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I have just noticed I forgot to submit my third "Devil" ability. Just to be clear: the peculiarity of the "Devil" series of Emission and Manipulation abilities is that some of their conditions or Limitations can be bypassed by the user with some craftiness (though this of course means those Limitations are not very strict and do not increase the power of the ability by much).

Note that all the "downsides" or "limits" of the Nen ability under "Description" are inevitable limitations caused by the user's skills, the generally accepted laws of Nen or a product of other L/limitations, and not Limitations (capital "L", strengthening user's aura).

Name: Three Devils - Sulking Devil

Nen Type: Emission, Manipulation, Transmutation

Description: The user emits their aura into the shape of a devil, which will appear to be sulking due to its pose (curled up with an angry expression). Bigger demons of course require more aura. When a certain condition is met, the aura that makes up the devil will become explosive and detonate. The power of the blast is pretty similar to what you'd get if the devil's body were made out of semtex. The user is not protected from their own ability, so they might get caught in the blast right after activating it if one of the conditions is met.

The devil will explode:

1. when a certain word, which is decided by the user the moment the devil is created, is uttered within the devil's hearing range (the same as the user's). The user can circumvent this limitation by placing a cellphone or a similar device near the devil and saying the word themselves after having put a safe distance between themselves and the explosion.

2. if it is moved from its original position. If the surface underneath moves, the devil will not explode as long as the two move together (which means inertia can trigger the blast). This also means that the user is unable to command the devil to move. Conversely, it would be theorically possible to move the devil by "skating" it, moving the surface underneath while also applying enough force to prevent it from budging.

3. after a certain amount of time, which depends on the size of the devil (bigger devils will last longer). This is represented by the tail growing shorter and warts appearing on its body. When all that is left is the tip, shaped like a stick of dynamite, it will explode.

Limitations:

1- Only one Sulking Demon can be in existence at a time, but other "Devil" abilities (and Hatsu abilities in general) can be used normally.

2- The user cannot deactivate the ability once it is initiated: a devil can only explode or be neutralized through Exorcism.

3- The Sulking Demon will mutter something (insults and curses) for all the time it stays in existence. While at the beginning its muttering will be inaudible, it will gradually grow in volume as time passes. This means that before the explosion of a big demon, the target may be able to hear it and run away, although most people will either ignore or be drawn by the sound.