Nightmare Realm

Nothing here lasts forever...

Afflicted

Nightmares

Barghest

Shadowbats

Rajin

Wyverns

Alex Kura (formerly)

Kait Kura (formerly)

**The Nightmare Realm** (also known as **The Place With No Light**, **Dimension of Despair**, or **Hell**) is an alternate universe. it resembles a corrupted version of our universe, created by the Empress being frozen here, which twisted both the dimension and it's inhabitants into chaotic Demons. It remains as a hotspot for Coactive and Shadow entities (the former Human victims that resided in this dimension).

## Background

The presence of the Anomaly makes the dimension completely uninhabitable to organic lifeforms, anyone who enters in person or via a neural connection immediately gets assaulted by visions so obscure and rapid that they can't be described, according to those who viewed the dimension. There have also been reports of constant whispering from multiple sources, poor visibility, and an extremely strong stench that resembles burning sulfur. Afterwards, many ~~test subjects~~ volunteers developed insomnia, schizophrenia, and even insanity.

Physical contact is far more severe, visions of the realm while not using the specialized NDV (Neural Dimensional Viewer) gear results in a permanent physical scar, usually in the form of a burn mark. many who enter get immediately attacked by strange creatures, all that usually remains in the end are either a pile of blackened bones, or a skeleton suck in a frozen position.

## History (need some help from Roon)

This universe was originally much like the our universe, sharing the same history. However, the Empresses' arrival started to form an anomalous entity resembling a collapsing star, and upon her "death", this star exploded, unveiling her demonic power, and completely corrupting both the universe and its inhabitants, forming the Nightmare Realm.

This same split power immediately sought out hosts, attaching itself to the closet organisms, and transforming them into Nightmares, creatures who were among the first to emerge in the aftermath of the corruption, and who hold the most power among its inhabitants.

Venom became one of these Nightmares, although over time, he would seek out other Nightmares and consume them to obtain their power, both to keep it out of the wrong hands, and to further his own plans and increase his power.

At an unknown point, the realm started to bleed into a neighboring universe. Alex and Venom were the first to cross over, with Shadows and Afflicted following after a few months.

## Means of Access

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[ACCESS TO THIS DIMENSION IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN, ANY INFO RELATING TO THE SUBJECT IS UNDER THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SECURITY.]

[FAILURE TO ABIDE BY THIS RESTRICTION WILL RESULT IN YOUR IMMEDIATE TERMINATION AND DEATH]

## Notable Locations

**Notice: The names of these locations were extracted from translated instances of both conversational/visual clues from footage. Information may or may not be updated.**

**The Blackened Depths:** An endless ocean that seems to contain both blood and an unknown tar-like liquid, those who venture in it may find themselves dragged down by their memories made manifest in the form of their friends and family drowning in the water.

**The Maw of Tartarus**: A massive, gaping pit within the Center of Hell, the Maw of Tartarus is a famous location said to be the birthplace of the Nightmare Realm itself. Because of this, even demons will usually avoid this place, as the Heart of Hell is stored here: an immense pool of frozen intergalactic Resin, with the Empress trapped inside and flesh seething from the pool as her body radiates energy. This remains feared by demons and usually barren as a massive, pulsing pit. It is rumored spending too much time there, you will hear the Empress speaking in your head..

**Carro Vorago**: Translated to Flesh Chasm in English, much about this area is currently unknown, and requires further investigation. It is preferred outsiders avoid this location.

**Circles of Dread (name subject to change):** Isolated from the main dimension, there are a total of 10 separate pocket dimensions within the Nightmare Realm. Each one is tied to a specific Nightmare, but it should be noted that not every Nightmare possesses their own circle. The size of each circle is technically infinite. The circles do not serve a real purpose aside from acting as lairs for the Nightmares and demons, and for torturing humans for their own fun.

The circles are as follows:

Limbo (Nightmare of Death).

Fraud (Nightmare of Deception).

Greed (Nightmare of Greed).

Lust (Nightmare of Lust).

Gluttony (Nidhogg, Nightmare of Gluttony).

Wrath (Nightmare of War).

Violence (Nightmare of Violence).

Heresy (Nightmare of Pride).

Treachery (Nightmare of Isolation).

Unnamed 10th circle.

## Human souls and punishments

Humans that are killed by creatures from the Nightmare Realm or hazards originating from it (such as Black Lung) have their souls sent to the Nightmare Realm. A common misconception is that the Nightmare Realm serves as an afterlife dimension of punishment, much like how Hell is typically depicted. Instead, human souls of Nightmare Realm victims are sent their due to the dimension beginning to merge with another, which causes other phenomenon such as plasma storms and other violent weather called Crimson Echo's (also know as Death Flares), and invasive parasitic species as well as resources and alloys beginning to grow in the invaded plane. The punishment for each circle is covered in their respective pages.

## Inhabitants (Demons/Devils)

**Venom:** To be added

**Shadows:** Shadows are the former residents of this universe before it was corrupted, while most that have been encountered are former Humans, there have been Shadows of other species encountered before (even Drones). Each individual Shadow has a different level of power depending on their exposure to the Anomaly during their transformation.

**Afflicted:** To be added

**Barghest:** To be added

**Dark Seekers:** Feral humanoids possessing multiple limbs and a wide mouth with sharp teeth, these creatures are only found in underground caverns. They do not exhibit any signs of higher intelligence, and seem to be driven by instinct. They have been observed to feed on a substance exclusive to the dimension, but this intel remains classified.

**Nightmares:** To be added

## Gallery

An area of the Realm penetrated by Thorns.
## Trivia

* Throughout the history of humanity, many visions of the Nightmare Realm have been perceived, shaping many of the beliefs and cultures seen today.
* The Circles of Dread are based upon the titular 9 Circles of Hell from Dante's Inferno.
* Both the Realm ad the creatures that lurk within can have numerous effects on humans. These include bleeding either blood or a black liquid from either the eyes, nose, ears, or mouth, auditory and visual hallucinations, nightmares, schizophrenia, and more.