Victor was like any ordinary school kid. All he wanted was to live an average life. Nothing super exciting; he only wished for peace. So when a large red gate rose from the ground on his way home, he wanted no part of it.

"Yeaaah no," Victor spoke turning around.

As he began to walk away, he felt something grab his arm. Looking down at his arms, his eyes went wide when he saw long, bony fingers holding him. With fearful eyes, he attempted to pull his arm away but to no avail. Soon, even more hands came out from the gate and started to pull him towards the gate.

"No, help someone, please help me!"

Attempting to call for help, Victor began to lose hope as the thought of being dragged into the gate became more likely. In just a few moments, his whole body had bony arms grabbing him; there was one even covering his mouth. Unable to even move his body, Victor could only panic as he was pulled into the gate, and it closed behind him.

Once he passed the gate, he began to fall. Losing control of his body, he spun around, only able to see a red haze around him. After what seemed like hours of falling, he could see what seemed to be dirt under him. As he got closer, he realized that it was the ground, and to make things worse, he seemed to be speeding up instead of slowing down.

"Fuck fuck fuck!!!"

Once he was a few meters from the ground, he closed his knowing he could only pray that his death would be quick.

...

"Am I dead yet?" Victor asked, his eyes still closed. After a few more moments, he finally opened his eyes. To his surprise, he sat on the floor with no injuries on his body to show that he fell. Taking a few moments to calm down, Victor began looking around, and what he said caused him to panic again.

It was a hellish landscape; dark dirt covered the ground; the sky was a dark red and purple; black clouds released lightning that would cause an explosion in the distance; and worse of all, creatures that he had only seen in fiction all around. Giant flying humanoid bats, goals that didn't have any skin covering them; and there was one tree a gain tone which stood before him; it was larger than any tree he had seen before. It was at least 100 meters in height and had huge branches that bore purple-colored apples.

Standing up, Victor walked closer to the tree and grabbed one of the fruits closer to the ground. Holding the purple apple in his hand, an overwhelming hunger came over him, causing incredible pain in his stomach.

"What the hell."

Holding his stomach, he felt his hunger worsen. Thinking that the apple was to blame, he dropped the apple and waited for it to go away. To his disappointment, the hunger remained; with no other option, he picked up the apple and took a bite out of it. As he entered his mouth, he couldn't help but be amazed by how good it tasted and how sweet it was.

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"This is better than any apple I have ever had," Victor said, taking another bite.

In just a few moments, Victor finished the apple and was about to reach for another one three blue screen appeared before him, and a message read in his head.

*Ting*Ting*Ting

[You have consumed the fruits of Purgatory]

[Your body has accepted Lilith's blessing]

[Intergrating Blessing...]

Once each message was read out, Victor began to feel his body heat up. Confused by the messages and the sudden change in temperature, Victor removed his shirt and began to sweat. As his body temperature continued to rise, he started to feel light-headed and sore.

"What...is...this," Victor spoke between breaths

The next moment, he felt a burning sensation on his chest. Looking down, a strange sigil appeared on his chest over his heart. Touching the symbol, a bright red beam of light shot out into the sky for a few seconds before it disappeared. Looking back at the symbol it was now just a black mark that looked like a tattoo.

[Stage 1 of 3 completed]

[Host will now go under physical changes]

[Host will fall unconscious]

Before Victor could react to the light or the message, his vision blurred, and he fell asleep.

POV: Demon lord throne room

"Your Highness, it has happened," a tall, skinny man with ghostly white skin and long hair says in a panicked voice.

"What are you talking about, Valek," replied a woman in her twenties. She was a beautiful person; she had slightly pale skin, blood-red eyes, and long black hair that reached her waist, and her body was perfect and was one that all men and even some women of the demon kingdom lusted over.

"...Your son h-he has awakened," Valek spoke with a hint of nervousness.

Hearing those words, the queen's eyes went wide, and a dark purple aura exploded from her body, causing Veleck and the guards in the room to fall to their knees.

"Valek, I hope you understand the seriousness of your words," she said in a calm tone that hid her bloodlust.

"Yes, my queen, the scouts have seen the light near the tree, and I have sent the death army platoon to confirm the sighting.

"...Very well, if it ends up being true, bring him here post haste and call my daughters to come back home," the queen spoke.

"Yes, Your Majesty," Valek said before leaving the throne room.

With a wave of her hand, the guards in the throne room left, none of them wanting to anger her in her current state. With all the guards gone, she placed her hand over her heart, and her lips curled into a slime.

"My son has returned to me...it's been so long," She spoke.

POV: MC

Slowly, I opened my eyes and found myself in the same hellscape as before. But there was a change, and my vision felt better; my body felt stronger and lighter, and all my other senses felt better. Checking my body for any injuries, I found nothing. I let out a sigh of relief and stood up.

[Stage 2 of 3 completed]

[Last stage: Consume the blood of your mother]

"...blood of my mother, what does that mean?" I asked myself

While I pondered what that could mean, a loud, piercing roar rang out, causing me to cover my ears. Looking around for the source of the sound, my eyes landed on one of the large humanoid bat creatures from before. As our eyes met, the creature charged at me at breakneck speeds.

"Fuck," I yelled before running away from the monster.

As I ran, I was surprised at how fast I was moving and that even after ten minutes of running, the bat couldn't catch me, and I didn't even feel tired. Turning around, I looked at the bat, who seemed pissed off. Letting out the same roar from before, its speed increased by at least two times, and it was able to reach me in less than a second.

Not being able to react in time, the monster's hand grabbed me by the neck and lifted me in the air. When it did, something came over me. I no longer felt panicked; I felt perfectly calm, and my body began to move on its own. Grabbing its forearm, I was able to break it without even using that much force. Once it dropped me from the pain, I reached out and grabbed its neck; without hesitating, I ripped out its throat, causing its body to go limp and fall to the ground.

[You have killed a Lv.4 Manbat: +215 exp.]

"My lord, you have returned," Spoke a voice behind me.

Turning around, I saw a group of soldiers all dressed in black and red armor with skull-shaped helmets. In the front of the group was someone dressed in the same colored armor, but theirs looked different and gave off an oppressive aura that caused me to swallow my saliva.

"Please, my lord follow us back to the Demon kingdom; your mother is waiting for you," Spoke the soldier kneeling