Chapter 2: Purgatory

In this world dominated by many corporations in the gaming industry and many genius players from around the world playing many different types of games from Rpg, to Fps, and throughout the decade many games have come and gone.

With the new era of gaming "Virtual Reality" rapidly rising in popularity and currently, many VR games have been released with every game turning slowly to become more life-like and the Npc slowly turning and behaving more realistically like a real person. New headgear is being released more advanced than the others providing more smoother and realistic graphics and the most current release is in the form of a Pod the size bigger than most people with more advanced technology and providing the user with optimal use and nutrition while playing inside.

The sudden release of the game "AETERNATUS INFERNUS" wiped out every VR-type game confusing many people especially the major corporations of the world that dominated the VR world. And the game currently can be played in all types of headgear whether it is cheap or the advanced versions but the cheap ones didn't produce as much smoothness and sync with the game providing only a 95% sync rate while the advanced versions with 97%.

For Professional players, this 2% difference can be very fatal when clashing in PvP, PvE, and many other types of genres.

Zion is still surprised by the sudden change trying to digest what is happening in front of him. The demon still looking down at him then said.

"Puny Human step forward to take this needle and pierce your skin or if you are afraid just your finger" The demon shrugged mocking him.

"After you're done, drop your blood in this Soul Altar to see your soul essence then we can rank your soul whether it's trash or slightly useful"

Zion then stared at the demon wary of the large needle it was giving him, the needle the size of his arm is still small in terms of the gigantic demon in front of him.

Hesitating Zion then said to the demon with a polite tone.

"Sir Demon is there a needle smaller than this?"

The demon looked down at him giving him cold eyes of mockery and displeasure then said.

"Humans are very displeasing and cowardly every time I see one"

After staring at him for a time the demon then got a new needle smaller than the first one.

Zion then picked up this new needle the size of his finger still hesitating but afraid that he might anger the demon if he still doesn't do what it says.

He then pricked his finger, a small cut showing but still, no blood was flowing from it, then after hesitating for a second and gritting his teeth he sliced his wrist, his face distorted from the pain then pointed it into the Altar, and let his blood flow through it.

[Ding!]

[Detected New User Of The Altar Of Souls]

Name: Zion Wakasugi [Level: 1]

Title: N/A

Soul Rank: Black Soul [Tier 1][Upgradeable]

Race: Human

Demonic Physique: N/A

Bloodline: N/A

Attributes: (Greed)(Battle Sense)

Status:

Strength- 18

Agility- 25

Intelligence- 15

Vitality- 14

Luck- 8

Seeing all the stats the demon shrugged at the human and looked at him mockingly.

"Human you have a weak soul but you can get stronger once you get to the trials, and your status is very average except for the agility which is pretty high for a starter"

Based on what the demon said soul strength is categorized by tier which is the highest Tier 7.

Zion looking at his stats pleased with what he saw and looking at the demon still afraid of it then said.

"Sir Demon what do you mean by the trials?"

"The Purgatory trials which are in your human term the tutorial you need to get accustomed to hell"

The Demon then waves his hand instantly teleporting them into a big coliseum with a big cage on top of it that encompasses the whole arena.

The design of this coliseum is very grotesque with corpses hanging at the sides, walls made of bones and flesh with some dripping blood coming from it and who knows where it came from, the floor full of marks of battle, and dried blood can be seen everywhere you look.

Surrounded by the spectators watching him from above the arena, and looking closely you can see different types of demons and beasts cheering for him with eyes that said they have a new entertainment for their boredom in this God-forsaken realm.

The Demon that brought him said.

"Welcome to the Purgatory Trials where you will fight to the death!" Laughing maniacally the demon then teleported to his throne above the arena and sat on it looking down at everyone in the coliseum.

Zion still puzzled by what is currently happening look around frantically trying to calm himself and to better understand the predicament he got himself into.

"Lower the cage!" The demon sitting on his throne shouted with clear clarity that echoes through the whole arena, several big demons the size of a full-grown bear with some even bigger. In complete unison, the demons then let go of the chains holding the cage to enclose the arena.

Giving him no time to think, Zion was trapped inside the big arena then after a second pass, a giant gate appeared in the side opening with a very loud screeching noise that send chills down his spine.

The next second a hound resembling the appearance of a Doberman with a small horn sticking out at the center of its head, a body as big as a lion with some of its ribs showing and moving like spider legs, with razor-sharp claws that seem to cut through even metal, and a tail like a whip with a sharp arrow-like shape at the end of it.

Zion froze from fear and shock at the creature in front of him and a few seconds later a familiar ring sounded in his ear.

Name: Hell Hound [Level: 1]

Demon Rank: Lesser Demon

The Demon then ran up to him with swift moves and pounce at him ready to devour the human standing frozen with fear.