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If we refer back to the first book, Tom’s new, demon body is built with animus and mana, rather than or used to build conventional matter (atoms, molecules, and whatnot). After all, regular matter doesn’t dissipate if it’s not attendee to, nor is it easy to build.
So, in a mana poor world like Earth, normal demons can’t exist in corporeal bodies. At least, not for long. Additionally, the disbelief at demons would probably force those not in human form out of existence.
However, Tom has neither of these problems. He has a human form/body, so he won’t be disbelieved. He also has a direct line to a mana pool at Mount Doom. He even has friends who can invite themselves into the dreams of women on earth and then probably summon him (Reggie) as well as a friend who had been to earth before after demonization (Tizzy). So, if he really wanted, could Tom go back to earth and live like normal? Would he have the same fingerprints and DNA as he did before?
I want to clarify that, in regards to Asian mythology, I was more referring to animism as “the attribution of a soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena”. As in, trees have souls which appear as nymphs, rivers are the physical bodies of dragons, and old pots and stuff eventually develop a soul after a century or so. Particularly, it is the anthropomorphism of beings and objects which don’t normally have that quality.
This is not something we see in the Astlan world, as inanimate or non-sentient creatures aren’t shown to have any consciousness greater than what is accepted by science.
Also, if you want to add a more Asian influence, I would suggest starting to diversify your demons. Get more oni, youkai, all of those ogres and rakshasas.
Though, now that I think about it, what would happen if someone did the demon summoning ritual on the soul of an animal or plant? Maybe there’s some demonic flaura and fauna that you’re overlooking! (Though, there are the hellhounds. If there are magical beasts like that, why aren’t there huge packs of them living wild? I mean, they would still have their biological imperative to breed, and aren’t hunted, and very hard to kill, so…)
