Akuma

''This article discusses the akuma as they appear in Radio Noir. For the akuma of World of Darkness, see this, for the akuma of Exalted, see this.''

The Akuma, or devil-eaten, are mages who have surrendered their Avatar to the Yama King Mikaboshi. This is akin to the corruption of a nephandus, although the Akuma are vastly more powerful than a normal mage. They do however have the fatal flaw that they have no free will whatsoever. This is due to the fact that the Desecration that turned them into one also rewrote their very beings into something more useful to their new bosses, turning them into a complete puppet of their master and warping them into hellish beings.

There is no way to restore an Akuma back into their former self while they live. If an Akuma is killed, their Avatar will remain tainted by the Yama King's power, and will take several lifetimes to completely purify it, and during that time, the affected mage will have to avoid contact with any kind of demon. This is not easy, as the demonic taint within the Avatar will try to attract the former Akuma's reincarnation towards demonic energies and influences.