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timeline: the future. way in the future.
main characters: Adrian, Jess
adoption: halloween bishel dragon

United Protectorate: the extremely questionable government of the New Colonies [America, in a sense]. Not much is known about its workings, at least in Dri's world, because no one he knows has ever left Takhikis and returned to tell the tale. Adults [those older than 18] have to fill out a lot of forms, which Dri hasn't bothered to learn anything about, and school tends to leave a lot of unanswered questions.

Demons: There are demons, unquestionably -- the interesting bit is how they come to be. When a human being [or animal, though this is much more rare] is forced to feel such agony, hatred, or misery that their bodies can no longer handle it, the feelings are free to, in a sense, consume them, morphing them into a demon. The process is extremely painful - imagine your body being completely consumed by flame, then extinguished with hot water - and it is often fatal.

Those that do survive, however, soon find that being a demon isn't as bad as it could be. Though they grow very prone to violent mood swings, and suffer strong, frequently vicious impulses, they grow very strong and agile. They also get kick-ass ears and a tail. Though these things make it hard to go out in public, demons usually grow to not really care, getting used to frightened whispers and stares, as well as attempts to save their souls. Dri, in particular, finds the latter particularly funny.

Sadly, many people have it out for demons [and not without good reason, in some cases] so most don't last very long if they do decide to show themselves.

The History of Demons: (contains spoilers, second paragraph) In days of old, there were a lot more demons, simply because they were a more organized force. There were families, clans ... that sort of thing. As cult-ish as it sounds, it was a very good thing -- the demons could keep each other in check, and have others to relate to.

Of course, one of the generations - the grandchildren of the current elders, I believe - went and messed it all up. They started flouting the authority of the elders and going out on their own, fighting and killing one another in battles over territory and 'honor.' Either way, things went from bad to worse, simply because the younger demons in far away places were learning from these renegades instead of the older, wiser ones back at the old gathering place. As the elders began to die, the old ways were lost. Asratet and Laznusaniel were the last two elders -- Asratet murdered Laznusaniel and Adrian, in revenge, killed Asratet, thus sealing the inevitable fate of his race.

Writing/Inspiration: This whole thing started off with me listening repeatedly to Disturbed's "Down with the Sickness," a song I love very much until they get to the end, which could have been saved but wasn't. -_- Anyway, I was doodling, and I wound up drawing a handsome little demon boy whom I christened Adrian. Thus, he was Born.

Oddly enough, he used to have wings, but he lost those as I continued to draw. XD; Sorry, Dri.

Anyway, he continued to create himself in the back of my head, adding dynamic after dynamic to his character until he was a fully formed little demon pretty. At that point, he leaped into the vacant seat of Muse, and he hasn't left since.

Jess is, of course, based entirely on me. <_<;

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