That is a very good question and what it comes down to is simply what kind of demon one happens to be.

[He smiles a little as he considers just how to explain this properly. Though he does suppose the best way to answer might be to explain exactly what HE is, demon wise.]

Where I come from, there are different kinds arranged in a sort of hierarchy. My family and thus, type of demon, just so happen to be at the top of the metaphorical food chain. I am what can be called a Goetic Demon. That is to say, I am of the Ars Goetia family and we are mostly Avian type demons. Each one of us has a purpose in the service of Hell that we are born to perform.

What we were born to do determines what our abilities might potentially be. Myself, I was given the task of studying the stars and prophecies. As such, much of my studies and powers pertain to the celestial heavens and their movements. I am an observer. Of course, there are things I can do outside of that scope as well.

Magic, illusions..that kind of thing. We demons were born in Hell and that is where we reside for the most part.