The difference between a Fiend and an Archfiend was not merely the quantity of demonic energy they possessed.
Neither was it merely the density of their Chaos Flame.
The true difference between a Fiend and an Archfiend was Chaos itself.
Every demon possessed Chaos.
Every demon possessed affinities.
The moment a demon awakened their Chaos Flame during their Coming of Age Rite, their affinities were born alongside it.
Some demons possessed fire affinity.
Some possessed shadow affinity.
Some possessed earth affinity.
Some possessed ice affinity.
And some possessed affinities that were far rarer and far more mysterious.
However, regardless of how powerful or weak the affinity was, one thing remained the same.
The affinity was dormant.
A Fiend could sense their affinities.
A Fiend could passively benefit from them.
A Fiend could even unconsciously influence them.
But Fiends could not truly wield them.
Only Archfiends could.
