Cain felt a wave of darkness obscuring everything around him as he crossed the portal. The transition was disorienting, a void that seemed to stretch on endlessly until, without warning, a blinding light appeared. What he felt next was a searing heat that shocked him. His bloodline and constitution granted him overwhelming resilience to heat and fire. For something to make his scales feel like they were burning was impressive indeed.
As the light subsided, Cain opened his eyes to take in his new surroundings, and the searing heat made sense.
The fourth level of the Demon King's Castle was a realm of fire and brimstone—a vast expanse of lava-filled chasms, burning rivers of magma, and constantly shifting volcanic terrain. The atmosphere was oppressive, with intense heat suffocating the air.
