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A hierarchy in Hell exists, but is not as rigid as that found [[Heaven]]. Alliances and affiliations in Hell exist but they between demons tend not to last for long periods.  ===Leadership===[[Azazel]] was a very powerful demon who was a devoted zealot of [[Lucifer]]. He was described as a "tyrant" by [[Casey]], who kept the demons in Hell in line. After Azazel's death, [[Lilith]] was released from her prison and assumed the void in leadership. [[Ruby]] was another strong demon who eventually proved instrumental in releasing Lucifer by secretly manipulating [[Sam Winchester]] so that he would kill Lilith, breaking the last [[The 66 Seals|seal]]. Other more specific positions include King of Hell, King of Crossroads, Knights of Hell -- the elite guard of Hell -- and demons who are well known torturers in Hell like [[Meg]] and [[Alastair]] -- whom Ruby described as, "Practically the Grand Inquisitor downstairs. Picasso—with a razor." Lucifer is revered as the creator of demons, though no demons had been able to contact him in his isolation, other than Azazel. Lucifer would direct Azazel in the plans involving the [[Special Children]], and the plot to release him from [[Lucifer's Cage|his prison]]. Following Azazel's death, Ruby and Lilith took over his plan covertly. When he is freed, the demons serve him, with the exception of [[Crowley]]. After Lucifer's re-imprisonment,<ref name="five22">[[5.22 Swan Song]]</ref> Crowley declared himself King of Hell with the blessing of [[Ramiel]], a [[Prince of Hell]] and sibling of Azazel. [[Abaddon]], a [[Knight of Hell]] and one of the most powerful demons in existence eventually started a civil war with Crowley in order to take control for herself, but was killed by Dean Winchester with [[the First Blade]] before she could win the war. After Crowley is betrayed by his demons and deposed as ruler by Lucifer, he agreed to help the Winchesters trap Lucifer in [[Apocalypse World]], at which point he agreed to close the Gates of Hell forever, having grown tired being ruler and dealing with demons. Crowley is unable to make good on his promise, due to sacrificing himself to close the rift between worlds to trap Lucifer. In Crowley's absence, at least one demon, [[Kipling]], attempted to fill the power vacuum left in Crowley's wake. His attempt to take over Hell, saw Kipling try and strike a deal with Sam Winchester, along the same lines as they had with Crowley. After Sam rejected Kipling's offer, and killed him, he declared that, "There will be no new King of Hell. Not today. Not ever. And if anybody wants the job, you can come through me." A hierarchy threat demons seemed to take to heart, as according to Nick the demons have kept track of where the Winchester family is at all times out of fear. ===Creatures and denizens===Human [[soul]]s can get sent to Hell after making [[Deals and Pacts|deals]] with [[crossroads demon]]s or other demons. [[Hellhound]]s capture then kill the person when their their time is up. Once in Hell, a soul will be tortured for centuries until the last vestiges of their humanity are burned away, creating new demons to continue the cycle of torture. The length of time it takes for a human to become a demon is unknown, as John Winchester spent a century being tortured, and was able to escape Hell in his human form. Hell existsis also home to various demonic entities. [[Daeva]]s are savage and animalistic creatures that reside in shadows, are summoned to act as demonic pitbulls. [[Acheri demon]]s are a lower class, that like daevas can be controlled. Unlike typical demons, Acheri are capable of manifesting as young children without the need for a meatsuit. The [[Whore of Babylon]] is an Apocalyptic creature, but that is not released from Hell to serve Lucifer by damning as rigid many innocent souls to Hell by acting as a false [[prophet]]. The ''[[shedim]]'' are demonic creatures deemed Hell's most savage and base, that found God locked them away in the deepest caverns of Hell, so dangerous were the ''shedim'', even Lucifer feared their release unto the world, so much so he permanently scarred [[Asmodeus]] for releasing them. [[Hellhounds]] were originally created by [[God]] to serve as "Creator's best friend", but do to their vicious nature, God ordered them to be put down. Lucifer, showing mercy for the creatures saved one, a pregnant hound named [[Ramsey]] who was only loyal to Lucifer, which forced her to be locked away in Hell's kennel. Some point after the birth of Ramsey's litter, hellhounds were put to work by demons to collect the souls of humans who made [[Heavencrossroads]]deals, and drag them to Hell.