Rolando Backstory

Envy's Sinister Plan

In the beginning, everything was darkness.

Vast, endless, watery darkness.

It is naïve to think that beings of the land have always ruled the world. From the start of Earth's creation, underwater beings like fish and sharks and the smallest organisms have existed and thrived below the surface. The Earth is mostly ocean, and humans have only skimmed the surface of the fathomless depths of the seas. If they truly knew of the mysterious monstrous aquatics that roam in the watery black...let's just say they wouldn't have to fear greatly for long.

The eldritch and aquatic beings of Earth and other realms have existed before humans and will continue to thrive long after.

But we're not here to talk about Earth. We're here to talk about Hell.

No, not the fiery brimstone Hell you've heard about.

We're not discussing the Pride Ring either.

The most mysterious and perhaps the most dangerous district is the Ring of Envy. Envy is ruled by Lord Leviathan, king of the deep. This realm's sky is dark purple and is located between the Sloth Ring and the Lust Ring. It is a world filled with oceans, serpents of the sea, and eldritch creatures beyond your wildest nightmares.

There are many kinds of beings that reside here. The wealthy von Eldritch family with Helsa and Seviathan are said to have originated from Envy before their rivalry with Charlie Morningstar. Seductive twin performers Glim and Glam learned their clever tricks and fueled their desire for fame in Envy. Many of these beings pride themselves on their suburban lifestyles, shapeshifting, fame and overall arrogance. Not that all from Envy are all selfish like that, but in Hell, everything is not so simple.

Lord Leviathan is mysterious as they come. He enjoys wealth, but never parades it around like Mammon. He has not much time for drugs like Beelzebub and Belphegor. Sex isn't something he fixates on like Asmodeus. Although he and the other Sins rule under Lucifer, he doesn't care much for his Sinner issues in Pride. Yes, the Sins were mad that the Exorcists killed a whole bunch of Sinners in Pride every year, but Sinners could always be replaced. Let some Hell princess try to figure it out.

Leviathan, instead, is the mastermind behind the deadliest type of scheme in the "Humans-to Hell" operation.

Those in Heaven often worry that demons will try and take over their world. They'd be partially right in their concern. Ever since the Sins were banished to Hell and mankind was favored over them, they had come up with plans for revenge many centuries ago. Since man was supposedly God's greatest creation, what better way to spread suffering than to prove mankind's flaws and inferiority to the angels (or in this case, the fallen angels.) Helpless dumb beings destined to be not in God's favor, but to be the entertaining puppets of the demonic royals.

Lucifer had given Eve the Forbidden Fruit, allowing the dark goddess Roo to escape, creating Hell and a place where she could feast on the souls of demons and Sinners for eternity. Western-style Satan had been put in charge of the rough tough imps who had been sent to Earth to spread war and chaos. Party-loving Beelzebub sent Hellhounds to track Sinners on Earth. Mammon was greedy Mammon, manipulating Hell and boasting his accomplishments. Asmodeus allowed his succubi and incubi to go to Earth and spread STDs and lust, causing more souls to go to Hell. Dazed Belphegor allowed disease and drug trade to spread to Earth...as more mortals got addicted, more went to Hell after death.

Leviathan was also a crucial part of the plan. When he wasn't surfing great waves on the beach, his job was to spread fear, nightmares and hopelessness to those on Earth. If humans knew about Hell and the demons, they'd find ways to fight the demons and potentially allow Heaven their victory. But they couldn't do that if they were consumed by their fears. To perform this monumental task, he dispersed infestor demons throughout Hell and Earth. By possessing and reading the minds of humans, the humans would break down and soon land into Hell after they died. These kinds of demons could shapeshift and breathe underwater, making them especially deadly to their enemies. Any troublemaker caught by Leviathan's infestor demon crew would soon wish double death over having to reviewing all their traumas for all to see.

Then Leviathan thought of something else. If humans focused their fears on hauntings and ghosts instead of demons, the demons could eliminate their victims without a trace. The demons with the most potent possession and manipulation tactics were greatly respected in Envy. For these demons, fear was equivalent to food...essential for their very function in the society.

Leviathan and many in Envy loved to see other demons admire them. The EnVe Tik Tok app helped to spread various videos to make the other Rings wish they were more like Envy. All the imps, hellhounds, and especially the humans were incessant low-class riffraff to the Envians. In addition, the world below the surface was relatively inaccessible to many species in Hell. With more privacy, those in Envy took joy in using their abilities to their advantage.

Leviathan didn't waste any time. Infestor demons were sent right and left to every dark corner of the Earth. Many were sent to common hunting grounds like haunted houses, asylums and graveyards. It was no wonder that many humans relayed terrifying tales of parasitic ghosts in those abandoned areas. Of course, the demons relished in overpowering the humans, peering into their darkest secrets and watching them fall.

Leviathan then heard of a mostly abandoned crappy hotel on Earth called the One Star Wonder. It was smack in the middle of a cemetery in an undisclosed location. It would be the perfect place to lure more humans into a trap.

Assured that nothing could go wrong, Leviathan then decided to send one of his best infestor demon workers to haunt the hotel and bring more souls to Hell.

His name was Rolando.