Devil Slave (Satan system)

Chapter 627 Horrors Of The Nether

In the distance, astride flying nether beasts reminiscent of prehistoric dinosaurs, intelligent figures came into view.

Their primitive dressing, resembling barbaric attire with little to no clothing, puzzled Lenny. He had anticipated a horde of mindless creatures when he heard about the Agents of the Nether, yet these beings displayed a level of intelligence that defied his expectations.

The contrast between the chaotic feast of the nether beasts and the unexpected sophistication of the Agents created a surreal scene, leaving Lenny bewildered by the mysterious nature of the nether.

After all, every time that a creature of the nether had been summoned, it had always been the mindless creatures that he was most familiar with.

"Where are we going?" Lenny asked.

"A place where they can\'t find us!" Athena answered as she continued controlling the flying nether beast.

As they flew through the dark expanse of the nether, a million questions filled Lenny\'s head.

For example, if this was the nether, how was it possible that he could breathe here. And if he could breathe, didn\'t that mean that there was plant life somewhere around. Also, if there was plant life, didn\'t that mean that there was some sort of light source somewhere?

After all, oxygen could not be created by plants unless through photosynthesis.

It made lenny puzzled.

However, before he could ask, the Satan system explained it all to him.

<The Nether Realm is a unique environment. It exists outside of reality, and therefore the common rules associated with nature and the laws that it abides by do not occur here.

It also means that Host is currently not breathing. The Human mind, being a hub of habits and patterns, cannot comprehend this realm in its infinite eternity and therefore creates a reality that it can accept.

This means that Host thinks he is breathing because of habits; meanwhile, he is only going through the motions as practiced through out his life>

Lenny was perplexed by this. Not the answer he had been given, but the response that he had gotten from the Satan system. it no longer sounded like an AI, but rather like an infant, who, although still slumbering, was talking in their sleep.

This made him frown. The Satan system sensed his worry and explained.

<Hi there, I am the embryonic soul tasked with managing the Satan system. Although I am still developing, i can still perform certain tasks and answer questions as needed as i have access to the wealth of knowledge that the Satan system may offer.>

Lenny heard the voice and could not help but feel a bit strange about it. He remembered that he had heard a series of Alerts when he absorbed the power from the core of the primordial beast.

Amongst one of them, he had heard something about the Satan System increasing to level 3 and that it was developing a soul. At the time, he was more pressed for time and therefore did not think much of it. However, now, he was hearing the voice of an infant in his head.

He suddenly heard yawning. <I am too tired now! Still too weak. I want to sleep now!> the embryonic soul replied.

"Wait! don\'t go back to sleep!"

<but I\'m tired!> The embryonic soul complained, nagging like a spoilt child.

"You were saying something about my mind comprehending the Nether Realm. please continue."

<Hmmm! Okay, i\'ll explain and then I\'ll sleep.>

<Your mind is strong, at least far stronger than that of the average man, but in terms of understanding the complexities of the world, you are like a baby in the ignorance of its mother\'s womb, with the knowledge you absorbed from the Primordial beast only preparing you for delivery>

"basically, I am ignorant?"

<Basically!? yes, yes you are.>

Lenny was surprised by the arrogance and attitude of the embryonic soul. He actually was speechless by its audacity.

<As I was saying, The nether was created to feast upon reality but also serves as a gateway.>

"A Gateway? To Where?"

<To Her! She is known by many names, but by most, she is known simply as Darkness. The Origin of nothingness and the end of the Beginning. An Entity beyond Entities. She is one that exists but does not exist with or without existence>

Lenny was perplexed about such a description and wanted to know more, but the embryonic Soul yawned once more, and before he could talk anymore, it quieted down.

Obviously, it had returned to slumber.

Now, Lenny found himself left with even more questions about the Nether.

As they flew far and fast through the dark expanse, Lenny looked below. it was dark but he could still see humanoid creatures stuck on the ground, frozen to death.

Athena saw where he was looking. She sighed as she answered the question on his mind.

"Those are wanderers, Witches, demons, or basically any person from reality that was curiously foolish enough to try and explore the Nether. Death does not exist here, so they are forever stuck in the frozen cold. Regardless of their realms. They are all left stuck in a state that is akin to death but his not death.

Their hopes, dreams, aspirations, all frozen in a timeless expanse. Many of them have been frozen here since the time of man, and some, even more.

Those dark sands below are a state beyond death, but still worse than living. The amalgamation of Pain, beyond its intrinsic form."

As she talked, Lenny noticed that she had a soar but longing look on her face. It was as if she missed something or lost something below.

A little more and they crossed...