never tell a lie. He was originally an average human who was cursed after cutting down an oak tree for no reason. He would be hungry forever, and he never could lose this starvation, this constant desire for more food. He would live forever and starve forever. His immortality meant nothing to him, so he joined the demonlords in hopes that one day he would not be hungry. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANTEROS Anteros is an irritating demonlord whose arrogance often pushes others' tolerance of his stupidity. He is very muscular but not as strong as Battus, because he just wants to look powerful. He is disgustingly conceited and even wears makeup. He carries around a silver bow and arrow that look very menacing. It is rumored that he stole them from a god and will be punished for the theft someday. His motives are generally clear: he just wants to gain Cecrops's favor so that he can have as much power as he thinks he should. His name means "anti-love" and he seems to follow that philosophy. But he may have been romantically involved with Eris when she was alive. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- EREBUS Erebus is an interesting demonlord. He has control of death and darkness and is rather quiet as a result. However, when he does speak, his words are heeded. He and his twin brother, Tartarus, speak in fragments because they think exactly the same way. In fact, there is little difference between the two. They are precisely the same inside and out. They both don black cloaks that sometimes shimmer with faraway stars. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TARTARUSTartarus is the twin of Erebus. See above entry on Erebus. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BELLONA Bellona is a demonlord who causes terror among people. The sight of her is so horrifying that many people have panicked and go insane eventually. Her main power is her appearance. She and her sister, Eris, were created by the other demonlords to serve them. As time passed, Bellona and Eris gained more power and were able to reach the rank of their fellow demonlords. Bellona is the sweeter of the two sisters and didn't do much to attain her new rank. Her appearance is so terrifying that I won't describe it entirely anywhere, but underneath she has a frightened heart trapped in evil. She'd like nothing more than to be a normal person, but she can't, because the demonlord who created her, Cecrops, has absolute power over her. He created her, and he can destroy her. The death of Eris scares her into submission and she feels lost without her sister to advise her. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ERIS Eris was the sister of Bellona. The more aggressive of the two, she worked to have them rise in rank. She is now dead. Rather rude at times, she drove Cecrops to the point where he killed her. He had control over both her and her sister because it was he who created them. Although Eris was younger than Bellona, Bellona always followed Eris. Now that Eris is dead, Bellona is confused. Eris always led Bellona, but Eris's insolence got her killed. It's rumored that Eris and Anteros were lovers once, but no one could understand how it could be possible. Eris and Anteros were both so contemptuous and cold towards each other that it hardly seemed possible. However, since Eris is dead, it is an unanswerable question...unless Anteros would admit to it. Not likely, considering he is "anti-love." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ============================================================================= ^*~ QUICK NOTES ~*^ (For fast reference while reading) In alphabetical order for your convenience. This special part *should* have opened in a new browser window so that you can look back and forth at these if you get confused. It's suggested you read the "encyclopedia" entries above before reading these "quick notes" to understand this fully. ANTEROS -- Arrogant, conceited, and rude to the others. Wishes to gain Cecrops's approval. Speaks with a lisp. Anti-love, attacks with a silver bow and arrow. BATTUS -- Very cocky but incredibly dull. Deals with stone and has a stone heart to match. BELLONA -- One of the more sensitive demonlords. Older sister of Eris, the demonlord who was killed by Cecrops. Has the annoying voice that overemphasizes some words. Isn't known to have any special powers except for various temporary ones bestowed to her by Cecrops. CECROPS -- The leader of the demonlords. Very mysterious and creepy. Wears a red cloak and has blood-red eyes to match. His eyes seem to contain the source of his power, because he uses them to rule the sometimes unruly demonlords. CERBERUS -- The lord of the monsters. Acts like a monster himself. Is arrogant but powerful. Very ugly in mannerisms and appearance, so is not very well-liked. CHARON -- Strongest demonlord (except for Cecrops) and can travel through time. Might be connected with the river of death and, perhaps, Echidna. Carries a pole as a weapon. Is unable to speak so communicates little with the other demonlords. ECHIDNA -- The empress of the snakes and a venomous woman. Rarely shows her feelings but is sneaky instead. Could be involved with Charon somehow. EREBUS -- Demonlord of death and darkness along with his twin, Tartarus. Fairly intelligent but is quiet most of the time. Speaks in fragments with Tartarus. ERIS -- The aggressive younger sister of Bellona. Deceased. Might have had a romance with Anteros when she was alive. ERYSICHTHON -- The ever-starving demonlord who is unable to lie. Joined the demonlords out of hopelessness, because his curse requires him to live and starve forever. LARVA -- An optimistic demonlord who is clever and always happy. Probably is related somehow to insects. Almost annoying with her bubbliness. TARTARUS -- See Erebus. ============================================================================= ^*~ CUSTOMS ~*^ This list will be added to as the story continues. All interesting/ significant customs of the demonlords will be listed herein. a) Demonlords all follow their master, Cecrops, faithfully. b) They seem to know about other evil forces that have attacked Earth, but they aren't anything like the other evil forces, because they can withstand much stronger attacks. c) They command demons who do their bidding, but sometimes the demons don't feel entirely loyal to the demonlords. d) The demonlords seem to have organized random demons into a supreme evil force. e) Demons and demonlords are violent creatures in nature, but could overcome those feelings with a little encouragement. f) The demons and demonlords live in Hell. g) They have the power to teleport between different dimensions, such as Hell and Earth, and perhaps are able to travel through time. h) They're very determined to win this war against good. i) Sometimes a few demonlords are so clever that the rest are unaware of the intricacies involved in plots. j) Kissing up is common to gain favor. k) Demons actually are powerful and know the use of a brain. l) Demonlords take advantage of technology, such as computers. m) Openness is encouraged, but some demonlords hide their true selves. I'll stop at "m" for now and continue this as we learn more about customs of demonlords. Larva mentioned some evil creatures called "Graiae" and "Gorgons." Who are they? Hm... ============================================================================= That's all, folks! Hope that actually helped someone. I might have given away a few little hints of what will happen later...*meow giggles* Thanks for reading! I hope you like Chapters 3 & 4!