The two made their way through the cliffs on the outskirts of the 7th layer of hell, slowly climbing up and down in order to get to the eighth layer, and then finally the ninth layer. Kanye was an expert climber, and Cory was an expert at getting towed around by Kanye's ropes.
Suddenly, a shrill screech echoed in the canyons, alerting Cory to the presence of a large bird-like creature with human faces. It flapped its wings slowly as it made it's way towards them, it's large shadow ominously moving over the cliff. It was the Geryon, the master of fraud. Cory got an idea as it moved closer and jumped from the cliff onto the monster's back, stabbing it, thus controlling it.
Kanye jumped down onto the creature next to Cory, and they rode the monster through the cliffs, toward the eighth circle. It was then that Cory realised that the creature wasn't large at all, it was only a fraud. The creature was actually a small emu, tirelessly flapping it's wings. The Geryon landed them safely next to the entrance to the long, wind tunnel esque eighth circle.
As they entered, Cory realised that the entire length was full of punishments for different types of sins. Kanye jumped in and said, "Fraud, there are many different types of it, that is why the master of these lands has given fraud many different types of punishment."
They walked toward the first crowd of people, as Kanye explained "These are the panderers and seducers, those who tell lies and evilly trick people into liking them."
These people walked around in two lines, marching along. On the sides of both lines stood large, horned demons, each holding a whip. They whipped the humans all at the same time. With each whip crack, Cory flinched as he saw the pain of the people, knowing they deserved this for eternity.
Kanye motioned Cory to move on, and they walked forward to the next group of sinners, "these are the flatterers, those who use their tongues to trick others into servitude, vile creature, they are."
They stood in a large pool filled with a brown, mud like substance. They howled, fought, and even cried as they stood in the pool for eternity. As Cory stared, a foul smell hit his nose.
"Feces," Kanye said as he plugged his nose.
"What?"
"That's feces."
"What is feces?"
Kanye looked down, ashamed at Cory's stupidity, "poop."
Cory got that word, he looked in disgust as the people fought in the human waste, giving the entire picture a new meaning. Cory fell down and threw up onto one of the people belows head, they didn't seem to notice. The person walked away and started to fight another person, still covered in puke.
The two moved on, coming across a bridge, the next group of sinners. These people were placed with their heads within tube-like holes on top of the wood. At their feet were fires, some of them bigger than others. They never burned, but they seemed to feel the pain, "Ah, those who sold false items in the church, they are blinded and burned, never able to do anything but be tortured."
"Why are some fires bigger than others?"
"Some are worse than others."
Cory got bored of looking at burning people, and began to move on toward the next group. Kanye ran after Cory to catch up. They began to cross the next bridge, where people walked around with their heads twisted backwards, walking backward for eternity.
Cory looked at Kanye expectantly, but he said nothing. He merely walked toward a woman who said nothing as well. He stared at her, she couldn't see him, she was blinded by her tears. Kanye then walked away from her, a single tear rolling down his face.
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Cory in the House: Trials of the Earth (Season 1)
FanfictieAfter meeting a blue alien girl, Cory must uncover his full potential as an ancient evil awakens.