HERMES (POSSESSED)

POSSESSED
this is not an AU! this is canon to his normal self.
AS PUNISHMENT FOR [REDACTED], AT THE AGE OF 15, HERMES WAS DEALT A HORRIBLE CURSE. ON EVERY DATE INVOLVING 6, 
HIS BODY IS POSSESSED BY A DEMON, AND THEY'RE FREE TO DO WITH HIM WHATEVER THEY PLEASE. 
DURING THIS, HE IS NOT UNCONSCIOUS, AND HE MUST WATCH THROUGH HIS OWN EYES AS HE'S USED AS A VESSEL.
HE CONTINUES TO HAVE HIS OWN, SEPERATE THOUGHTS WHILE THIS IS GOING ON, AND HIS MIND IS NOT ALTERED LIKE HIS BODY IS.

MORE INFO - 
- IT'S NOT THE SAME DEMON EVERY TIME. THEREFORE, THE BEHAVIOUR AND SINS OF THE ONE OVERTAKING HIM DICTATES HIS BEHAVIOUR WHILE POSSESSED. THERE'S NO WAY FOR HIM TO PREDICT WHAT IT'LL BE... SOMETIMES HE'S A SNARLING BEAST, RUNNING ON HIS HANDS AND HOOVES THROUGH THE COUNTRY SIDE, OTHER TIMES HES A SLICK, CONCEITED GAMBLER, WOOING THE PUBLIC AND DRIVING CASINOS OUT OF BUSINESS... (these arent the only possibilities obvi, just for example)
- HE CAN'T HEAR THE DEMONS THOUGHTS, AND THE DEMON CAN'T HEAR HIS. SO, WHEN HE KNOWS A DATE IS COMING UP, HE'LL OFTEN LOCK HIMSELF IN HIS HOME FROM THE INSIDE OUT, CONCEAL EXITS, ETC, AND SOMETIMES EVEN GOES AS FAR AS TO FLY HIMSELF OFF TO A REMOTE AREA.. SINCE THE DEMON CAN'T HEAR HIS THOUGHTS, THEY WON'T KNOW THE TRICK TO GETTING OUT, AND IF NOT TRAPPED ENTIRELY, WILL AT LEAST BE SLOWED DOWN. 
- WHILE BEING POSSESSED DOES ELIMINATE HIS BRAINS NATURAL SUBCONSCIOUS LIMITING OF HIS OWN STRENGTH, WHICH DOES MAKE HIM A GREAT DEAL FASTER AND STRONGER, HIS PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES REMAIN ABOUT THE SAME OTHER THAN THAT.. SO HE'S STRONG, BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLY STRONG, FAST, BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLY FAST, ETC. 
- HIS BODY'S PHYSICAL CHANGES INCLUDE: BECOMING DIGITIGRADE, AND GROWING CLOVEN HOOVES (LIKE A COW OR A GOATS), LONGER TEETH, A DIFFERENT EYE COLOUR, INCLUDING DARKENED SCLERAS, PURPLE HAIR AND FUR, A FORKED TONGUE, AND A THICKER, POINTED TAIL. ALTHOUGH HIS CLAWS ARE STILL RETRACTABLE, DEMONS USUALLY PREFER TO KEEP THEM OUT, AS WELL. IF THE ENTITY IS PARTICULARLY STRONG, HE MAY GET SOMEWHAT TALLER AND BUFFER, BUT THIS IS RARE.
- DATES HE CHANGES ON INCLUDE THE 6TH, 16TH, AND 26TH OF EVERY MONTH, AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE MONTH OF JUNE, AND ANY YEAR WITH 6 IN THE DATE (2016, 2026, ETC). DURING TIMES WHERE ITS THE ENTIRE MONTH OR THE ENTIRE YEAR, HE ONLY BECOMES HIS NORMAL SELF AGAIN ON DATES INVOLVING 3. SUCH AS THE 3RD, 13TH, 23RD, AND MARCH. 
- AFTER BEING POSSESSED, HE WILL USUALLY HAVE TO REST AND/OR SLEEP FOR MOST OF THE DAY AFTERWARDS, AS WELL AS TREAT ANY WAYS HE'S INJURED OR SICKENED HIMSELF.

OTHER NOTES - 
- he doesn't have a proper ref yet, but the correct colour palette to draw him with is the full body of his possessed self and normal self across from eachother! should be the first image in the gallery unless i forgot to move it
- its okay to draw his POSSESSED form naked, but please dont give him genitals! and only if its a more "feral" demon.. the snarling, creeping around, tree climbing, goat eating, neck biting type, ykno??