Fruit Basket Agency

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we are not responsible for your safety or any damaged goods/buildings during the carrying out of our service. We ask that you vacate infected area for the duration of our operation. If you have any questions or concerns, kindly shove them up your ass. Thank you and have a nice day.- Accredited by Agent Pear

Demons are a race that have superior strength, speed, and abilities to that of humans. Many of them are also born with a slight ability, nothing too big. Very limited telekinesis or becoming invisible for a short period of time for instance are some of the things they have been known to do. They have colored hair and eyes that range from white to green and any other unusual color. It is not uncommon for their eyes to be the same color as their hair, they also have pointed ears. Apendages such as horns or unusual skin color may also apply to this race, though usually a more powerful Demon has these things. Like any race they have their own high society and aristocratic ways. Strangely enough those in high society have retained relative sanity and have become rulers over hordes of other crazed Demons. Most Demons have become infected by this ‘plague’, but those who aren’t are usually killed by humans fearing that they might. Those who have been infected group in places where they have either taken over a human town or where they have their own sanctuary. Their is one Demon believed to be in charge of a large number of them, little is known about him other than the fact that he can somehow possess very strong and seemingly unlimited powers. He targets the Monks at times for a specific purpose, searching, but only few know for what.

Since the plague hit the terror hasn’t stopped at crazed Demons. If you manage to kill one of them then it will reanimate into a Goul within the hour. Gouls are ugly S.O.Bs. They are mutated beasts that are harder to kill than a Demon. No amount of Mutilation will stop a Demon from reforming into these creatures. Instead a different approach is needed to ensure that dead Demons stay dead. The Fruit Basket Agency is extremely strong, but fighting a horde of Demons twice and having them be stronger than the first time is far too much for them to handle. Hence the importance of Monks to their operation.

Feh, you all know what humans can and can't do. But I will explain the sort of people they've become at the very least. There are those who make their living as a mercenary (most of those don’t make it past age thirty though), there are the rich who often keep watch over a town or sort, they run things and make sure the trade and economy goes well, there are common people, doctors, teachers, farmers, painters etc. And then there are the Monks.

Peaceful and wise, these temple dwellers are dwindling into few due to their non-combatant nature. They are scholars and philosophers, pioneers to the spirit and world of science. You’d be surprised at what they have found out about souls and energy. For instance, they are aware that Gouls turn because their soul is trapped inside the body, and in that case the plague infects them a second time, morphing their soul into a beast instead, they become a spirit screaming for release and destroying everythi8ng in their path to get it. The monks hold many mystical abilities, and they've added one to their arsenal. Monks can release the spirit of a Goul even before they turn, they call it exorcism. The temples have taken notice of the Fruit Basket Agency and have sent monks to help. The monk that they send acts as transportation, cook, overall maid, and releases the souls of Demons before they turn to Gouls after the agency kills them. In return the agency offers shelter and protection while the Monk investigates the plague to try and stop it at the source. This is really a genial trade off, or would be if the agency actually kept up their end of the bargain. The main temple has sent a total of twelve high level monks to the agency; each is usually dead within four months. It is suspected that this is due to the agencies over all apathy to human life. So for the thirteenth monk, the temple has a surprise trump card that they hope will be able to solve this strange plague once and for all.

With one parent a human and the other Demon, these beings are a cross between the two in appearance and abilities. They are not very common, for although Demons and humans lived together in peace, it was not often that they fell in love. Those who did had hybrid offspring. Hybrids have always had a scientific advantage, they are stronger, faster, and more durable, they can hear better, see better and last but not least their hair and eye color is brighter than their Demon parent. The exception to their strength is that they do not have the special ability or power that their Demon half often possess. They are also unaffected by the plague completely. That has not stopped them from being ostracized unfortunately. Since the plague Half Demons are often mobbed and lynched on sight, If the people are mellow then they at least harass the poor soul. Many harbor a deep and boiling bitterness towards humans and Demons alike, since neither side will accept them. The Fruit Basket Agency seems to be the exception to people, it took a few free assignments to build themselves a reputation, but they did. Now people aren’t stupid enough to let prejudices override their survival instincts, they holler for them at the first sign of infected demon attacks. Although the Agency has been known to charge through the teeth for their service. Failure to pay results in death.