Lavastorm Demon

The Lavastorm Demon (Real name is Larith) is an antagonist in Dark Deception: Unchecked Limitations, making its first appearance in Gory Greece as the final boss of the nightmare.

Appearance
Larith resembles a humanoid with magma-like skin. His lower half is replaced by an ash cloud and he has a crown with a fire in it. He wields a zig-zag sword and wears a large shoulder pad. Larith is twice the height of Malak.

Personality
The Lavastorm Demon is relatively short-tempered, as he soon gets tired of Doug dodging his attacks and unleashes a volcano eruption out of frustration. Apart from that his personality is not apparent. It is said he loves fried chicken and has skinny dipping in lava as a hobby.

Powers
The Lavastorm Demon is immensely powerful and capable of creating volcanic eruptions with ease. Larith can create ash clouds, manipulate lava, and has pyrokinesis.

Behaviour
The Lavastorm Demon will attack the player with a variety of attacks:


 * Flame Slash: Lights his blade on fire and slashes forwards in a wide range.
 * Stab Dash: Dashes with his blade in front in a large thrust. This dash moves way faster than the player and therefore must be dodged by doing to the side
 * Fireball: Shoots an exploding fireball at the player. The blast radius is telegraphed by an indicator. Both the fireball and the blast kill the player
 * Lava Fountain: Summons several large fountains of lava that erupt lava. The area they affect is also telegraphed by indicators. The fountains persist for 5 seconds before disappearing
 *  Brutality Bull Summon: Summons multiple Brutality Bulls that charge from one side of the arena to the other one after the other. In Normal Mode 5 are summoned, in Hard Mode 7 are summoned, 10 in Infernal Mode, and 20 in Lunatic Mode often two at once.
 * Ash Tornado: Summons multiple ash tornadoes that travel around the arena similarly to Chuckles the Clown in tornado form.
 * Debris Throw: Throw volcanic debris on his hands at the player. If the debris makes contact, the player will be stunned.

During the boss battle, the player must keep dodging attacks until a green octahedron shard is spawned. Collecting these shards will damage the Lavastorm Demon and they'll heal the player instead. The player must collect one of the nine protection fragments to defeat the Lavastorm Demon. After the player collects 6 protection fragments, the Lavastorm Demon's attacks will become significantly faster than before. The player can also use the Cryokinesis ability to freeze the Lavastorm Demon temporarily, granting the player a window of opportunity by allowing them to continue gathering the green shards undisturbed.

After accumulating enough green shards, the Lavastorm Demon will become weakened and strike the pillar with all of its power, creating an eruption. Bierce opens the exit and the player must obtain the ring piece. If the player doesn't attack him for 5 minutes, the Lavastorm Demon will lose patience after the time has passed and does the same thing as before, although performing this action will also unlock an achievement.

Trivia

 * Despite Larith's name the Lavastorm Demon is NOT a demon. This is essentially the Slipper Lobster situation, Larith looks like a demon, he acts like a demon but he's not a demon.
 * It is stated that the volcano eruptions Larith makes have happened a lot in the past with at least two eruptions every year. He is also the one responsible for causing the eruption of Vesuvius and Krakatoa as well.
 * Originally, the method for defeating Larith was going to be verysimilar to Agatha, Joy Kill's rematch, Albardiu, Painbow, Kashigiri, The Professor, and Chuckles the Clown's rematch on Mascot Mayhem, where the player should dodge all of his attacks until the timer finishes. The developer scrapped this idea late in development since it was too repetitive.
 * However, this method was eventually brought back in a new update as a "sparing" feature, which also includes a new achievement for doing so.
 * Much like every demon-type enemy like the Vampire Maids and Auntie Bear, Larith is completely immune to the effects of Pyrokinesis.
 * Although Larith is capable of manipulating 3 different elements at once (fire, wind, and earth), his biggest weakness is getting water poured on his face. If he's successful at controlling the flow of water, then just slap an arrow marking on his forehead and call him an Avatar.

Lore
The Lavastorm Demons are a race surrounded by mystery, and very few know of their existence. They are a rare occurrence when an excessive amount of Hell Energy is poured into a single magma shell, causing it to overflow and burst at the seams. Due to the broken seams allowing for mobility without having to bend the exterior, the volcanic magma shell quickly hardened itself, making it completely impervious to all currently known attacks. The size of these creatures is something to behold. They must wield an incredible amount of energy, as the heat radiating off their bodies was enough to turn the earth it burrows through into smooth, glassy tunnels. The Lavastorm Demons use this volcanic flame as both a hunting tool and a way to melt through the ground quickly. With its massive size, the Lavastorm Demons must either eat VAST amounts of food a day or hibernate for a very, very, very long time below ground. Their body is incredibly conductive, retaining temperatures of over 350 degrees Fahrenheit for over ten hours after the beast was felled. The amount of heat and pressure within their body must be a source of immense power. However, it appears that these volcanic beasts are classically blind – what appear to be eyes are revealed to be symbiotes that grant vision in exchange for protection against predators.

Despite the fact they are not known much and the lack of their numbers, their presence is felt by all. They prefer to live in areas of massive volcanic activity. Some live in groups, others go alone. The Lavastorm Demons possess greater intelligence and sapience than normal monsters but are still incapable of rational thought and communication. None of them have been able to pass the mirror test, though studies and observation are limited due to their hostility. The one working for Malak is a lone one. What happens when you combine a short, feisty temper with the ability to cause volcanic eruptions at will? You get Larith. For the most part, Larith is dormant and sleeps within the volcano, but will frequently get up to get a snack or entertain itself. Anger him, however, and the ash clouds from above will bring you hellfire.