Glabrous Mountain

*"As I am sure you are all aware by now, Hell is where Satan lives, and where dead Dark mutants are believed to dwell alongside billions, if not* trillions *of demonic entities."*
―Jesse O'Hara[src]
**Glabrous Mountain**, also known as the **Black Dimension**, the **Hell Dimension**, or simply **Hell**, is an extra-dimensional realm and the dominion of the Umbralord. Atop of this cosmic mountain is the Castle of the Chthonian, which houses the Devil's Amegdela, a place of gathering where demons crowd around the Throne of Hell, the Umbralord's infernal seat of demonic power.

## History

### Early history

*"Legion dwells on Glabrous Mountain."*
―Superquack[src]
For his rebellious agenda stemming from the Dawn of the Halo Guardians, Legion was cast back to the Savaplasm more than 200 millennia before the dawn of the Common Era. He used his demonic powers to reconstitute the Savaplasm and initiate a radical shift in the nature of the dimension itself. The realm transformed into a dark and diverse expanse named Glabrous Mountain. In ancient times, worshipers of Legion built a castle for him on top of Glabrous Mountain. There, the Umbralord personally crafted the Devil's Amegdela and scribed several ancient runes into his castle's unholy walls. He also installed the Chthonic Cavalry, who were monstrous demon guards to protect the castle from unwanted trespassers.

### Humanity's discovery

*"I'll see you in Hell!"*
―Valhalla[src]
Glabrous Mountain was introduced to mankind as an obscure realm called "Hell" in the Bible. Like other similar religious terms, Glabrous Mountain is most indirectly used as a swear word by both mutants and Fobbles, often in a context of surprise or dislike of the person the word is directed towards. Saying "Go to Hell" or "See you in Hell" were both expletives meant to insult or threaten whomever they were directed to. Another use was in the phrase "There will be Hell to pay." They can also be used when either startled or expressing disbelief regarding someone's story, evidenced by the phrases "What the hell is that?" and "Like hell you are!," respectively. A similar phrase, "Where the hell are you going?!," can be used in the context of the former. A more toned-down version of the expletive is known as "Heck." Beings destined for the Black Dimension were considered "damned." The word "damn" is also sometimes used as an expletive, either for emphasis (eg, when describing how good someone is at their profession) or to curse someone.

### Claire's banishment

During her quest to conquer the universe from which she hailed, Claire nearly threw Jesse out a window during their climactic duel and proceeded to open a gateway into Glabrous Mountain. However, Jesse regained his footing and defeated her, banishing her into Glabrous Mountain.

### Mykew Hadeline's exile

Sometime in the late 2010s, Mykew Hadeline vanished from Sol upon holding the Cuffs of Energy and was banished here for an indefinite period of time. The Black Queen eventually came to Glabrous Mountain and forcibly freed Hadeline so she could task her with obtaining the tools required to open the Dark Gate.

### Inter-dimensional rift

In the opening months of the Melanization, scientists began experimenting with new forms of energy rich in the cosmic fields because of the great darkness. During one such experiment, a rift was created where dark matter even blacker than their current surroundings entered this dimension. Eventually, three men became infected with the substance. One of them actively sought more of the mysterious black matter and reopened the rift; however Blasto entered the opening. Upon his return, he described his experience in this dimension as indescribably cold and dark.

### The Celestial Bane's mission

The Celestial Bane manipulated Macroburst into teleporting him away by means of the Disk of Dismay and proceeded to descend happily into Glabrous Mountain. He enlisted a large number of demons to assist him in his new mission, but they ultimately turned on him and returned to their home. Later on, hints circulated that the Umbralord could even reach out from the depths of Glabrous Mountain and make his voice heard like a silent whisper subtly influencing the morality of children or at the least his essence acted like an echo and had its own bittersweet will that served the Umbralord's ends in his own stead.

## Nature

An obscure yet vast dimension, Glabrous Mountain is a unique, diverse, and lush universe ruled by the Umbralord that can only be entered by physical beings through the Disk of Dismay. Featuring more spatial coordinates than the Earthly Plane, it appears as a realm of never-ending darkness, devoid of any form of light and warmth, that tries to absorb any living being who goes near it. It is portrayed as an immense mountaintop from which the demons gathered, surrounded by numerous black clouds, that overlooked the Earthly Plane from beneath. Hence, the Umbralord could easily affect mankind, notably being depicted as imbuing humans with violent impulses from his perch on the mountaintop.

Glabrous Mountain is many things, among them a mirror of the collective unconscious.

An obscure yet vast dimension, Glabrous Mountain is a strange and hostile universe ruled by the Umbralord. It is portrayed as an immense mountaintop, surrounded by numerous black clouds, that overlooked the Earthly Plane from beneath.

Many beings claim to be the ruler of Glabrous Mountain. These beings have all been referred to as Hell-Lords and have often worked with, or against each other and have referred to themselves and/or posed as the Biblical counterpart of the Umbralord at one point or another. Yet in the end, the very peak of Glabrous Mountain is eventually revealed to be the Umbralord's wings, cementing him as the one and only power throughout all of Hell.

Atop of this cosmic mountain, under the often absent wings of the often traveling Umbralord, is the Castle of the Chthonian, which houses the Devil's Amegdela, a place of gathering where demons crowd around the Umbralord's infernal throne. The Chthonic Forge is a location on Glabrous Mountain where lesionite is produced. Many demons will often seek to help these damned souls in any way they can, although this certainly is not always the case.

The Black Dimension is one of many universes in the Multiverse.

## Known citizens

* The Umbralord
* Leviathan
* Nethero
* Dozens of unfaithful demonic renegades
* Trillions of other demonic beings

## Trivia

* The take of *Band of Justice: Omniverse* on Glabrous Mountain, which is not actually identified until *Superquack: Focal Point*, introduces it as the **Hell Dimension**. Generally, however, Hell is a common name used to refer to different underworld realms ruled by evil entities.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Superquack: Focal Point*
2. ↑ *League of Red Stars*
3. ↑ *Boys vs. Girls 2 Prelude*
4. ↑ *D.I.T. One-Shot: The Dawn of Mutantry*
5. ↑ *S.M.S.B.: The Return of the Verasect*
6. ↑ *The Super Babies: Final Clash of Brethren*
7. ↑ *El Monstrou Horrible*
8. ↑ *Annie and the Blue-Eared Kid*
9. ↑ *Band of Justice: Omniverse*

## See also

* Demons
* Religion
* Sovereign Fields

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