The Obsidian Abyss.
As one of the 9th Circle Gates in the world, it enveloped a massive territory, its towering presence forcing humanity to declare the entire region a strictly forbidden zone. Over the two centuries, the most powerful squads and individuals ventured into its depths, facing catastrophic losses that wiped out entire generations of elite hunters. The rare survivors of those brutal expeditions managed to map out only the first five layers. Beyond that threshold, nobody knew what existed or how many layers the abyss actually had.
However, they did manage to discover that each layer operated on its own terrifying rules, inhabited by entities that defied their understanding.
In one of these deepest, uncharted layers, the atmosphere was greatly different. There were no rampaging monsters or chaotic environments here, only a vast expanse of pitch-black vacancy, a silent void completely devoid of light or sound.
