the seven levels of hell

heaven , or edenia is a realm of peace and pure bliss - a place where you are free to live as you choose , with an eternity to savour all its wonders . it's perfect in every way ! unfortunately , eiden found himself in the opposite : a place that embodies the complete antithesis of those qualities , and is somehow even worse than that . yes , that place .

passage 1 :

' a pale hand stretched out toward it ; he needed some kind of flashlight after all , and it didn't seem particularly threatening . unless the glowstone was a dormant demon that might rapidly grow in size at his touch and eat him whole . eiden's mind just loved scaring him with worst-case scenarios . . . '

passage 2 :

' his voice was softer than usual , lacking its natural low reasonance , but still clear . he was careful not to startle the demon , mindful of appearing threatening and fearing it might provoke an aggressive reaction , such as having his eyes gouged out by its horns . . . '

* in a place like that , anyone would go insane .

disclaimer : i don't use ai art and artists will be credited here - freepik , thomastoop .