Devil's guidebook 3

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Ima stop putting the notice since you guys probably get the memo by now. Instead I'll just put a link to the real author's ff and ao3 accounts at the end of the chapters.

Also, this is just a re-post. I don't think I'll continue where the og author left off since I'm not confident in myself to do so. The original author made this fanfic based on his own lore and changes making it his very own AU, so I don't know where he was heading with it plot wise.

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Holy Swords:

Blade of unmatched power and majesty, Holy Swords are weapons crafted from divine origin and infused with holy power before being gifted upon humanity. Not to be confused with light swords (blades crafted from light) or Divine swords (blades crafted for Gods to wield), Holy Swords are blade crafter from the element of 'Holy'. They cannot be crafted by human or Devils hands as only beings that can command the Holy element such as God can craft them.

As Holy Swords are extremely harmful to Devils, as even the smallest of scratches can become potentially lethal. Even standing in the presence of a Holy Sword can cause Devils to instinctively flee in fright as they trigger a very primitive reaction in our bodies similar to the fight or flight response in human, except without the fight part because our bodies ain't stupid and wants to live.

Holy swords can only be wielded by their chosen users. While not sentient the swords are able to judge the character of anyone holding their hilt and decided whether they are worth or nor to wield them. Anyone not found worth would not be able to access into any of the swords power. Every year, all the new initiates to the Church are taken to where the unpartnered Swords are stored and are tested to see if they have the potential to wield them. Needless to say cannot be wielded by Devils as their very touch will burn us and prolonged time in its presence will greatly weaken us.

Over the course of the centuries there have been many attempts to create artificial Holy Sword users but all attempts have led to failure. However all attempts on the creation of artificial Holy Sword users have been put to a halt and banded by the Church several years ago.

This was due to the events dubbed as the 'Holy Sword Project'. Led by Valper Galilei, now known as the Genocide Archbishop, the project experimented on children who showed some potential to wield Holy Swords but were still unsuccessful in doing so.

While much of the details of the projects were erased by the Church what is known is that experiments done on the children were unethical and inhuman in nature that resulted in the painful death of many of the subjects. When details of experiments were beginning to leak out and reach the ears of his superiors, Galilei attempted to hide all traces of his activities by murdering and disposing of the remaining children. He succeeded.

However it was already too late for Galilei as the Church found out of the experiments and was captured by the Church's internal Police force and he was soon forced to stand trial.

In the end Valper Galilei and all involved in the project were found guilty and were immediately executed by the Church. Because let's be honest here, what else were they going to do? Release a child mass murderer that has earned the title of 'Genocide' into the public? In what kind of messed up alternate reality would that ever happen in?

Ever since the disaster of the Holy Sword Project the Church has issued a law that made any research into the creation of artificial Holy Swords users illegal.

Excommunicated

At one time in the past the Church would excommunicate members who would act in a manner that was unbecoming of a member of the Church. These included Exorcists who have gone too far and committed murder or torture.

This practice continued for many year until someone in the Church realized the releasing highly train yet mental unstable psychopathic killer into the public so that they many continue these acts of violence unsupervised, or worse and more likely join the Fallen faction, who the church was at war with, was a really really stupid idea…like duh.

Ever since the Church discovered the wonder known as common sense, every deranged Exorcist were tried then executed. Excommunication is now only used on those who have committed non-violent crime and do not pose a risk to the public themselves.

The latest Exorcist that had suffered this fate was Freed Sellzen, a young man who was once hailed as a genius as a child before proven to me a psychopath with no qualms of killing innocent humans. His finally actions before he his death was to stick his tongue out at his executioners.

Ranks of Devils

From top to bottom

Ultimate Class

Maou

Great Kings

Kings

Archdukes

Dukes

Prince/Princess

High Class

Marquis/Marchioness

Margrave/Margravine

Count/Countess

Viscount/Viscountess

Baron/Baroness

Middle Class

Baron/Baroness

Knight/Dame

Low Class

Commoners and Reincarnated Devils

Trial of the Heirs

In Devil society power is everything. No matter your bloodline or lack of one, in the end that is the only thing that matters. Even if you had the blood of commoners running through your veins if you more power than any other Devils, no one would voice a word of complaint if you became the next Maou.

Yet if that were true why do members of the 72 Pillars get better treatment, in particular to their children? The answer is potential. Time and time again the children of the Pillars have proven to grow to become incredibly powerful Devils. One needs to only look at the four Maou and the leaders of the Rating Games to see that. Each one of them is a descendent of the 72 Pillars.

However, potential is not power that is why the Heirs are not given the privileges they enjoy without a price. That price is known as the 'Trial'.

If an Heir is able to prove him or herself a powerful Devil at a young age than the Trail will not take effect, but those who fail to do so must pass the Trail.

It is based on a rather simple idea; even if the heir is weak they still have powerful abilities in their blood. So at the very least if they cannot become powerful Devils themselves then they should provide powerful children instead.

That is why every heir is engaged to powerful Devil from another clan, one that is not an heir is or likely to ever become one. The heirs are them given a single command, break out of the marriage contract using your own abilities.

It does not matter if they use their wit, cunning or raw power. That is the Trail of the Heirs, a test to for the Devils to prove themselves worthy to lead one of the 72 Pillars or to help create the next generation of Devils that will prove themselves worthy.

In the end there are three possible conclusions to the Trails. The first is for the Heir to find a way to legally break out of the contract. The second is for the heir to fail and is forced to go through with the contract and marry their bethroned. The final option is for the heir to abdicate their position as heir.

If that were to happen the former-heir would be freed from the marriage contract and from all responsibilities of the heir as they would simply become anther clan member.

The third option had never been chosen in the entire history of the Underworld.

To Devils power is everything.

There does not exist a Devil willing to surrender power, even at the cost of their own happiness.

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