Talk:Incubus/@comment-45424649-20200802121304/@comment-37028137-20200802145031

Greetings Sapphire,

I always viewed the statements about lifespans to be coming from the Wandering Scholar's idea of what a Mamono is, and it's therefore way off the mark since he's terrible at his job.

The way I see it is if Demonic Energy is a 'cure-all' in this setting and is exchanged between partners contiuously in a sort of recursive feedback loop. So in regards to your question.

Seeing as some mamono have lifespans the same or slightly longer than humans, would they have to be more fertile to make up for a shorter lifespan?

I believe Demonic Energy does two things: 1 DE extends the lifespans of the couple indefinitely, making them functionally Immortal so the amount of time for conception doesn't matter, and 2 due to the amount of Energy being exchanged the time it takes to concieve a child is cut down dramatically the more the couple make love. This is just my own personal Head Canon so make of it what you will.

Cheers,

The Weary TimeLord.