Interview With Meril Part 2 (Patreon)

NASUVERSE asks: Lady Meril, what is Lord Ichigo's Infernal Symbol? I mean, there's often a Demonic Goat, a Chimera, a Three Headed Dog (Hades must not be happy with that one), and whatnot what else among the Seventy-Two. Since Lord Wrath is an Outlier, did he already established one?

Meril says: To my immense shame, I must admit, I do not know. Have you, perchance, seen his sigil? At its center lies an emblem that no magician nor mythographer has managed to decipher. And the Lord Wrath himself is decidedly silent on the issue. My own father, Lord Abraxas, has made the claim that it is a fist, a testament to his iron-clad rule over Infernity and the Souls of the Damned. Lady Valac has proposed that it is a twisted heart, meant to signify his final corruption from his human origins. Lord Lucifer's Bishop, MacGregor Mathers theorizes that the sigil may be a warped rose; as roses in the occult symbolize Love, Wisdom and Creation. Whereas my Lord is Satan, embodying Wrath and Devastation.

Lord Mephistopheles, however, believes it to be a thing that exists in no other world or reality, save for the deepest and most dreadful depth of Hell. Hence my Lord's silence on the subject. Because no language exists to describe what it may be.

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johnjohn2195 asks: Miss lady maid what was lord wraths time table getting his realm under control? With him being so young it must have looked like the most successful speedrun in taking over a realm.

Meril says: Lady Abraxas or Miss Meril, if you would be so kind to adhere to proper address.

The Realm of Inernity is inherently tied to the Sin of Wrath, as the original Crown Prince had poured a considerable amount of its demonic essence into the physical plane. When Lord Ichigo inherited the Sin, Infernity was quick to follow. Indeed, it could be said that Infernity is an extension of Lord Ichigo's power and mind. The very first thing my master did was claim the Irameron, the font of demonic power which serves as the Heart of Infernity. However, the Irameron had been surrounded by the Great Spiders, whose lords had gorged themselves on the near-infinite font of infernal power. Lord Ichigo singlehandedly descended into the abyssal caverns beneath the land and decimated the armies of the Spider-Lords, and greatly wounding the Spider-Queen Ysilikmia. I was not in my Lord's employ when this happened, but I was told it was a single night.

After he had reclaimed his Inner Sanctum, the Reavers quickly bowed to their new Lord. With an army at his back, the Lord Wrath swept through Infernity under the span of two months. On his own, my maste ris horrifying powerful. With an army of brutal supernaturally frenzied monsters that will kill and eat everything in their way? Really, there wasn't much resistance to be found in Infernity.

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velkra7 asks: Lady Meril, what do you know of Irameron, the Inner Sanctum of the Sin of Wrath? Have you heard any rumors about the Mutant Star who sought to usurp it?

Meril says: Firstly, you must understand what an Inner Sanctum is. Demons, by virtue of simply existing, corrupt all around them. Reality within their vicinity is pressed and twisted by their demonic essence until it is utterly suffused with their being. It is axiomatic. In order to preserve the Underworld and keep their servants and armies whole, the Demons of old created pocket universes where that would serve as their 'home', so to speak. Where they would exist in full and only manifest in the Underworld partially. The Irameron is the pocket universe of the original Crown Prince of Wrath and is the heart of Infernity, from which the realm draws upon magic and demonic power. Hence why Infernity is considered an extension of its sovereign. This is true for all extant Demons and their realms.

And, as the current Crown Prince of Wrath is much stronger than his predecessor, the Irameron has become supercharged, giving Infernity a far denser and richer magical reality. As it is his seat of power, Lord Ichigo is never truly separated from the Irameron. No matter what world or reality or dimension he is in, he is always but a step away from his Inner Sanctum. My master, like all Demons, keeps the bulk of his demonic essence within his font of power. Thus, the Lord Ichigo you see with your eyes is but a fraction of his true self. Even then, this is in his sealed state. His true form is too terrible to behold with mortal eyes.

The Mutant Star? You speak of Richovian, fell sorcerer enslaved to the Demon Marax eons ago? Alas, this is another matter long before my birth. Whether the traitorous fool lives or not is known only to Lord Ichigo. And my Lord shares what he only deems necessary.

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Boondoggle asks: Lady Meril, how dangerous is Infernity outside of the populated areas? I have heard a few who wish to travel across the forests and mountanous areas in particular. What would it take for one to traverse the natural areas of Lord Wrath's domain?

Meril says: There are no truly safe places in the wilds of the Underworld. This goes doubly for our home of Infernity. Megafauna prowl the wilderness, eagerly awaiting the chance to devour any poor, unsuspecting fool as their next meal.

For example, take the Great Desert. There dwell colossal scorpions the size of small houses that have six pairs of insect like wings. They fly in packs of half a dozen and devour everything in sight. The denizens of Kelbek frequently host raiding parties to keep their numbers low. Lady Tiamat prefers them deep fried and served with a tangy dip.

Vorix-Manticore prowl the nights of the Jungles and Forrests of Infernity. Being a variety of manticore of dark ebony fur, goat like horns sprouting from the sides of their faces and six barbed tails, tipped with powerful toxins that could kill a High-class Devil in a matter of hours. Lady Tiamat prefers to eat them raw, often swallowing them whole.

Around the ruins of Old Fellgrand, the lands are infested with Shrgrikith. Bipedal reptilian creatures with the heads of lampreys. They wield illusion magicks and often lull travelers away from the safety of the road before stripping the flesh off of their victims bones in a manner of seconds. Lady Tiamat prefers them flayed, marinated in a honey-spice rub, and slow roasted over charcoal.

And, of course, there are the Reavers. While Lord Ichigo has commanded them not to eat his subjects, the bulk of them are not very intelligent. Please do be careful, we have had journalists lose limbs to them before. Lord Serafall was not pleased at all.

If you wish to travel Infernity on foot and insist on not using our waygate teleportation, we advise you be mid-class at least.

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Qliphoth7 asks: Lady Meril, what is the approximate strength and numbers of Lord Wraths military forces, maybe even some info on His Lordships peerage?

Meril says: For obvious reasons, I will not be giving away the full extent of my master's military. However, I will speak on the most public arm of his forces, that is to say, the Reavers. They are large bipedal creatures haunted with voracious appetites and a brutish disposition to break and slaughter. Reavers were created by the first Sin of Wrath and their whole existence is based around the number thirteen.

For every thirteen Reavers, the fourteenth is born a High Reaver. For every thirteen High Reavers, the fourteenth will be born a Reaver Knight. For every thirteen Knights, the fourteenth is born a Reaver Lord. For every thirteen Lords, the fourteenth is born a Reaver Titan. For every thirteen Titans, the fourteenth is born a Reaver Imperator. For every thirteen Imperators, there is one Crown Prince of Wrath. As such, at their height, the Reavers will ever number 4,826,809. Alas, after the Great War, more than half the number have been wiped away. There are currently only four Imperators currently left to serve our master.

Reavers have brownish-green skin and large forward portruding, metallic black horns, standing, on average, over eight feet tall. Imagine a bipedal, bull but with more a humonid face. They are of limited intelligence but possess extraordinary physical prowess comparable to a Low-class Rook. High Reavers are bigger and taller then their common variants, with double the strength and resilience. A Reaver Knight is a drastic transformation. They shrink small, little more than five feet and possess a thick, black and smooth carapace that covers them in entirety. Even their face and eyes. They are stronger than their previous iterations by several fold and dozens of times faster. They posses a wicked intelligence and can wield powerful elemental magic.

Reaver Lords are similar to Knights, but the carapace begins to break away, allowing horns and wings to be seen and used. They also stand as tall as the common Reaver, but much leaner. Lords are as powerful as High-class Devils, and frequently as intelligent. Nevertheless, they are still shaped by a deep-seated hatred of all living things. The Reaver Titans possess the most striking of transformations amongst the Reaver line, standing over one hundred feet tall. They often lead the vanguard of the Lord Wrath's armies and possess demonic power encroaching on the border of Ultimate-class Devils.

Imperators are the mightiest of the Reavers. Baleful monstrosities standing in the shadows of the Crown Prince. They are his chief captains of war and answer to him and him alone. Firmly entrenched in the ranks of the Ultimate-class, they wield devastating magicks and army shattering physical prowess. The surviving Imperators of the Great War are named Nihil, Ecayd, Ruel and Furia.

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esdeath's thicc thighs asks: Lady Meril, why has the lord of wrath made it forbidden to enter the cedar forest he has created?

Meril says: There is the dwelling of the Rook of Wrath. A weapon of ancient terrors and power. For Infernity's own safety, my master has confided it within the forest, where it lays slumbering until the call for war is made. It is the Oldest Foe.

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Harish159 asks: Lady Meril, could you please expand on why some of your predecessors were eated by Her Ladyship Tiamat?

Meril says: I am not aware of the particulars. Lord Ichigo only becomes annoyed when asked, and my desire to not join my predecessors in their doom has seen me give Her Ladyship respectful space. Though, from the gossip in the citadel I've gathered, one of them attempted to seduce Lord Ichigo, another attempted to seduce Her Ladyship and the last remains a mystery. Perhaps she was feeling peckish?

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Meril says: Once again, on behalf of my Lord, I thank you all for your interest in his realm of Infernity and its ongoings. I do apologize for not being able to get to everyone's questions, but my attention is required elsewhere. Running an entire citadel of Devils and magical creatures is an astonishingly demanding endeavor.

Lord Ichigo has provided for you free lodgings for the remainder of your trip and complimentary dining as well. And as always, please keep a minimum fifteen feet distance between yourselves and the Reaver patrols. We can regrow limbs, but Lord Ichigo is staunchly anti-necromancy, thus we will not be able to revive you if the worst comes to pass. Do enjoy your stay.