Eclipse of Hermes

"They were a motley collection; a mixture of the weak seeking protection, the ambitious seeking some shared glory, and the thuggish gravitating toward a leader who could show them more refined forms of cruelty."

- Katya about the Eclipse of Hermes

The Eclipse of Hermes (also known as Eclipse of Qliphoth), Hermes' Enforcers, Fallen Wings, Dark Devourers or simply as Vanguard of Hermes was the name given to followers of Vira Hermes whom were mostly dark wizards and witches who abandoned their humanity to become Jikininki, allowing them to use four types of dark energy (black magic, black arts, curses and Blackness) consequently making them one of the most powerful foes in Magic Side.  They are the main antagonistic faction in on the first half of LOTM: Sword of Kings - Eckidina Arc: Mafusa Gang's Revenge Sub Arc alongside Millennium Syndicate that appears as the main villainous force on Part 2. In LOTM: Witnesses of Sleepy Hollow, they serve as a major hidden antagonistic force, being the only the hand of Qliphoth active in the story.

The group is primarily consisted of hybrid-Black Demons and dark mages who were radical pure blood supremacists who practised Curse and Black Arts with reckless abandon and without regard to or fear of wizarding law on Prime Earth. All of them were once Dark Magicians who used their own powers to cause mayhem, achieve immortality and rule the magician world for more than 1000 years. In a sense, their members are the arch-enemies of the Witch Cult and all magical organizations of the world. Following the domination of West Russia by Revelation of Qliphoth, some Dark Magicians were recruited by Vira to be her independent vanguard squad that consisted of Dark Magicians who were merged with the Blackness, allowing them to become the most powerful beings on the 0th Multi-Universe.

Vira used this select group of wizards and witches during both World War III and the Purge, employing them as her elite force who carried most of her plans during the awakening of Red Moon Tyrant through her machinations in STAR LABS of United States of America and Global Pact Defense. The group was one of the deadliest factions faced by the Witch Cult and the Rogues (and Team Witness) on the past, being a direct threat originated from Qliphoth for being the only demonic group of Qliphoth to be composed of former members of Witch Cult and their sub-organizations and for almost ending an entire multiverse and timelines through the Artifacts of the Past. Despite being a sub-faction in terms, they are actually an independent group and serve Vira only, considering her superior Ara Astaroth to be only "the-boss-they-should-not-even-mention" out of respect for her powerful and her genius character. The lesser members like the minions often wore black hoods and masks with snake-like eye slits to cover their faces. Only the members of the inner circle of the Hermes had Plague Marks burned into their left forearms. When Vira touched one of them, each of the Hermes' Servant felt it, signalling for them to apparate to their leader's side.

The group in some sorts are the evil counterpart of the Cultus Phytonissam (Witch Cult) and Order of Flourish as they are acting in Sleepy Hollow, during the year of 2000-2013, almost 2 decades prior the beginning of LOTM: Sword of Kings.