Kiraku

Kiraku is a Greater Demoness and Demon Lord who is known throughout the world and especially Emertia for her widespread cruelty towards many, even her family and her own body in some occasions. She is the proginator of the Red Widows and rules over an area of The Sunken Lands known as the Halls of the Red Queen.

Though very seen by many non demon species, her influence upon Emertian events and people is considered legendary. Many demons and half-demons are said to claim lineage to her, but only 3 are truly recognized by her.

Her aptitude to madness and her love of flesh eating has garnered fear and respect even among other demons. Few tend to associate with her for too long, as her penchant for changing moods towards others not in service under her, can lead to hostilities from her. Nevertheless, she is still worshipped by one of the largest demon cults, The Cult of the Bloodied One.

Etymology
Kiraku's name, unlike other demons, is not thought to be chosen by her. Many demons choose a rather complex name for themselves, but Kiraku's name means little, and is in fact believed to be from a rather older dialect once spoken by the Sakuken. This, along with the fact that she appears as a Sakuken female, shows some sort of relation to the people, but such a reason is unknown.

Family
Rueka, another Demon Lord, is Kiraku's younger sister and only known family above offspring level. Besides that, Kiraku has never has never had many other connections. She is known to have had liasons with 2 other demon lords which produced at least 3 children. Many other people of other races claim that they were sired by her as well, but many of their parents probably had no choice in the matter. No matter what, her family is spread far and wide.

Early Myths
Kiraku's origins in general are unknown, but many myths talk of her as a starting out as a "seducer", which most likely points to her being a Succubus. She was said to be a servant (Or slave some say) to a demon of great power. Whether this demon is Uriel, a Demon Lord that is spoken to have fathered a child of hers and was destroyed around the same time, is unknown. What is known is that her life was not happy for her and she lost her mind, maiming the demon when his back was turned and then eating his flesh. Eating his flesh brought about an odd change in her, and changed her body, to where she actually consumed his very essence as well. The new found power alongside her madness drove her to find more power. Rather than freeing others others who served under the great demon, she instead enslaved them under herself, twisting 10 of the females into creatures like herself. These were the first Red Widows, the Handmaidens of Kiraku. Most of the rest of the servants were consumed to power the abilities of Kiraku and the Red Widows, and many others were kept alive for use in Kiraku's new intrest in the workings of Pleasure Pain. Very few were kept alive simply to be used as servants. With a strong base, she delcared herself a Demon Lord, and set out to expand her new demonic horde.

Purging of the Widows
Kiraku's ascent to power was at first seen as minor, as many demon lords did not care for others and saw the death and rise of another as simply one taking over the other's old position. However, red widows turned out to be quite deadly. With their ability to stand and even love pain that cross even demon thresholds and their unhinged madness, they were starting to become quite feared, especially because their numbers were swelled by absorbing other demons into them, both freely and against their will. The real decision was how they fed. Many demons preferred more humanoid forms as they were compact, but some chose large forms such as dragons. It was well known that a demon eating another demon was a way to truly get rid of a demon, but none did it long term as the whole essense of a demon had to be eaten, which was not exactly palatable. With the Red Widows doing this as their preferred way of feeding, their entire existance threatened even their own race.

For the first time ever, almost every demon came together and agreed that Red Widows had to be eradicated. In a rather violent war, many Red Widows were sealed or consumed by some of the larger demons. The ranks of the Red Widows were thinned, and even Kiraku's own handmaidens were removed. Finally, only Kiraku and a few of her Red Widows. However the final battle never took place. The population of demons had dropped rather dramatically, with only a few strong demons littered amongst almost 10 percent of the previous population. While the Red Widows were not in the condition for combat, they took a lot of damage before being disabled and any demon they defeated and ate could not be recovered. All the other Demons Lords, of which there were few in general at the time, were eaten by Kiraku herself.

Instead they left it to time. They sealed her to the place where she had retreated to, a small cave. Unable to get free and without the mental fortitude to realize she could simply phase out of the cave, she merely wasted away her energy until she could do nothing but eat what was left of the red widows. With Kiraku sealed in the cave, the Demons went back to trying to rebuild.

The Second Coming of Kiraku
Kiraku's time in solitude was supposed to be the final resting place for her madness. But over time, her madness started to get more controllable. While she was far from sane, her mind began to think logically again. While her sadistic and masochistic tendancies did not leave her, she was able to think more clearly through the chaos. And evnetually, she left the cave. By then, thousands of years had passed, many demons lords had arisen in place of the old ones and were now just as strong as they had been. Not to mention the number of demon lords had increased.

When Kiraku came back, they were wary, but instead of becoming outright hostile, some tried to gain a sort of alliance with her. Seravan