Nergal



The Nergal Clan is an Extra Demon Clan birthed from the marriage of Barbay Phenex and Masi Bael. Due to the hereditary ties to these two clans, the Nergal Clan bears the Rank of Arch Duke much to the dismay of the prideful and elitist Bael Clan.

Summary
The Nergal Clan is a powerful Kratocratic and Patriarchal Extra Demon Clan birthed from members of the Phenex and Bael Clans. They are considered amazing natural born warriors and are thus respected throughout the Underworld for their combat prowess. As such, they often participate in Rating Games and, more often than not, win despite having a small, if not nonexistant, peerage. They take pride in their power, but rarely act arrogantly to the surprise of the Devil Society, save for Kalari Nergal. They are, however, rather selective when it comes to allowing one to marry into the clan or work under their clan as the peerage of their members, often presenting a test of combat aptitude in the form of sparing with one of the clan members. In order to pass this test, the individual has to instill enough pain upon the clan member to make him/her relent in the member's assault. This isn't easy. however, as their strong will makes it difficult to make one force a Nergal to cease his/her attack. In the rare case of one passing this test, the individual is treated with honor by the inhabitant of the Underworld and respected by the Nergal Clan themselves.

They are business partners with the Phenex Clan, serving as a source for two materials only made by members of the Nergal Clan known as Nemean Mane and Lion's Blood, which compete with Phoenix Tears as some of the most valued materials in the Underworld. They are rarely willing to produce these materials for any other clan as their pride makes it difficult to negotiate them into making them. The main, and maybe only, reason the Nergal Clan is willing to produce these materials for the Phenex Clan is the ancestral connection the Nergal Clan has towards the Phenex Clan.

Due ancestral reasons, they are willing to produce this material for the Bael Clan as well. To the dismay of the Nergal Clan, however, the prideful Bael Clan tends to turn their nose to their offers of companionship. The Nergal Clan wishes to establish a form of bond with their ancestral clan, but are looked down upon by the Bael Clan as impure. Causing the two clans to harbor a rather disconnected relationship between eachother.

As for the Gremory Clan, the Nergal Clan views the Gremory Clan as discarded children of the Bael alongside them. The Gremory Clan, despite having sparse contact from them, views the Nergal Clan as allies. The Gremory Clan views the Nergal Clan as superior, while the Nergal Clan views the Gremory Clan as their equal in most cases. Causing an air of awkwardness to develop during confrontations with eachother. The Nergal Clan is rather lenient with their customs towards the Gremory Clan. This is shown by the clan simplifying their tests to just impressing a single member of the Nergal Clan with combat prowess whenever a Gremory Clan member is being tested.

The members of this clan are raised to fight using nothing but their own natural abilities. Meaning they refuse to use weapons or any form of outside enhancement, which leaves them to use hand-to-hand combat and their pyrokinetic capabilities as their own form of combat. Despite this limitation, they are nigh-unparalleled in terms of hand-to-hand combat and pyrokinesis. During the early era of this clan, the members were rigorously trained from birth in an attempt to make their descendants superior warriors. This practice ended when the second child, Kataga Nergal, was born. This was due to the psychological and emotional trauma that developed in the clan's firstborn, Sengal Nergal, that made him introverted and even drone-like to a degree.

Symbol
The Clan symbol features a cross section forged by two nails, which are symbolic of their rigid, yet protective clan code. Wrapping around the nails are a pair of flaming lions, which meet in the center to stare eachother down. Symbolizing their prideful and warrior-like demeanor.

Members
The Nergal Clan is well known for their combat prowess and presence in Rating Games with each member of the clan being at least equal to an army of Top-Class Devils with members of their peerages being at least equal to a battalion of Top-Class Devils.

Barbay Nergal is the current head of the clan and 4th most powerful in the clan. He was a former Phenex member who wound up marrying a member of the Bael Clan. He was, and still is, a respected member of the Phenex Clan and often serves as the intermediary of the clan when dealing with Phenex affairs. He is considered the most business-like in the clan and is often busy dealing with affairs and requests from other clans. This builds his reputation as the most reserved of the entire clan, making it easier to negotiate with him than anyone else in the clan. He cares deeply for the members of his clan, often putting his own life at risk for them.

Masi Nergal is the headmistress of the clan and is the 3rd most powerful in the clan. She was a former Bael member who wound up marrying a member of the Phenex Clan despite him being weaker than her. As a result, the Bael Clan tends to look down upon her for her marriage to an unapproved spouse. She once was the one in charge of the children and protecting them. Her work load was lightened by Sengal Nergal when he came of age. She then became the metaphorical "good cop" often trying to negotiate a solution with the other children with Sengal being a forceful and unmoving, yet caring and fair "bad cop". She has an incredibly explosive personality, both good and bad, making her the funnest yet second most terrifying out of the clan. Masi, much like her husband, cares deeply for her clan and is willing to die for them.

Sengal Nergal is the first son and heir of the clan. He is the most powerful in the clan due to his lifetime of rigorous training. He is the face of the clan, being the one representing them the most in Rating Games. His full power has never been displayed. Leaving it a mystery to everyone, including his clan. This forces respect from pretty much everyone around him. His power even forces respect from the prideful Bael Clan out of sheer fear. As a result, he is respected by the Four Great Satans, but less out of fear and more out of impression. He, after maturing, became the enforcer of the family alongside his mother. Often being used as a threat to instill obedience, his siblings fear and respect him more than anyone else. Much like his parents, he harbors unparalleled care and affection towards his clan. Despite all of this, he is the most mentally and emotionally unstable of the clan as a result of his lifetime of training. His peerage also happens to be the smallest of the clan, only featuring two pawns.

Kataga Nergal is the first daughter of the clan. She is considered the 2nd most powerful of the clan. She is the most compassionate of the clan, causing her to display a nigh-perpetually friendly demeanor to even enemies of the clan. She, despite her power, is the least willing to fight among her clan, fearing the possibility that she may kill someone she cares for. As a result, she is seen the least in Rating Games despite having the largest peerage of the clan and is often seen alongside her father when dealing with Phenex affairs. This demeanor flips itself around when those she cares for are endangered, turning into a warrior with ferocity being comparable to that of an enraged Dragon. She cares the second most for her clan, being overshadowed by the affection of Sengal, and is often seen tending to her clan; most notably to Sengal. She detects the pain that Sengal is undergoing and tries what she can to ease his agony, but is rarely successful in her attempts.

Kalari Nergal is the second son of the clan. He is considered the 5th most powerful of the clan despite his arrogant and belligerent demeanor. The reason for him being the way he is lies in the fact that he is in the state where his hormones experience an imbalance. He is the most arrogant of the clan and is very vocal about his superiority as a Devil. This causes him to push around weaker Devils who confront him in order to assert his dominance. Despite this macho demeanor, he is incredibly shy around females and often chokes when talking to one. Which causes males and females alike to tease him on this, more so females than males as he is incredibly reluctant to get aggressive with a female. This doesn't mean they are safe, however, as a female can cross a line that invokes his ire much like a male. This line is crossed when a female, or anybody really, talks negatively about his clan in any way. He talks more openly to Kataga than anyone else and often ask for advice from her. He also holds utmost respect for Sengal, as he views Sengal as a role-model so much so that he established a fan-club dedicated to him.

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