Hell

"Home's a dark place, filled with suffering and tears- there are many types of homes these days, but that's because we broke it- but, it just makes it all the more fun to live in"

- Leech to Linda, talking about what Hell is like for him

"Welcome, my friend, to the Land of the Damned, where torture and horror walk hand in hand-- where pain and despair unfettered roam. Men call it Hell. I call it home!"

- A demon to a human soul

Hell, also known as the Underworld, the Inferno (as well as many other names), is the incredibly fearsome, infernal and spiritual realm of eternal suffering inhabited by demons and the tortured souls of all deceased sinners. It is ruled by Lucifer Morningstar who states that Hell was designed so that no demon could rule, only a Celestial could. However, at the end Weldrok a being born a demon is given an angelic essence, so he can rule over as the new King of Hell (so beings half angel are able to rule it).

It is confirmed there are multiple Hells existing in Creation, but these are break-offs that formed when the original Hell began splitting pieces off from itself, due to constant fighting and war with demons- each one of these break-offs act in the same way the original does, but could be different in the manner in which they do it or appear.

Although it is considered the lowest point of creation, it has the second most highest authority and power overall in Creation, due to it being one of the two original places of creation, from which the omniverse was modeled off both.

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.

Hell was originally designed as the dumping ground for the angels as a way to through away any discarded or unused parts they had found, or parts that simply did not fit or want to be used in the grand design of creation- as all the negatives where thrown into here to be forgotten about. However, this realm eventually became more prominent once the introduction of mortals came into use- as after mortal life and sin was introduced into their life, Hell became the realm for which all deceased souls who have sinned in their life, where to be punished by the demons of Hell for all eternity. When Lucifer was cast out of Heaven and into Hell, he became its ruler up until 2011, when he abdicated his throne and retired to L.A. to open the nightclub Lux. Amenadiel was forced to descend into Hell in order to keep the damned souls from escaping.

There where demonic beings in power during this time, such as 'The Council of Hell', consisting of the most powerful demons and dark-forces of all time, which helped govern over Hell and maintain the peace within it. However, this came to an end, after the Council's leader turned against Lucifer, and began a war in Hell against the Council and Lucifer (backed-up by the forces of Heaven). This conflict also has a secondary affect, as pieces of Hell had been splintered off from the original (much like what occurred when Lucifer rebelled in Heaven), and caused them the become their own separate individual Hells with their own version of the hierarchy and beings living int it. Which Lucifer states that he has no care for, as many souls get trapped there- seeing it as lees work for him.

Mortals who commit mortal sins end up in Hell to be punished for all eternity. Hell is staffed by Lucifer and his demons, who are charged with carrying out the righteous torment. According to escaped souls like, Malcolm, one of Hell's methods of torture is using what one loves against them when they are damned. When Malcolm was in Hell, he was tossed into a room where his tormentors starved him and isolated him from the outside. Malcolm also states that time in Hell runs differently, as thirty seconds there was like thirty years for him. It was revealed that Goddess, the wife of God and mother of the angels as well as a god who is as old and strong as he is, was trapped in hell after repeatedly trying to kill the humans in her rage and therefore making God strip her of her powers through unknown means and having Amenadiel take her to Hell. Feeling betrayed due to not having been helped by his mother, Lucifer returned the favor by having Mazikeen torture her. However, after Amenadiel was incapacitated after barely surviving being stabbed by one of Maze's Demon Blades, Goddess was able to escape to Earth.

Lucifer revealed to Reese Getty information that he had never told to any human soul before. Lucifer is not the one who decides who goes to Hell and it is humans and their own guilt that puts them there. He also tells Reese that the doors in Hell are unlocked and they can leave, but "no one ever does". Even Mazikeen states, "In Hell, I have to use their own guilt against them as torture. The method is chosen for them. Maltresia describes Hell's torture, as each person has a door, and inside that door they have their own separate world- where they'll suffer their worst tortures, until they accept and reject their punishment and that they're there.

Although Lucifer ruled over Hell, he eventually bailed on Creation as a way of leaving God's plan, but as a result left ownership of Hell to Weldrok, who became the new king of Hell, after being given the essence of an angel by God, so he could rule over Hell. Although creation doesn't know it, Hell has changed its king that it's no longer Lucifer that rules over all evil and Hell but Weldrok- making him the new 'Master of Darkness'.

Hierarchy
Hell at first was used as a duping ground for Creation, to dispose of any unneeded or unwanted things- and from these things the first demons and darkness came forth. So before Lucifer, or Heaven began to interfere with the affairs of Hell, the place was more of a free for all place- where demons would battle each-other to prove who is the strongest and most powerful giving them the most land and influence, this is where the Lords of Hell come from and how they earned these names.

However, when Lucifer was thrown down to Hell, it then began a new era in Hell- as now it began more of a monarchy, with an angel sitting on the throne, would become the supreme ruler of Hell and all of the beings within it- there was also a secondary ruler alongside this position, that would be seen as the second-in-command of Hell and for the throne (regardless of whether they're angel or demon), which for a long time was Weldrok. But, this rule was also kept with a group made up of the most powerful and influential beings in Hell, this is called the 'Council of Hell'. These three posts held the most power and control over Hell, however, there where many Nobles and Lords of Hell that controlled separate areas in Hell that might not be able to be supervised continuously by the Council or King. This was kept up for many millennia- until the battle between the King and the lords against the Prince and the Council, which resulted in many pieces of Hell splintering off to form their own separate versions of Hell.

This system was soon abolished after the war, where only the King (Lucifer), would have supreme and absolute power over Hell, without the aid or guidance from anyone or anything. This system, was a lot more troublesome as it meant some demons could get away with more stuff that was not allowed as long as they where careful, despite this, this rule was kept in place for as long as Lucifer ruled over Hell as its King, however, after the return of Weldrok and Lucifer's abandonment of Creation things changed dramatically. As Weldrok is named the new king of Hell, he returns to the original order of the King, Council and Lords as it was before, however, he removes the position of 'Prince of Hell' as a way to prevent a rival from arising or any threat to his power- as he gives the King, a much greater control over the actions and control over Hell and everything in and around it.

Geography
Not much is known about the layout of Hell other than that is it a vast chaotic realm filled with countless domains and demons fighting each other for dominance. Though there are many versions of Hell, each with a distinct look and layout of the overall realm (some are giant cities, some are nine-layered realms, while others are just oceans of magma and hot rocks). Though there is a standard layout to the original Hell, with it being a endless icy plain with tall black rock mountains each with hundreds of doors chained to their sides, inside a world for a dammed soul to spend eternity in eternal pain and suffering. The climate of Hell, is a endless cloudy expanse with a never ending blizzard of snow and a howling winds forever yelling in your ears- while very little light ever penetrates the clouds, especially since it is freezing in Hell. It is unknown if any castle or homes where ever constructed in Hell, and there is still much of Hell, that is unknown to beings not native to it.

n Hell, an ordinary human feels the worst feelings simultaneously: sadness, fear, pain. Humans often describe it as being terrifying with only a brief stay in Hell. Demons, being malevolent entities, are naturally accustomed to Hell's misery. Due to a effect of time dilation a day in Hell equals one minute of passage on Earth- but it can vary for some, as a minute on Earth could be more than a century in Hell. In Hell, the landscape seems to change as someone walks. A place to be reached may seem like a few feet away, so in moments be far away again.Hell is a debased reflection of Earth, so as Earth became more technologically or socially advanced so does Hell- so the more advanced creation gets, the more advanced Hell gets.

Economy
The main currency of Hell are souls. Living human beings (or other sentient beings), through rituals, make pacts with demons to gain power, wealth or others. The demons have between them a kind of "stock exchange" of ​​souls, to set the price of the souls. When the person who did the pact die, their soul is then belong to the demons whom they negotiated.

A sold soul can be use as fuel for the spells of a demon. Souls can also be use as raw material to create hellish furniture at Odium manufacturers and factories. Souls can be freely traded with other demons much like the money of Earth; however, at the time the mortal sells their soul, he/she can do so only to a single demon- but, some more powerful demons such as the Council, Prince or King have little care for souls, as they've amassed so much they no-longer have any value in it, and rather try to rule that world. Sometimes, the most evil beings who have been sentenced to Hell can be promoted and gain demonhood, but only if they are willing to give up their eternal soul and pledge their eternal existence to the throne of Hell.

Kings of Hell

 * Lucifer Morningstar (Past / The Lightbringer)- Lucifer Morningstar, formerly Samael, was the fallen angel that fell from Heaven after staging a rebellion against God. He eventually became the new king of Hell by taking the throne and ruled over Hell for many billions of years, until he abandoned Creation leaving the throne of Hell empty.
 * Weldrok (Current / Embodiment of Evil and Darkness)- After Lucifer left, the original prince of Hell, was blessed by God, with the essence of an angel allowing him to take the throne of Hell- and rule over it as the new king of demons and darkness. This hellhound is the embodiment of all evil and darkness, as well as all the things wrong with Creation, so much so, that in many places across the omniverse beings believe he is the devil and not Lucifer.

Council of Hell

 * Maltresia (High-Councilwoman / Creator of Limbo)- 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).
 * Madrasa (Executive-Councilwoman / Mother of Serpent)-  This demon snake, was the embodiment of all conscious mind and the evil that lives inside all humans. Second in command on the council with her sister Maltresia, she is a insanely powerful, but a much more intelligent demon to her sister, with her powers being matched by very few demons- she is also sometimes thought of being the snake sent by Lucifer to tempt Eve.
 * Clown (Executive-Councilman / Overlord of Insanity)- The hellhound of madness and insanity, he always brings a smile on his face wherever he goes before immediately destroying everything that existed there, he's one of the most feared demons in Hell- with even the two upper councilwomen being cautious around him.
 * Leech (Councilman / Duke of Diseases)- A living bile of diseases and plagues molded into the shape of a rotting phoenix symbiote, he spreads pestilence and plague to all of creation, living inside every bacteria and virus he spreads disease and destruction, so much so that he's become the blame for many more things than Lucifer is.
 * Felhir (Councilman / Sultan of Sin)- The dragon of destruction, and the creator of all sin in Creation, he is a charismatic and sly demon who stands with more powerful beings and leeching off their success and power to make himself stronger, or enforce more fear over those weaker than him to make himself stronger.

Nobles of Hell

 * Lilith (Mother of Demons)- Adams first wife, who betrayed God and was sentenced to Hell for all eternity. She is nicknamed the 'Mother of Demons' due to many demons (many of which are actually nobility) come from her, and as worked very closely with Lucifer and the council in the past.
 * Mazikeen (Hell's Favorite Torturer)- One of Lilith's daughters, she is a master at hand-to-hand combat and one of the demon nobles who gets he hands physically active in the art of torture and pain. She made a name for herself after becoming the Lucifer's personal torturer, and her extensive tortures against the Divine Goddess (the mother of Creation).
 * Asmodeus- One of Lilith's children, he is one of the demon nobles that rule over Hell in the name of Lucifer, despite being highly manipulative, he is a well reserved being who rarely uses physical violence.
 * Asteroth (Archduke/Archfiend)- Another of Lilith's children, he prefers to spend his time inside the omniverse trying to bring destruction on the mortal worlds, in a attempt to become a council member.
 * Barbatos (Grand Duke of the Inner Circle)- Another of Lilith's brood, he is a keeper of the inner-most heart of Hell, where the most diabolical of souls lurk, as a way of guarding them from intruders or letting them escape.
 * Beelzebub (Satanic Triumvirate; Lord of Flies)- A offspring of Leech, he represents flies and pests often keeping to himself, and given the chance will always try to make himself the center of attention whenever possible.
 * Belial (Archduke/Archfiend; Lord of Lies, Prince of Deceit)- One of the elder demons of Hell, he is Lilith's first born demon son, he is the warrior of the nobles always seeking the glory and destruction of battle- as a way of filling his appetite for chaos against Creation.
 * Ran Va Daath (The Serpent Queen / Madrasa's First-born)- Often confused with her mother, she is the first born serpent, of the mother of snakes, and takes great pleasure in her beauty and influence (sharing many traits with her mother).

Other Inhabitants
Demons (There are trillions of demons all with different names, species, types and faces, but all serve the same purpose in Hell).
 * Dromos
 * Squee
 * Aym
 * Baal

Deceased unrighteous humans (There is an infinite amount of souls trapped in Hell, and there will be an infinite more as time goes by).
 * Malcolm Graham
 * Jason Carlisle
 * Reese Getty
 * Cain
 * Abel (formerly)
 * Charlotte Richards (formerly)
 * William Kinley
 * Adolf Hitler
 * Stalin
 * Nero
 * Goddess (formerly)

Alternate Hell's
Despite all this belonging to the true original Hell, there are also many separate and independent Hell,s that broke off from the original, caused by wars and conflicts inside Hell. These formed their own individual and separate Hell's, wit their own entities and demons inside (some sharing similarities and differences to the original Hell). These also formed symbiotic relationships with certain multiverses and other alternate Heaven, tricking these places that these are the true Heaven and Hell- Despite there being a lot more of these alternate Hell's, they are significantly weaker and smaller to the original Hell and the beings within it, as a being from a alternate power would be significantly weaker to one from the original. The reason why they are not considered a threat by Lucifer, is because sometimes souls on their way to Hell, will be caught in one of these smaller Hell's to face a similar punishment to what they would have faced in the original (so it's less work for them). While there are many millions of these alternate Hell's some of the more famous ones can be listed as: - There are millions more in all forms of fiction and imagination, that have a Hell- but these are merely break off's, splinters from the original Hell, where the supreme power of darkness and evil is kept inside.
 * Hell (DC Comics)
 * Hell (Marvel)
 * Hell (Dante's Inferno)
 * Hell (Sabrina)
 * Hell (Hazbin Hotel)
 * Hell (Image Comics)
 * Hell (Mortal Combat)
 * Hell (Darksiders)
 * Hell (DOOM)
 * Hell (Insidious)

Quotes

 * Lucifer: (sighs) I have a story for you, reporter. One I've never told a human soul before. I take no part in who goes to Hell.
 * Reese: Then who does?
 * Lucifer: You humans. (chuckles) You send yourselves. Driven down by your own guilt. Forcing yourselves to relive your sins over and over. And the best part... the doors aren't locked. You could leave anytime. It says something that no one ever does, doesn't it?

Trivia

 * It has been established by the Super Buddies that it is possible to get a cell phone signal in Hell. At least with Verizon.
 * Punishments in Hell vary:
 * Malcolm mentioned he was completely isolated and starved.
 * Jason is stuck in a loop reliving abandoning the kid in the taxi and getting attacked by onlookers.
 * Abel's loop involves him trying to find women and then Cain showing up and killing him.
 * Reese is stuck in a loop of waking up from an accident and meeting Lucifer to his own death. He seems to be exempt from remembering his loops.
 * A soul being punished in hell can leave for Heaven at any time. Lucifer says the only way a soul can find the door to leave their loop is to believe they don't deserve their punishment anymore.
 * Reese shows that if a guilty soul feels they've done enough good upon their death, their loop is quite benign.
 * Humans send themselves to hell with their own guilt. This creates something of a loophole or flaw in the system depicted in the show for psychopaths and sociopaths who, by definition, do not feel empathy, remorse or guilt.
 * Though it's not far-fetched to believe that angels are charged to take such people to Hell if they cause attempted murder or such.
 * Abel was the first soul in Hell.
 * Lucifer tells a young girl that there is "a special section of Hell reserved for bullies".
 * Lucifer jokes that he reserves burning crotches to the "truly terrible in Hell", giving the examples of pedophiles, Nazis, and people who put their seats back on planes.
 * Chloe Decker says women who take advantage of other women and fake friendships have a special place in Hell, to which Lucifer confirms.
 * Lucifer says masochists are tricky to torture as they enjoy pain.
 * Lucifer joked to Linda, "So, we can you know, talk about Caligula, Stalin, Trump. I mean, I know he's not dead, but he's definitely going."
 * Lucifer says sinners who fear hair are tortured with wigs.
 * Lucifer mentions one soul in Hell who was a masochist and would ask Lucifer for torture. When Lucifer missed one day, the soul cried and begged Lucifer not to forget about him again.
 * Lucifer revealed to Ella that Hitler is a screamer when he is tortured in Hell.
 * Lucifer jokes that Bieber's music is played in Hell to torture souls.
 * Lucifer mentions Jim Morrison and Gary Coleman are in hell.
 * Hell is presumably exactly the same in the alternate universe as in the Universe. The only differences would be that Amenadiel is still keeping check of Hell and some inhabitants may be different.