Chicken Farming

So this was the fabled region of mare maris. Fabled in the fact that its queen was supposedly some kind of mystic deity. In the darker circles in which Jack frequented it was said that she was just another Kami who had taken human form. Typical of the self righteous lot. Placing themselves in a position of power and worship. Jack was never really about the whole worship thing. As nice as he was sure that it was. It made a person soft. Too used to the comforts of the sacrifices, he wasn’t having any of that. He would rather have people fear him than worship him. Which in most instances was precisely what happened. There was something about this whole place though that made Jack feel slightly paranoid about being here. It was like diving into the depths of Celestes Regnum when he had been possessing that human. Danger at every turn. Not that the demon thought he could not handle himself if he was discovered. He was more than capable of doing so quite easily. So he decided that it was time to kill two birds with one stone. He had agreed to Iskra that he would capture for her a kami, more specifically. A female kami. And on that note he also needed the blood of the kami for his own experiments. And according to Ceila. They tended to visit this place often enough.

The moment he heard about the queen being a Kami. Well. There had been a temptation to kidnap her and use her. However he had ultimately concluded that such a plan of action would only be suitable if he found that she was in fact the only female Kami in the city. Which seemed unlikely. And even if the pride demon did attempt to pull that one off. He doubted that the celestial forces would just let the leader of a stronghold on Terra get kidnapped like that. Or be used by a demon for experimentation. Or indeed, what Iskra had planned for the kmai that he brought her.
exp: 371
PWC: 346

There was one thing that was beginning to bug the pride demon about this whole thing and it was that. He knew Ceila had sent him here dilberatly just to annoy him. At this point he knew she would be sitting there cackling away at how smart she thought she was. The thing about this city was that, the Kami, there were any really here. Were disguised as humans. Taking human form much like the queen. After watching a parade Jack had guessed that it was more than likely some of her close guard were too Kami. However. He could not be sure. As one can imagine this made hunting them quite the difficulty. But it would not be the end of him. For Jack had a plan to draw out the Kami. And cause chaos all the while. The poorer section of town was his choice of starting point. If he was going to draw out the subjects he needed for experimentation then he was going to have to take advantage of their protective nature and dislike for demon kind. There was a tramp in the street, a mild echoing head ache. A memory remaining from the possession hang over. But he wasn’t going to possess this one. Merely. Work his magic.

During his research into blood magic Jack had found that within the blood of the living there were many natural life forms. Far too small for the eyes to ever see. Some of these lived in the body naturally, but others entered it from a foreign substance. Those in the latter category tended to be harmful. And caused illness and disease. Jack found a way to make it so that the ones naturally living in the body, suddenly turned hostile. Along with accelerating blood flow. Doing this, he created a plague that he called the ‘Red Death’ due the symptom of having blood leak from every pore and orpheus The best thing about it was that Jack had made it so that the disease caused people to go mad with rage, attacking others like crazed animals. Spreading their condition. Jack pointed at the tramp, Whispering the chant under his breath and grinning. “ You are first”.
exp:399
pwc:369

Once the disease had been unleashed on several peopel Jack simply took his time in reaching different points of the city in order to scout out just what he was going to be doing with the Kami. His choice were admittedly limited as far as that point went. He couldn't directly sense Kami in the way that he could other Oni. Most of the time he relied on simply being able to tell a spiritual nature by telling the person was either a hybrid or a spirit of sorts. And when he couldn't sense the taint within them. Usually the answer bent one way or the other. Which in this particular instance was good. Because so long as he wasn't just grabbing someone with the taint. He would be getting a Kami for his experiemnts, and well for Iskra to use for whatever plans she had. At the moment. Jack wasn't all too bothered about the condition the Kami was in after he dragged it back to Iskra from his lab. Likely it would be bloody beaten and in a piss poor condition. An inner grin as he used his devil speed to move from watch point to watch point. Being careful to avoid the local guards.

As things began to flow, cogs began to move into his mind. It would take a little bit for the disease to incubate. He wasn't as skilled with that one yet as some of his other blood magic techniques. Regardless. The moment it was discovered. It would likely begin causing problems for the inhabitants. And a kami would have to come out to investigate eventually. It was then that Jack would strike. If it was female he would take her just there and then. If male. Well then he would torture him for the location of one of their females within the city. It was simple enough. And rife with chaos.

exp: 337
PWC:318

Things were beginning to work out rather well for him. The incubation period for the disease was now over and done with and the thing was spreading outwards through the poorer areas like wild fire, honestly it was beautiful. And moving in to combat it came those self righteous kami who seemed to have already identified that the disease was no mere plague. But a demonic curse upon their realm. And just as his luck would have it. There were several females among the ranks of Kami that came to combat the disease. Jack himself decided that in order to best capture one he would have to first lure it away from its fellows. Although he ddn’t doubt that he could have easily slain the group of kami doing so would put at risk the health of the one that he was going to capture in the first place. So Jack laid down his capture circle in a rather remote location, his next move would be to find a suitable form to take to trick them into following him nd of course that was rather easy when he found a little boy, an orphan in the streets. Possessing the yougng lad was relatively easy. But once again in the mortal flesh it felt rather dirty and impure. Still, as those hazel eyes turned red. Jack settled in. Skipping off towards were he had last seen the group of Kami Jack watched from the shadows as they made their way through trying to heal the sick as best they could. However thee Kami had no rights of blood magic or any of the demonic arts, their blessings were not working as this was no normal demonic curse.

It was a sickness in their blood. And for all their healing powers they would have no control over it. Soon these people like oso many others would succumb to the rage that their addled minds and fevers placed upon them. Forcing them to attack others. And spread this vile illness. Jack grinned in the form of the child. A rather disturbing image. With that. He closed his eyes, put up the hood of rags that the child wore. And began to cry. It was a rather simple function, he only let loose a portion of the childs psyche, the fear and terror of being possessed and the tears and noise came. But Jack controlled the words. Controlled the actions. As he had predicted. The maternal instinct of one of the females had them investigate. Leaving their group and having her promise to be back in a moment. “ What is wrong child?”. She asked, not being able to see the eyes of the “ child”.

exp:483
pwc:450

He choked out some more sobs from within the child, it was a rather useful skill if he did say so himself. Perfect l;ittle defense mechanism against most creatures bar the feral and of course. His own kind. “ Its my mommy...”. He choked out again, gasping for breaths between each. Increasing the effectiveness of the disguise. “ She got sick...and now shes angry at me and I-I don’t know why!...”. More bawling cries. The female Kami brought her arms around him, petting him on the back. “ There there child. Fear not....we shall get to the bottom of this and your mother will be well again soon....show me to her and I shall see what I can do”. There was kindness in her face, just what Iskra required. To him, the very fact she had that bless in her blod made her a suitable candidate for him to conduct experiments on, but then it wasn’t just that that he required from a subject. He took her by the hand and led her to the secluded spot. A crawling grin.

He yanked his hand away from the Kami’s drawing her into the circle. She reached out. “ What is wrong child why do yo-“. Her hand touched the edge of the circle and she would find that she was unable to move. Her features twisted into one of panic. Confusion, and from the mouth of the young boy. A dark laughter emerged. The kami froze whe she heard this laughter and stared at him with baleful eyes. “ What sort of foul devilry is this?”. Jack drew the hood back, and revealed the blood red eyes. Smirking as he spoke.

“ The Foulest!”.

exp:308
PWC:283

She continued to struggle against the circle but it was to no avail. Jacks magical powers were far to strong in keeping her within the binding power of the enochian seal. “ You....so you must be the demon that is causing this curse!....but why?”. Jack stepped forward and put a finger up the nose of the child. Disinterested. “ Does the fact that I’m a demon not make it enough of an excuse?...do I need a reason to kill humans?...to cause destruction?”. Jack walked around the circle. A predator taunting his prey. “ You Kami judge us so quickly as such, you kill us without asking why, simply deducing we are evil because of what we are...so...why should I do anything other than what you expect?...why should I try to fight against the norm of things when just fitting into the grand plan is so much more fun!”. Jack emerged from the boys body as a cloud of pitch black smoke eminating through his pores and taking form once again next to the child. The moment the boy regained consciousness he went to run. But Jack didn’t allow it. He drained the boy of pride, dropping him to the ground, hopeless without the will to resist. “ Devil!”. Screamed the Kami, looking at the boy.

Jack smirked. A maternal instinct indeed. Perhaps Iskra was right about them making good mothers. But it didn’t much matter. Any abomination spawned would be ultimately destroyed. “ Care less about whats going to happen to the human Kami and more about what I have in mind for you”. The angelic spirit looked over at him, there was fire in her eyes. Good. He would enjoy watching it burn out . Drowned in despair and hopelessness.

exp:327
pwc: 291

It’d been awhile since he had enjoyed a good meal of pride. Nd he was making one of this Kami before he handed her into Iskra. One thing about draining humans or other creatures in this way was that much like blood, it was only a temporary drain. They would always make more pride for themselves. It would recover. Regenerate. So even if he drained her completely, she wouldn’t be a useless hollowed out shell by the time he handed her in to Iskra. Although a hollowed out shell might have been a better submissive partner for her. But then again, it would take away the whole point of the maternal side of things. “ Just what do you mean demon”. Her breathing was growing more laboured, the questions were bore out of fear, and as her pride and honour were drained away, that’s what would replace them. Terror. Jack stopped next to the boy again and placed his foot on his head. There was another flash of anger that for a moment overcame the fear. “ Leave him alone!”. Jack looked up at her, amusement. He put a little bit more pressure on the boys head and despite being fully drained of pride the boy began to whimper. She looked desperate. Good. He liked desperate. “ Fine I’ll leave the boy be but on a condition”. Draining her pride meant that she was far more suggestable to these kind of things. She squinted her eyes suspiciously. But Jack solved that with another squeeze of the boys head. Another whimpering.

“ Fine...what?”.

Jack folded his arms and proposed it. “ You are going to follow me out of the city and do everything I say, follow that creed and this boy will live”. He pushed down a little harder. More cries of pain. “ Fail and he will die”. He eyes went from Jack to the boy, then to the ground. He felt the last remains of her pride leave her. But not through his draining. “ Very well...”. She spoke. “ I submit”. Excellent, more blood for his experiments. And another gift for Iskra to further cement their alliances.

exp:393
pwc:360