Limbo

" It's not all doom and gloom here in Heaven and Hell's waiting room."

-A person stuck in Limbo

"I made it and I rule it, everything there is my playthings- and I enjoy it every day since eternity started".

-Maltresia talking about Limbo

Purgatory (also known as Limbo) is the middle ground between Heaven and Hell. Souls who sinned but are not truly evil go there. Despite what many people believe, Limbo was thought up by God to be part of the balance as the space between spaces- sort of, the binding glue that holds Creation together and connects all the things and beings in it together, he did not directly create Limbo. Limbo was made from his power, but it was ,made by a demon hellhound referred to as Maltresia who directly created Hell and spread it across all Creation. She continues to rule over Purgatory / Limbo as the supreme ruler, and helping to guide and decide the fate's of the souls trapped inside on whether they stay, or go to.

Unlike the rest of Creation, there is only one single Purgatory, but it changes and morphs itself in different parts of Creation, to better fit the environment it is currently in. But thanks to this, Matresia can look throughout all of Creation without ever having to leave her realm, as there is only one singular Limbo. Despite this, there is no rank for Limbo in the hierarchy of Creation- as many beings of Heaven don't consider it a essential part as it was made by a demon and not God (even though God made the demon create it), but, Limbo has sometimes been regarded as the third highest authority and power in Creation, as it binds all of existence together as it is the space between spaces, as it sort of the glue that holds, the Omiverse, Heaven and Hell, as well as all of Creation together.

History
Before existence was created, all that existed was the void, the infinite expanse of nothingness and emptiness. But within, this expanse walked a being with the power to both create, and exist by himself- this entity would be known as 'God', the creator himself. As he wandered creation forever alone, though equipped with unlimited true power, he was still alone. Until, he met another being like himself, 'The Divine Goddess'. The both instantly fell in love with each-other, but both did not want to continue wandering the void aimlessly, in response, God created creation- a creation within the nothingness where they could finally call home.

Although they could bring creation into existence, they needed help in finishing it, giving it a true shape. So, God created three brothers, he fused with unlimited power: Micheal Demiurge, Gabriel Hornblower, and Samael (who would later be known as, 'Lucifer Morningstar'), after they where given their powers, God guided them into how to use their new powers over creation- and with that, they helped to form the Omniverse, Heaven and Hell- and all of creation.

In Hell however something different was happening, the young hellhound Maltresia had grown in power and strength and was on her way to becoming a new lord of Hell. However her life was about to change, on night she woke up, but it wasn't her- no, the great demon hound was possessed by the Creator himself, as he used her form and power to construct a new realm to help ind reality, Heaven and Hell together for all eternity, so that Creation would remain intact. It took a whole night to complete the task, but until it was done, he left the power with her, as well as fake memories and knowledge so that she would think she did, and forget she was possessed, and this truth has been hidden for many millennia from all of Creation.

Her rule was absolute,and even after all the events of Creation has ever had from the past to the present, Limbo kept completely unchanged and unharmed throughout it all. As it continued to act as the waiting room for the afterlife, or the realm from which Ghosts, demons and various other beings could interact with the many worlds. Through it all, Maltresia continued to rule as its master, manipulating them and treating them all as her playthings. Even when she was trapped inside her realm by Lucifer, as her prison- and even after she was freed by the very same angel.

Hierarchy
Much like in Heaven, Limbo works in the way there is only one absolute ruler- which of course is Maltresia, as she is the creator and queen of the realm of Purgatory. While some beings in Limbo can gain more power over other beings, they are limited to how much they gain, as each is linked to the realm and in extension Maltresia- as she is Limbo itself and feeds and controls everyone and everything inside it. This is why her rule in Limbo is absolute, as she is Limbo itself and can manipulate or control the things and beings inside of it to no limit. This makes her the only real and true authority in Limbo, the realm which spans all of Creation.

Geography
The landscape of Limbo is difficult to describe, as it commonly shifts an changes to both little and significant ways without warning, but the causes are a mystery. Some believe it is to do with Maltresia's mood and how she feels, the happier she is the nicer and more peaceful it becomes- the angrier and upset she is, the worse it will get. But there are other variables that haven't been fully explored yet- and many are still unsure how Limbo really works.

Ruler of Limbo

 * Maltresia (Queen of Limbo / High-Councilwoman)- The hellhound which created Limbo (purgatory), she is a incredibly powerful and intelligent demon, with an influence that stretches across all of Creation, and at the very head of the council of Hell, and its most powerful member). She created Limbo with a little help from God from the nothingness, and watches over the souls who haven't found their afterlife yet, and does sometimes enjoy playing with them.

Other Inhabitants

 * Souls of the deceased

Trivia

 * Many places people say ghosts live: Aether, The Beyond, or The Realm of Ghosts are merely names for Limbo, named after the beings in it, such as ghosts, poltergeists, spirits, demons or any other associated being with it.
 * Despite being a well known place, only a handful of beings know how Limbo really works and why it was made- even Maltresia doesn't fully understand why she created it, or what it was made for.