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Chapter 36 - Chapter 39 : Suffering

 

Three years had passed since the Hero's triumph, and Kane, the defeated Demon King, languished in the Hall of Suffering, a realm of eternal torment. He had endured unimaginable agonies, his essence scorched by the fiery depths of the underworld.

Kane screamed in torment, his body submerged in the boiling lava of Level 19's "Lake of Eternal Suffering". His skin blistered and charred, his muscles burning with each twitch.

Before him, the stage boss, "Gorvoth, the Devourer", emerged from the flames. Its massive, twisted form loomed over Kane, jaws agape, revealing rows of razor-sharp teeth.

With a snarl, Kane launched himself at Gorvoth, his fists flying in a frenzy of rage. The boss's claws swiped at him, tearing flesh and bone, but Kane refused to yield.

He grabbed Gorvoth's throat, his fingers digging deep into the demon's neck. Kane's eyes blazed with fury as he attempted to rip the boss's head from its shoulders.

Gorvoth retaliated, its jaws closing around Kane's arm, crushing bone and sinew. Kane roared in agony, but still, he held tight, his grip unyielding.

With a final, mighty heave, Kane tore Gorvoth's head free, its body crashing into the lava, sending waves of fiery liquid splashing everywhere.

Kane stood victorious, his body a mass of burns and wounds, but his spirit unbroken. He had survived Level 19's trial, 

"A fragment of his soul, lost in the abyss,

His voice, a mere whisper, a haunting caress,

Shattered vocal cords, a scream that won't cease,

Echoes of agony, in eternal release."

Kane's appearance was a shadow of his former self. His once-handsome human form had given way to a monstrous visage, twisted by the cruel hand of the underworld. His eyes glowed like embers, his skin a mass of burns and scars. A tattered cloak, stained with the blood of the damned, billowed behind him, hiding the true horror of his form.

With each step, his very presence seemed to darken the air around him, as if the shadows themselves feared his twisted power.

Kane stood victorious, his body a mass of burns and wounds, but his spirit unbroken. He had survived Level 19's trial, but at what cost? His soul was further fragmented, his essence worn thin by the unending torment.

As he gazed out into the fiery expanse, a figure emerged from the shadows. The Gatekeeper of Level 20, a towering monstrosity with eyes that burned like black holes.

"You have proven your worth, Kane," the Gatekeeper growled. "But the true test begins now. Level 20 awaits, where the damned are forged into instruments of darkness."

Kane steeled himself, his determination burning brighter than the flames around him. He would ascend to Level 20, no matter the horror that awaited.

With a nod, the Gatekeeper stepped aside, revealing a staircase of black stone that plunged into the very heart of the underworld. Kane began his ascent, each step echoing through the void like a death knell.

The air grew colder, the darkness thicker, as he climbed. Kane could feel the weight of the underworld bearing down upon him, the crushing pressure of the damned.

Finally, he reached the threshold of Level 20. A realm of eternal darkness, where the very fabric of reality was twisted and distorted.

Kane steeled himself, his heart heavy with foreboding. He knew that he would never be the same again, that Level 20 would forever change him.

With a deep breath, he stepped forward, into the abyss.