Ariel

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**Ariel** is one of the seven daemons, the Demon of Dread.

## Domain

He knew everyone's fear, including the fear of the gods, thus he knew every truth there was.

## Volume 5: Dread Night

* Sin of Solace
* Graceless Dusk

### Sin of Solace

According to the rune description of [Sin of Solace], Ariel turned a beautiful monster into a queen and gave her a sinister gift of forbidden knowledge.

### Graceless Dusk

The Tomb of Ariel seems to have existed for a very long time prior to then. It wasn't said how the daemon died or if the pyramid could possibly be his tomb, and who would build him an opulent grave.

Also, the Stifled Scream described an estuary as the location where a terrible secret had been kept. There is also no apparent connection to what the great river that allegedly flowed back in time had to do with this.

[...a great river was contained within it, flowing endlessly from the future into the past. When doom came, many entered to seek shelter from it, and many had come to seek the truth. That was because the Great River existed outside time, and so, it was said that a dreadful secret was hidden at its estuary. Few of those capable dared to approach it, and none of those who had returned.]

The region of the Dream Realm where the Chain of Nightmares had originated and the black pyramid hidden within, had something to do with Ariel, the Demon of Dread.
## Volume 6: All the Devils Are Here

### Mirror of Truth

According to the rune description of [Mirror of Truth], the Tomb of Ariel is not the burial place of Ariel, the Demon of Dread. Instead, it is the tomb he built. The description mentioned Ariel's construction of a black pyramid to hide ugly truths from existence or those truths that he could not bear to know. Conquering the pyramid would reveal these secrets.

[Weaver was known as the master of lies, while Ariel was known as the keeper of truths. The two were not close and rarely met, which was why Ariel was surprised to find Weaver staring at his pyramid one day.

"Isn't it beautiful, this tomb of mine? Have you come to admire it?" Ariel said.

After a moment of silence, Weaver responded.

"I have not known that you've built a tomb, nor have I ever seen it. How would I know to admire it? I just happened to be here by chance. Now that I've seen it, my heart is untouched. I feel nothing."

 Then, Weaver asked.

"But you seem to feel too much, Demon of Dread. Your face is unsightly. You are smiling, but there are tears streaming from your eyes. Why?"

Ariel laughed, "I'm not sure."

He laughed and cried as he looked at the tomb, saying, "I built it to bury the truth. Truth is the most hideous thing in the world, Weaver, and knowing it is a cruel torment. I mean to bury the truths that I cannot endure at the heart of this tomb, and be free of them forever."

Weaver remained silent.

After a while, Weaver spoke.

"It seems to me that you already did. And you already are."

With that, the Demon of Fate turned and walked away without looking back.

Walking away, Weaver whispered.

"...You wanted to be free of the truth, so you didn't deserve it."]

TheoryThe Shroud of Graceless Dusk described how the sybils found salvation and solace within the Tomb of Ariel, but were ultimately destroyed, with *Dusk* being the last.

The [Hideous Truth] enchantment of the Sin of Solace aimed to grant revelations to those who succumbed to madness. Ariel had referred to revelations of truth as the most hideous thing in the world and the source of cruel torment. Ariel had committed a sin by seeking solace in forgetting the truth.

Ariel retrieved memories of truth from his head and hid them in his tomb. Sunny suspected he received help from an easily forgotten sibling. He believed there were three daemons connected to the black pyramid: the **Demon of Dread**, the Demon of Fate, and the mysterious Demon of Oblivion. Sunny's theory about the last one was unsubstantiated, possibly due to dreaming about something he could not remember.
## Volume 7: The Tomb of Ariel

* Falling Ash
* Dark Shaper

### Falling Ash

The [Sin of Solace] describes a beautiful monster that Ariel made queen and gifted with sinister knowledge of hideous truth, while the [Bitter Cusp] tells the story of a group of guests with ill intentions visiting the Jade Court. The [Falling Ash] details how Ariel built the Jade Palace for the Jade Queen.

Ariel is seemed fond of building things.

### Dark Shaper

The tale of Ariel's battle with an Unholy Titan provides the origin of Goliath, the Minor Shard of the Stone Titan, and the Nightmare Desert.

Following the end of the battle, the Demon of Dread created a mystical river out of the titan's blood, and built a pyramid out of its stone flesh. The pyramid stood where the ocean had once been. A great river was contained within the black pyramid flowing endlessly from the future into the past.

[When the unholy titan took a step, everyone cowered in fear. Only Ariel, the Demon of Dread, remained standing - he did not feel fear, for he was fear itself. Taking a step forward, he challenged the unholy titan, and the two battled under the azure sky. Their battle was fierce, their battle was fearsome. Their battle was a hint of the doom that would come.

The unholy titan possessed an indestructible stone body and was invulnerable to all harm. As they fought, the land was shattered and the sky split apart. The Demon of Dread received many harrowing wounds, but the terrible titan remained wholly unscathed. Its stone body became incandescent from the heat, shining brighter than the fiery sun.

That was when the Demon of Dread whispered something to his enemy, and then cast the titan into the depths of the ocean.

When the incandescent titan plunged into the cool water, the ocean turned into searing vapor and was scattered by the winds. The stone flesh of the titan instantly cooled, causing a tiny crack to appear on its heart - that tiny spot was the only part of the creature that had not been tempered, and was also its only flaw.

As Ariel watched coldly, the titan bellowed in agony. After one heartbeat, cracks appeared on its indestructible body. After two heartbeats, blood flowed from its wounds like a river. After three heartbeats, its body started to crumble into numerous shards.

And on the seventh heartbeat, its heart shattered, turning into dust.

That was how the unholy stone titan was destroyed.

Following the end of the battle, the Demon of Dread created a mystical river out of the titan's blood, and built a pyramid out of its stone flesh. The pyramid stood where the ocean had once been, and...]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chapter 869 Sin of Solace
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Chapter 1022 The Fall of Falcon Scott (40)
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 1122 Mirror of Truth
4. ↑ Chapter 923 Secret of the Estuary
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Chapter 1123 Solace of Oblivion
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Chapter 1246 Research Partners
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Chapter 1247 Fear Itself