Facilis Descensus Averno

***Facilis Descensus Averno*** is a young adult mystery horror fan-fiction written by Angel Yang. It is first installment of the *Averno* series, which is based on popular creepypasta characters, Slenderverse series and the SCP Foundation collaborative-fiction series. It was published on fan-fiction repository website Archive of Our Own.

The novel is narrated through a third-person narrative, with the first half told through the perspective of primary protagonist Abigail Bishop, while the latter half introduces the additional perspective of Siren, as events that the two experience run parallel alongside each other for the remainder of the novel.

## Description

"*When a peculiar mass homicide comes with a threat of more to come, local detective Abigail Bishop takes the case but is soon joined by FBI Special Agent Joel Gilliam, who appears to know more about the case than meets the eye. As the investigation deepens, Bishop uncovers a hidden world of creatures lurking in shadows that seems more familiar than she thinks, where even the monsters themselves are trapped in an endless loop of horrors, in which death itself is never an escape."*

## Chapters

1. The First Stage of Grief
2. Causes of Death
3. Loose Ends
4. Expensive Mistakes
5. Broken Record
6. Eyeless Jack
7. Foundation
8. Rinse, Repeat
9. Vile and Cruel
10. Second Wave
11. The Operator
12. Checkmate
13. Dead or Alive
14. Jeff the Killer
15. Masks
16. Clockwork
17. Side Profile
18. Safe House
19. Crooked Smiles
20. Hornets' Nest

## Characters

### Humans

* **Abigail Bishop** — A detective working for the New Haven Police Department and Gilliam's partner. She is the primary narrator of the book.
* **Joel Gilliam** — An FBI Special Agent and Bishop's new partner. It is later revealed that he is also working as a field agent for the SCP Foundation.
* **Skye Martin** — One of the initial suspects in the murder case. It is later revealed that she is vessel of the former proxy Siren, and has been one of the Operator's victims for years. She is also close friends with Toby and Jack.
* **Toby Rogers** — A former proxy known as Ticci Toby, who is friends with Skye and Jack. He is in a relationship with Clockwork.
* **Dr. Jane Wang**— A medical examiner from the Union County Medical Examiner Office who occasionally works with the New Haven Police Department.
* **Terry McCormick** — The chief of the New Haven Police Department.
* **Tim Wright** — A member of the Marble Hornets crew, who was killed by HABIT several months prior to the beginning of the novel.

### Creeps

* **Eyeless Jack** — An eyeless cannibal, former serial killer, and Jeff's former partner-in-crime. He was one of the initial suspects in the murder case.
* **Jeff the Killer** — An infamous serial killer with a mutilated appearance and Jack's former partner-in-crime who was one of the initial suspects in the murder case.
* **Clockwork** — A serial killer and girlfriend of Toby Rogers.
* **Smile Dog** — A hellhound in the form of a Siberian husky who is loyal to Jeff the Killer.

### Entities

* **Siren** — A former proxy possessing Skye, who previously worked for and has since defected from the Operator. She becomes a co-narrator in the latter part of the book.
* **The Operator** — A tall, faceless, omnipotent entity who is known for driving people insane under his influence, turning them into mindless, murderous proxies under his command.
* **HABIT** — A malevolent entity who is antagonistic towards the Operator, currently possessing EverymanHYBRID crew member Evan.

## Trivia

* The title is a Latin phrase that translates to "the descent to Hell is easy."
* Chapters told through Siren's perspective were stylized in lowercase and numbered in Roman numerals.

## References

1. ↑ *Facilis Descensus Averno* on Archive of Our Own