History Fanfic / ALoudAmongDemons

* InnocenceLost:
** While Lincoln remains idealistic and decent, being exposed to the horrors of Hell gradually chips away his naïve views. [[spoiler:Seeing Blitzo expose the brutal realities of life in order to get Lyle to kill himself tears away further at his idealism. It all comes to a head when the utter hypocrisy and selfishness of C.H.E.R.U.B causes him to snap so badly, he begins to show serious demonic traits and abilities]].

-->'''Lincoln:''' Because you're my friend! I kept trying to get you to leave not because I didn't want you to ruin Moxxie and Millie's anniversary, it was also to stop you from not just hurting them, but hurting yourself! Remember what I said before? About how what you were doing would've been the last straw for them? I was afraid, Blitz. Afraid that they'd end up quitting on you and you'd-you'd just break apart over it! I.M.P itself would be no more and... I didn't want that! ''(begins to tear up)'' I already lost one family that I may never see again, I didn't want to lose another...!

* CynicIdealistDuo: Blitzo and Lincoln, respectively, most of the time. Lincoln wants to see the good in everybody and doesn't believe killing should be the first answer to the problems he and his co-workers come across. Blitzo, meanwhile, doesn't believe *anyone* is truly innocent and believes that people should only looked after themselves rather than others. This is also Lincoln's dynamic with Loona at the beginning, until Loona started warming up to Lincoln even if she remains moody.

* HorrifyingTheHorror: [[spoiler:Lincoln manages to do this to {{Asmodeus}}, the demon king of lust. After getting angry at Asmodeus for insulting and berating Moxxie for singing a love song, Lincoln forces his way into the lust king's mind and drags him into a [[BlackBugRoom nightmarish hallucination]] where he calls Asmodeus a hypocrite and makes a fake Fizzaroli vanish right in front of him. Asmodeus was so disturbed by the experience that he instinctively trembled when Lincoln walked past him, sensing the same spiteful presence from before.]]

* AirVentPassageway: [[spoiler: As it turns out, Lucy's StealthHiBye is the result of her sneaking around through the ducts]].

** Lampshaded by Lincoln, who points out to C.H.E.R.U.B. that Lyle Lipton is a morally bankrupt scientist who is far from worth saving. [[spoiler: Lisa lampshades this as well, wondering why the scientific community would bother to mourn him and Loopty Goopty]].
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Lincoln causes the cherubs to break out in a sweat when he asks them [[spoiler: if the only reason Heaven wants Lipton alive is to take advantage of his inventions]].

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: [[spoiler: This line of thought from Lincoln's hallucination]]:
-->[[spoiler: Since when did his family meet I.M.P]]?\\
[[spoiler: And since when was it okay to walkabout without disguises]]?\\
[[spoiler: And where did they get extra chairs]]?!

** We get a second example of this during the C.H.E.R.U.B chapter, [[spoiler: when the angels start bad mouthing his demon friends, Lincoln snaps and goes into a [[UnstoppableRage rage-induced super mode]] that causes his magical abilities to spike.]]

** [[spoiler: Lynn attacks Chandler for badmouthing Lincoln, even knowing it could get her in trouble. All of the other Loud siblings are upset over Lincoln's disappearance]].
* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: Among the many flaws of C.H.E.R.U.B is their belief that I.M.P is bad simply because they are demons from Hell. They even assume the imps kidnapped Lincoln, when in fact they've been more helpful to him than any other supernatural faction. [[spoiler: Lincoln also points out their seemingly "noble" quest to save Lyle from suicide is because they don't want to save his soul, they want what he has to offer]].

* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler: Lincoln is not exactly impressed with C.H.E.R.U.B for not helping him out of Hell or saving him or others like Mrs. Mayberry when they needed them. But his deep anger finally boils over when he sees how incompetent and selfish C.H.E.R.U.B is, and after they assume I.M.P has been mistreating him. He's so disgusted, he refuses to enter Heaven, even after C.H.E.R.U.B offers him a ticket to Heaven]].

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: [[spoiler: [[TheDitz Leni]] thinks Veroiska Mayday's song "[[IntercourseWithYou Vacay To Bonetown]]" is about dog bones]].

* TheCorruption: [[spoiler: After Lincoln told him and Octavia of his time against the cherubs, Stolas theorizes that being in Hell is causing this effect on Lincoln to make him adapt to it and enhance his magic ability simultaneously]].

* CursedWithAwesome: As a result of the circumstances that brought him to hell, Lincoln has gained an affinity for demonic magic through Stolas' grimoire which allows him to cast a wide variety of mystical and powerful spells. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, a side effect of this is that he's becoming more demonic the longer he remains in hell, which is affecting both his body and mind in ways that Lincoln isn't exactly comfortable with]].

* ADayInTheLimelight: The chapter "Home" focuses on [[spoiler: Lincoln's friends and family, and how they are coping with Lincoln's disappearance]].

** PlayedWith regarding C.H.E.R.U.B, who are technically the "[[HeroAntagonist good guys]]", [[spoiler: but are seriously flawed due to their arrogance and selfishness and see I.M.P as much worse than they actually are. They don't believe a human kid would willingly associate with demons unless he was kidnapped by them]].

** Lincoln admits to feeling no small amount of exhilaration and blood-lust [[spoiler: from stabbing Striker]].

* EvilIsPetty: [[spoiler: Striker states to Lincoln that after he's done with him, he plans to kill the rest of I.M.P and after offing Stolas, use his Grimoire to go to Earth to kill the rest of Lincoln's family just to spite the boy]].

* FreudianSlip: Lincoln accidentally calls [[spoiler: Millie and Moxxie "Mom and Dad" in Chapter 12. Millie is over the moon, and Moxxie...doesn't mind it.]]

* GodsHandsAreTied: Deconstructed: not being helped by Heaven has made Lincoln quite bitter and resentful toward them. [[spoiler: And when it becomes clear that C.H.E.R.U.B could've easily helped Lincoln in the past, but instead choose to waste their resources on awful people like Lyle Lipton who had more to bring to the table, Lincoln is so disgusted, he renounces Heaven itself]].

* GuardianAngel: [[spoiler: Lincoln is less than impressed by the guardian angel type service that C.H.E.R.U.B provides since they failed to save him from Stillman or prevent Ms. Mayberry from damning herself or stopping the cannibal family. Pointing out that they only seem to want to help those that can bring something to Heaven's table]].

** While Lincoln remains idealistic and decent, being exposed to the horrors of Hell gradually chips away his naïve views. [[spoiler: Seeing Blitzo expose the brutal realities of life in order to get Lyle to kill himself tears away further at his idealism. It all comes to a head when the utter hypocrisy and selfishness of C.H.E.R.U.B causes him to snap so badly, he begins to show serious demonic traits and abilities]].

* ItsAllMyFault: [[spoiler: Leni wonders if she's driven Lincoln away by being a bad sister]].

** [[spoiler: Lincoln's disappearance has affected Luan and Luna that they can't tell a joke or play music respectively]].

* PercussiveTherapy: [[spoiler: Lynn punches a dummy to cope with her anger over Lincoln's disappearance]].

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: [[spoiler: Principal Ramirez, who sympathizes with Lynn's misery over Lincoln missing, but makes it clear this does not give her a right to lash out and attack people]].

* RefusingParadise: [[spoiler: When C.H.E.R.U.B offers Lincoln a ticket to Heaven, he refuses, partly out of disgust with their selfishness and out of loyalty to I.M.P for taking him in]].

* StepfordSmiler: [[spoiler: Luna tries to put on a brave face for her bandmates and girlfriend, but she eventually can't and admits she misses her brother]].

* SugarAndIcePersonality: [[spoiler: Lucy and Lisa are both aloof and cold, but even they can't stop mourning Lincoln's disappearance]].
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: [[spoiler: Lincoln is heavily implied to be developing one of these after the events of "C.H.E.R.U.B.” One that is primarily driven by rage and hatred. Subverted in "Truth Seekers" when it comes out thanks to the truth gas, but he's not possessed. He loses the ability to lie ''to himself'', and thus loses his inhibitions. Becoming more powerful as a result, but still refrains from taking anybody's life. Lincoln ''does'' come dangerously close to killing Agents One and Two, however, but thankfully Stolas talks him down]].
* SuperMode: [[spoiler: Lincoln winds up with one of these in the closing fight against D.H.O.R.K.S. Being able to easily cast powerful spells without using the grimoire and wiping out entire hordes of agents.]]

* TarotMotifs: [[spoiler: When Lucy and her fellow goths decide to do a séance to find Lincoln, their ritual produces four cards. The first one is of a jackalope being sheltered by a pack of wolves, the second is of a boy split between goodness and the forces of darkness, the third is a Hell card, and a card of eternal happiness]].
* TearsOfJoy: [[spoiler: Lucy cries them when the tarot cards reveal that Lincoln is still alive and well.]]

* TookALevelInBadass: Lincoln starts out as a meek and sheltered kid unprepared for the violence of Hell. But gradually he starts not only becoming more astute in magic thanks to Stolas' training, but becomes increasingly more assertive and willing to lash out, [[spoiler: telling off the members of C.H.E.R.U.B for their failures, and even stabbing Striker when he tries going after I.M.P]].

** Blitzo is impressed when [[spoiler: Lincoln stands up to the cherubs]], since it's the first time he sees the violent side of Lincoln.

* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: [[spoiler: Not quite girlfriend, but Ronnie Anne is just as upset and impatient over Lincoln's disappearance as his friends and family are]].