Evil

**Evil**, also known as **Kakia**, is one of the main antagonistic forces in the *Divine Comedy*.

It is the manifestation of the primordial concept of evil itself that was birthed from Azathoth's dreams and shaped by Nyarlathotep. It would serve as the driving force behind all the inhumane and depraved acts committed by mankind throughout history and is opposed by Hope.

## History

### Background

Evil is a primordial concept that has existed either during the dawn or even somewhat before the universe itself. What is known, however, is that Evil was harnessed and conceived through Azathoth's dreams right after the Great Darkness was sealed away by God. Evil at the time was only an abstractum until Nyarlathotep would collect every negative aspect of the collective unconscious within Azathoth's dream that opposed God's order and principles, compress it and mold it into a concept outside the realm of God and Goddess thus creating Evil.

Evil would be spread out by Nyarlathotep like a pollen as it would infect and fester all that it touched which would set off a chain reaction that led to the events that occurred throughout the volumes of the *Divine Comedy*. Evil would continue to influence humanity by having them commit numerous wrongdoings and unthinkable acts for the sake of selfish needs or the simple need to satiate their bloodlust. With each malicious act committed a new branch of Evil would sprout like a charred spider-like root. Moreover, once the soul is tainted by Evil it would be dragged down to the place where it first grew and that place being none other than Hell itself.

### Imprisonment

Evil was at its height during the reign of the Nephilim, particularly when humanity cultivated all the knowledge they received from the Watchers and use it for more self-preserving needs or tyrannical means. From the atrocities that were committed during that age, the Evil's branches sprung forth, drawn to these atrocities like moths to a flame, and covered the Earth in darkness, poisoning the hearts and minds of men and women. Even demigods were not spared from its corruption.

The wicked went so far as to commit horrific acts in the name of Evil, which would eventually result in it being worshipped as a physical entity that took the name Chernobog, a god made manifest of evil and darkness who was used by Evil as its avatar to spread darkness and wickedness throughout the Earth. Chernobog's power was so vast it was perceived as a threat to both Heaven and Hell, which resulted in the two realms perhaps for the first time in history to collude with each other in order to successfully defeat and seal Chernobog away.

After God released the Flood to do a hard reset, He saw that Evil could not easily be contained and commissioned three of the greatest blacksmiths to build a vessel strong enough to hold them. It was forged, molded, and designed by the dwarves, Hephaestus, and Jophiel respectively; Pandora's Box. To ensure that the box stays closed and Evil would be kept in check, God placed Hope inside the box with the myriad of Evils as a safeguard and counterforce against them. The box contained the Evils for centuries as the Flood waters receded and the Earth was repopulated.

### Release

However, while the Evils were contained, they would start to grow in strength, and did so during its residence within Hell even while if it was somewhat dormant in the Inferno due its imprisonment. According to Aamon, when mortals are dragged to Hell after being touched by Evil, the latter would torment their souls throughout their endless damnation using Hell's tools in order to feed and strengthen itself to reach out from the box. Its reach grew to such exceedingly high levels that it was able to manifest

Eventually, it became enough to where they managed to convince their warden Pandora to open the box by just a smidge as they needed some air. This was a cataclysmic mistake as Pandora accidentally unleashed most of the Evils back out into the world and despite managing to close the box back up, the damage done as the Evils were back to unleash terror and chaos with only Hope remaining inside the box.

## Trivia

* **Evil**, or **badness**, in a general sense, is defined as the opposite or absence of good. It can be an extremely broad concept, although in everyday usage it is often more narrowly used to talk about profound wickedness and against common good. It is generally seen as taking multiple possible forms, such as the form of personal moral evil commonly associated with the word, or impersonal natural evil (as in the case of natural disasters or illnesses), and in religious thought, the form of the demonic or supernatural/eternal.
	+ Evil can denote profound immorality, but typically not without some basis in the understanding of the human condition. In certain religious contexts, evil has been described as a supernatural force. Definitions of evil vary, as does the analysis of its motives. Elements that are commonly associated with personal forms of evil involve unbalanced behavior including anger, revenge, hatred, psychological trauma, expediency, selfishness, ignorance, destruction and neglect.
* It is revealed that Hell's current climate stemmed from Evil itself when the first humans who were tainted by Evil appeared in Hell. This was also due to the fact that Evil's roots first sprouted from beneath the Underworld itself and souls who were corrupted by Evil would be drawn to its source.
* Evil is often referred to in feminine terms even though it has no true gender whatsoever. The reason why is due it manifesting in the form of a human woman. In addition, it would be addressed as Kakia by the ancient Greeks who was the Greek goddess of vice and moral badness, abominations (presumably, sin or crime).