Nephilim

The Nephilim are hybrid beings resulting from the natural union between the Goddess and Demon Clans.

Overview
Because of the long millennia of rivalry between the Godesss and Demon Clans, the simple "conception" of the Nephilim constitutes an extremely rare "phenomenon" and would even be seen today as an "aberration" by certain Demons who would not have given up to their contempt for the Goddess Clan and its allies.

Appearance and Physiology
Normally, the Nephilim maintain an appearance identical to that of Humans, which allows them to live quite easily among them, even to "age" like them. However, when they use their Light Magic, their eyes turn orange, with a golden triskelion-shaped pupil, and can extend or retract one or more pairs of ethereal white-feathered wings. On the other hand, when they use their Dark Magic, the latter forms "Dark Marks" on their face and also blackens their eyes and the feathers of their wings when they are in the grip of strong emotions.

Powers and Abilities
The Nephilim can use the Light Magic of the Goddess Clan as well as the Dark Magic of the Demon Clan, and can manifest these two Magics either separately or simultaneously, which allows them to use "Racial" Magical Powers such as the Ark or the Hellblaze :


 * As a descendant of the Goddesses, the Nephilim are able to generate and manipulate "Divine Light" in the form of particles capable of disintegrating anything they touch, which is particularly effective in countering Dark Magic of Demons or Vampires, but not Chaotic Magic.
 * Healing: As descendants of the Goddesses, the Nephilim can heal the wounds of any living being, including Demons, provided they have "certain mastery". However, it doesn't seem to work on diseases or curses.
 * Power of Darkness: As a descendant of Demons, Nephilim can manipulate his Dark Magic for various purposes, such as increasing their Physical Power.
 * Nephilim can also tap into the and project them into inextinguishable black flames.
 * Flight: As descendants of the Goddesses, the Nephilim can deploy one or more pairs of ethereal white-feathered wings allowing them to move through the air. Its feathers turn black when they deploy their Dark Magic.

Trivia

 * Depending on the beliefs they come from, the Nephilim are described in very different ways:
 * In Genesis 6:1–4, they would be the common descendants of Cain and Seth, two of the three sons of Adam and Eve;
 * Other writings of Hebrew Bible describe them as "Giants" resulting from the union between Humans and Fallen Angels;
 * The concept of the Nephilims could also be linked to the Cambions of European Mythology, which would result from the union between Humans and Demons, and which would have inspired the game Dungeons & Dragons or the manga Blue Exorcist;
 * In the series, the description made of the Nephilim as hybrids of Goddess and Demon is especially closer to that made in the series of video games Darksiders.
 * Although he is not a Nephilim, Mael could temporarily use Dark Magic, alongside his own Light Magic, after being corrupted by the four Commandments he had absorbed.
 * Being from a mixture of dead souls of Goddesses and Demons, the Akujiki no Reishin of Chaos Melascula could have had characteristics similar to those of the Nephilim, since it could feed on both Luminous Magic Goddesses and the Dark Magic of Demons.