Cult of Diablos

The Cult of Diablos (ディアボロス教団) is a secret organization operating covertly to resurrect the demon Diablos.

For this task, they infiltrated many high-ranking positions and manipulated history so that the descendants of the heroes who originally sealed Diablos would get persecuted and abandoned by renaming the "Curse of Diablos" into Demon Possession. They managed to go unopposed for years until a new opposition called the Shadow Garden appeared.

Children of Diablos
These members are orphans or young citizens that possess magic, even the smallest amount, that the Cult kidnaps and are raised in Special Facilities. These children then go through harsh training and brainwashing and then are loaded with mana. Only 10% have managed to live. They are all ordered in, 3rd, 2nd, and 1st.

The 3rd Children are those that survive the test but are deemed worthless and are used as a sacrifice as their minds are too corrupted for them to leak classified information and they are more powerful compared to the average knight. The 2nd children are mentally stable while the 1st children are considered to be some of the most powerful warriors and as such, are quite limited in number compared to the 3rd and 2nd children. Among the Children of Diablos, those who have provided exceptional contributions to the Cult are granted a name. Most Named Children are 1st, but being named 2nd is not entirely unheard of either.

Knights of Rounds
Furthermore, there are Named who have climbed into the ranks of the Knights of Rounds. More like, within the organization, being Named is almost considered a requirement to be considered for a position in the Rounds. There are 12 members in Knights of Rounds because each year, each member of Knights of Rounds will take 1 drop Tears of Diablos to maintain their demonic strength and immortality. Tears of Diablos have a small production amount, 12 drops a year, coincidently the number of people in the Rounds.

Claire Kagenou's Kidnapping
The first true meeting between the Cult and Shadow Garden would come when the Cult kidnapped Cid's sister, Claire Kagenou. Due to pure chance and the random luck of Cid, Shadow Garden was able to find the base Claire was locked up. The members of the Cult in that base were all killed and Claire was rescued. However, this would not be the last meeting between the Cult and Shadow Garden, or rather this was just the beginning of the Cult's first and biggest obstacle to their goal.

Princess Alexia's Kidnapping
The second meeting between the Cult and Shadow Garden would come when the Cult kidnapped Alexia Midgar. Shadow Garden then mobilize, simultaneously uncovering, and destroying many of the Cult's hideouts in the kingdom. Alpha defeated a rampaging monster made while Shadow rescued the princess. These events caused the world to become aware of the existence of Shadow Garden and the Cult of Diablos.

The Midgar Academy Terrorist Attack
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Holy Ground Infiltration
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The God of War Tournament
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Great Trade Alliance Conflict
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The Oriana Kingdom Civil War
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Midgar Academy Kidnappings
Despite the Oriana Kingdom operation ending in failure, the cult managed to minimize Shadow Garden's gains by creating a faux story of their puppet ruler, Rose, being a patricide who summoned the Black Rose in the first place, turning the nation into a pariah state.

At the same time, the cult had begun running out of the Beans of Diabolos that granted their highest members, the Knights of the Round, their immortality. As a result, they send out members to Midgar Academy, where Diabolos' arm was being stored, to get more samples of the demons' blood.

Knight of Rounds

 * Mordred, 9th seat and the "Knight Beyond Men" (Deceased)
 * Nelson, 11th seat and the "Avaricious" (Deceased)

1st Children

 * Rex, the "Game of Betrayal" (Deceased)

2nd Children

 * Viscount Grease (Deceased)
 * Zenon Griphi (Deceased)
 * Lutheran Barnett (Deceased)

3rd Children
These children are the 10 percent who are deemed worthless; bearing no names, and as such, will never be recorded below.

Trivia

 * The Knights of the Round are based on the Knights of the Round Table from Arthurian legend, with some members even sharing the names of the real knights.