Railey wakes up slowly…
his body lying on solid, cold ground, black as coal.
He stretches out his hand to touch it, then raises his head with difficulty.
The sky… black.
No sun.
No moon.
Only a dark void, pierced by a faint red light, like an open wound in the sky.
He freezes in place.
Railey (in a hoarse voice):
"Why…? Why didn't I go to a beautiful place like they say?
Why… Hell?"
He strikes the ground with his fist, anger igniting in his chest.
Then he suddenly stops.
He looks at his body.
His right hand… is there.
His left leg… has returned.
His eyes widen, shock mixing with joy… then everything fades quickly.
Reality is harsher than any hope.
Railey:
"Even if my body returned… what's the use? I'm in Hell."
He stands up.
From afar, he notices a red light stronger than the rest.
He moves toward it cautiously.
He reaches an area filled with volcanic lava,
volcanic slimes crawling slowly, making strange sounds.
Railey quickly steps back before they sense his presence.
He runs…
not knowing where to,
just running.
Railey (shouting as he runs):
"Damn you, Father…
if you hadn't driven me out… I'd be sleeping in my bed right now!"
Suddenly…
the ground shakes.
Heavy footsteps… steady… approaching.
Railey stops and turns.
He sees a shocking sight.
Demons…
humans…
elves…
dragons…
half-beasts…
All of them shackled, carrying massive rocks on their backs,
their faces empty… their eyes dead.
Railey (whispering in terror):
"All of these… are dead?
If I don't escape… I'll become like them."
He turns to flee—
and suddenly crashes into a tall, completely black body.
He slowly raises his head.
A being stands before him, taller than humans, its skin black like a living shadow,
its eyes expressionless… nothing but judgment and power.
The being:
"You are newly dead.
I was summoned by order of the King of Hell."
Railey steps back.
Railey:
"W… who are you?"
The being:
"Guardian of Hell.
And my task now… is to apprehend you."
Railey tries to run—
but in an instant, the guardian's hand grabs him.
Overwhelming strength… no resistance.
A black gate opens.
And in the next moment—
he finds himself inside a terrifying palace.
A massive throne.
And upon it… sits the King of Hell.
He is eating meat dripping with blood.
He raises his head and smiles a disgusting smile.
King of Hell:
"Welcome… new human.
Or… new slave."
He raises his hands, covered in blood,
murmuring incomprehensible words.
In an instant—
a black chain appears and coils around Railey's neck.
King of Hell:
"Welcome… to the prison."
He opens another gate.
Signals to the guardian.
In the next moment, Railey is thrown into another place.
A land filled with slaves.
He looks around…
eyes stare at him in surprise.
A new slave.
He hears screams…
and the sound of blows.
Slave guards whipping those who stop working.
One of them approaches him.
Slave Guard:
"You.
New slave.
Carry the rocks and head to the land of Alfino."
Railey:
"I don't know the way…"
Slave Guard (coldly):
"An old one will go with you."
The guard shouts a name loudly:
"Ascaron!"
An exhausted man steps forward, carrying a massive rock on his back.
Slave Guard:
"Your task is to teach him the way.
Go now."
Ascaron lifts his rock and moves.
Railey follows him in silence…
toward the land of Alfino.
And Hell…
slowly swallows them.