Malrion — First Person
The climb out of Silent Maw felt like emerging from the lungs of a dying monster.For hours the tunnel spiraled upward, jagged stone giving way to warmer, glowing veins beneath the surface.The deeper I ascended, the more the world changed.
The air grew hot.Thick.Sweet.Vibrating faintly against my skin like a heartbeat.
Then the first neon light flickered through the cracks in the stone.
Pink.Violet.Crimson.
Colors I had not seen since my death.
I took another step—
—and the world opened beneath my feet.
⭐ 1 — First Breath of Lust Ring
The Seventh Ring.
Lust.Asmodeus's domain.The lowest of the Seven Sins and the first true world of Hell.
It stretched out like a living neon ocean.
Skyscrapers pulsed with internal light, twisting into unnatural shapes—spirals, arches, and towers that shifted subtly like breathing organisms.Neon signs buzzed, glowing with saturated pink and violet fire.Magic shimmered in the air like heated perfume.
A wave of desire, excitement, thrill, and reckless emotion hit me so hard I staggered.
My Echo Ring punched against my ribs—not gently pulsing like in Silent Maw,but vibrating violently, accelerating instantly.
It absorbed the ambient emotional energylike a starving animal finally tasting real food.
Heat surged up my spine.My vision sharpened.My thoughts buzzed.
This ring was alive.And everything in it was screaming.
⭐ 2 — The City That Breathes Emotion
The boulevard in front of me was wide, carved from plates of black obsidian etched with glowing red veins.Each step I took triggered sparks of pink light beneath me—as though the street was reacting to my existence.
To my left:
A massive tower covered in animated neon murals depicting dancing demons.The images changed with every emotional spike in the crowd.
To my right:
A building shaped like a blooming flower, petals of glowing crystal shifting and trembling to the rhythm of the music thundering within.
The architecture wasn't still.It wasn't dead.
It responded.
Walls shimmered when emotions spiked.Windows pulsed when someone laughed or moaned.Streetlamps brightened when demons argued and dimmed when they kissed.
Lust Ring didn't just contain emotion.
It fed on it.
Just like my Echo Ring.
⭐ 3 — Demons of Lust
The demons here were nothing like the half-formed creatures of Silent Maw.
They were:
Alive.Expressive.Impulsive.Beautiful in ways that defied anatomy.
Many had extra eyes glowing with shifting purple light.Some had tails flicking like serpents, reflecting their mood with color.Others had feathers, scales, or shimmering tattoos pulsing in sync with their heartbeat.
Their clothing ranged from flowing silks to barely-there magical constructs.Everything glowed.Everything moved.Everything screamed emotion.
Jealousy.Desire.Thrill.Longing.Excitement.Fear.Pride.Self-love.Self-loathing.Obsession.
This ring was an open wound of feeling.
And the Echo Ring sucked in every drop.
⭐ 4 — The Energy of Lust
The emotional pressure here was intoxicating.
Heat rolled off the buildings,off the bodies,off the magic-infused air.
Demonic plants grew along walls and rooftops—vibrant vines with throbbing purple petals,flowers that opened as I passed and exhaled shimmering pheromagical dust.
The world smelled like spice, heat, and anticipation.
Breathing here felt like inhaling liquid desire.
I could taste emotion in the air.
And the Echo Ring responded instantly:
吸收 — absorb吸收 — absorb吸收 — absorb
It didn't wait.It didn't hesitate.
It fed constantly, aggressively, hungrily.
Every stray pulse in the airflowed into me.
And with each breath,my body strengthened a little.
But the ring wasn't satisfied.
It wanted more.
Much more.
⭐ 5 — Alastor's Warning
As the ring surged inside me, Alastor's voice sliced into my mind with sudden sharpness.
"Slow yourself."
"I'm not doing anything."
"Your ring is.Lust's emotions are unstable —and you are absorbing far too quickly."
The world spun briefly.Colors brightened and twisted.My pulse hammered.
"Why does it feel like fire?"
"Because Lust is fire.Desire is unstable magic."
"Can this hurt me?"
"If you lose control?Yes."
He paused, voice low and dangerous.
"Lust Ring births power.And devours the unprepared."
I swallowed.
"So this is a test."
"This is Hell," he replied dryly."It doesn't test you.It overwhelms you until you break."
⭐ 6 — Feeding Frenzy at the Scarlet Pulse
I walked deeper into the district until a titanic structure came into view.
A club carved into a living tower.Its entrance shaped like a demon's open mouth.Entire walls pulsed to the rhythm of music pounding from inside—bass so strong it shook the street.
THE SCARLET PULSE
Emotion rolled off the building like a tidal wave.
DesireExcitementFearPleasureJealousyChaosHeatDesperation
It hit me like a hammer.
The Echo Ring ignited.
A surge of magic raced up my ribs.My breath hitched.My vision vibrated.
It began to spin inside me.
Not pulseNot throb
But SPIN.
Absorbing everythingfar too fastfar too greedily.
I stumbled.
Voices blurred.Lights smeared.My heart raced uncontrollably.
Alastor's voice snapped like a whip:
"PULL BACK!"
"I—can't—!"
"NOW!"
The ring spun faster.Too much.Too hot.Too unstable.
I forced myself backward,stumbling out of the emotional hurricane.
Gradually…slowly…painfully…
…the flood decreased.
The ring slowed.My vision steadied.My breath returned.
I gasped, trembling.
"That almost—"
"Collapsed your spirit," Alastor finished."Yes."
I exhaled shakily.
This ring could kill mejust by existing near it.
But it could also make me strongerfaster than any other place in Hell.
If I survived.
⭐ 7 — The Lesson of Lust
Leaning against a pulsing wall,watching a neon-lit skyline that moved like a living thing,I finally understood the truth:
Lust Ring is the birthplace of rapid evolution.And the graveyard of the reckless.
My Echo Ring was stronger now.Warmer.Sharper.Spinning faintly in anticipation.
But it needed balance.
Not destruction.Not overdose.
Controlled chaos.
Alastor's voice hummed in my mind.
"Come, Malrion.There is much to see.And much to survive."
I pushed myself upright.
The neon lights shimmered.Demonic music throbbed.The air vibrated with emotion.
I stepped forward.
And Lust Ring awakened around me.