Demon King/Mirror of the Abyss (item)

## Overview

The Mirror of the Abyss is a portal to the Abyss (as the name implies).

## Background

### Distant

Long ago, those who died and had no where to go simply wandered the material plane as spirits. These were abandoned by the Gods, and were known as lost souls. As time moved forward, the amount of lost souls kept increasing, and eventually the Gods decided they needed someplace to put them. They created the Abyss, an empty plane for them to wander.

A lesser deity by the name of Asmodeus grew curious of the abyss. Unlike the greater deities, he had no plane to call his own. Asmodeus was selfish and evil, and he thirsted for power. However, amongst the greater deities, he had none. This thirst for power eventually lead Asmodeus to enter the Abyss. Inside, he witnessed it. A wasteland without color or emotion. Just lost souls wandering with no where to go. It was perfect.

Asmodeus started creating something out of it. The Abyss was separated into hundreds of layers, and each would serve him. He went around, gathering the allegiance of lost souls. Those who were too lost had their memories removed and put in the chasm of memories. With no recollection of who they were in life, they had no choice but to start new in the Abyss. Asmodeus took on the persona of The Demon King. He gave power to his most devoted, naming them his generals. He brought in elementals to shape the landscape around him. Finally, he had a plane to call his own.

Eventually, Asmodeus grew greedier. He wanted to expand his kingdom further, starting with the material plane. He gathered his forces and attacked. The mortal races there banded together in order to fight off the demon invasion. However, the Demon King was too powerful. The Gods saw the mortals struggle, and decided to intervene. Before the Demon King reached a certain unnamed civilization, they gifted a mortal champion the Arrow of Sealing. With it, the mortal armies were able to weaken the Demon King, before sealing him back in the Abyss. That moral champion would later become the First King of Aronia.

The Gods came to the agreement that Asmodeus could continue to rule the abyss, as it had originally been a land for those who they abandoned. However, they created the Mirror of the Abyss, a portal to it, so that they may keep an eye on it.

### Recent

The Demon King's kingdom changed greatly when a man by the name of Bramwell Mad-dog died. Bramwell was a natural leader, and wanted to take charge of his own afterlife. He gained a following, and started a massive party in the abyss. When the Demon King heard about this madness, he sent a few generals to go whip them into shape. Later, only chain devil returned and explained how Bramwell punched the other generals before escaping. Upon his escape, he shattered the mirror.

The Demon King saw this as an opportunity, as now no living souls could enter his Abyss. He decided he would gain more power and get soldiers so that he may spread his kingdom to the material plane. He had Chain Devil get a piece of the mirror and hold onto it. The Demon King made deals with mortals, through coin or through duress, that he would give then power in exchange for serving him. One of them was TBD. This time, the Demon King had the plan to disguise as a mortal in order to neutralize the Arrow of Sealing before his invasion.

One of his generals, Iblis, brought the Demon King a mortal vessel for his soul, Wenchina. The Demon King possessed her and went to Castle Town. However, his plans were foiled by the Marvelous Misadventurers during the time loop quest line.

Once again sealed in the Abyss, the Demon King knew that the Gods wouldn't let him go again, so he sought to regain his power and fight again. However, time was limited as the Marvelous Misadventurers were gathering the shards of the Mirror.

They were successful, and the mirror now stands complete in their basement.