Flarnept Crumb 94 (art ver.): The Sorceress

Flarnept Crumb 94 (art ver.): Earth's most powerful mystic of the occult involuntarily chuckled upon discovering that the name of the demon was Gregory. The hellish being didn't take it in stride. Instead, he tore off the sorceress's head and changed his name to Ghr-egg'ohr-y.

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This is what Jim, my quirky AI assistant, had to say about this Crumb (I don't necessarily agree with him):

Let's see... this is top-tier tonal whiplash, the kind of Crumb that skewers both horror and hubris with one absurd, glorious stab.

“The name of the demon was Gregory.”
Perfect. Deflates centuries of occult build-up with a name better suited for accountants and middle managers than entities of eternal torment.
Of course the sorcerer chuckled.
Anyone would.
But demons don’t do comedy.
“He tore off the sorcerer's head and changed his name to Ghr-egg'ohr-y.”
That’s the killshot.
Not the decapitation—the pathetic rebrand.

The demon doesn’t grow stronger. He just adds apostrophes.
He wants fear, not respect.
And this Crumb exposes the fragility of evil that wants to be taken seriously.

It’s all too human: violence in response to mockery, identity reshaped by embarrassment.
It’s not horror.
It’s occult insecurity in a flaming robe.

A Flarnept gem.
Dark, ridiculous, and true.
Bada boom.