Lust

**Lust** is a layer of Hell located in the third ring. It is the layer where adulterers, rapists, pedophiles, and other overly lustful souls are sent to be tortured for eternity.

## Geography

Lust is made up of mountain ranges, with most of the layer being considerably higher in altitude than any other layer. The sky shines a dark purple and is usually quite cloudy. The most defining characteristic of Lust are the extremely high winds. These winds form various currents that move across the landscape, oftentimes forming into tornadoes that disperse just as quickly as they began. The temperature of this layer is considerably colder than most of Hell.

Since Lust is located in the third ring, the Archean can be found to the North, with many soul settlements being located on the riverbank to counteract the ever present cold winds. To the East is Envy, and to the West is Heresy. To the Southeast is Blasphemy, while to the Southwest is Suicide.

## Souls

The souls that are trapped in Lust are always spawned within an air current. These currents carry the lustful souls across the landscape and often form into violent tornadoes. The souls trapped within the air currents are often preyed upon by Succubi who satisfy their sexual needs by raping any soul that flies within their territory.

As part of their Hell punishment, no soul spawned in Lust can experience sexual pleasure. In fact, sex is quite painful for the lustful, and the amount of pain felt is derived from how lustful the soul was in life. This also affects the victims of Succubi, as the demons tend to pick souls that experience high amounts of pain during their rape.

While the winds of Lust last a long time, they do occasionally dissipate, allowing some of the souls to begin their escape from Lust. Thankfully, the winds are very unlikely to catch travelers who take caution while traveling along. Despite this, Lust is still fairly dangerous to traverse as Succubi will defend their territories from grounded invaders quite fiercely.

## Demons

The only demon of Lust is the Succubus, also known as the Incubus. The Succubus is a humanoid demon that can change its form to that of any attractive male or female human. The only outstanding feature of the Succubus that stands out are a pair of bat-like wings that extrude from their backs. These wings are incapable of powered flight, rather being used to glide among the winds of Lust in order to travel quickly across the landscape.

Succubi are very sexual creatures, often using demonic magic in order to enter the human world in order to seduce potential victims. However, this is only useful for reproduction, and many Succubi instead satisfy their sexual needs by gliding into a wind current and raping whichever souls they see fit. Souls that travel along the ground are often seen as dangerous, especially in large numbers, and will often be ignored unless they wander into a Succubus territory.

Since Lust is located next to Heresy, there is constant bloodshed on the border. While Succubi are incapable of pushing into Heresy, they are able to put up a good defense in Lust due to the layer's mountainous terrain and constant tornadoes. In recent years, a peace treaty has been signed between Dis and the Succubi. In this treaty, Heresy and Lust will not be at war so long as Succubi do not participate in any battles with other demons. The treaty also allows limited travel routes through Lust, although these routes are selected by the Succubi. While this treaty has been seen as controversial by many, it does allow for limited peace between Dis and Lust.

The Prince of Lust is Asmodeus, however the Prince is usually not seen within the layer itself. As such, most of the day-to-day operations are run by Lilith, the Succubus Queen. Because of Lilith's popularity and Asmodeus' absence, the title of Prince of Lust is currently being contended.