H U N G E R - A HH/HB Rewrite

I'll answer the name question first: It's based on the idea of sin acting as a sort of never-ending, animalistic hunger, constantly wanting and wanting regardless of what pain it causes to others or to yourself, all for the sake of filling a void that only God can fill, in a Biblical sense. I originally wanted to call it "The Kingdom of Hell" but I found that pretty basic and boring aaa 😩

I've thought a bit about Hell's geography and a few differences I have from the shows are as follows:

Pride is made up mostly of thick woodlands, and the Pandemonium district takes up a small portion. Pandemonium is a residential area, so much of the forest there has been cleared for the many mansions and palaces owned by Lucifer and the Goetia. The forest is an interesting place and a very dangerous force lies with it, but that's all I'll say on that 😏

Wrath is similar to its canon counterpart, pretty much the Wild West with molten lakes and extreme heat. I'll go a step further and say it's got elements of a chaparral biome, so the place isn't completely barren. Everything native to Wrath has adapted to the heat, including the local fauna and crops, so food exports tend to mainly be bought by imps and Satan (other creatures buy it if they think they can handle the spice or if they want to watch others suffer eating it).

Gluttony is a much bigger food export location, and much of its territory is devoted to factory farming and agriculture. Zuph, Beelzebub's city, rests within a beehive-like dome in order to protect from factory fumes. It mostly exists for grocery stores, restaurants, bars, and clubs, with residential areas mainly existing for those working at said locations.

Greed and Luxus are pretty interesting, imo, with Luxus being the fancier of Greed's two cities. Luxus isn't part of the ring itself, but exists as an island city within the space in the middle of the ring (there does exist elevators making travels between the ring possible; for Luxus, the shaft passes through it without much issue.) Since Luxus is basically just a big shopping district/playground for the rich, the place is heavily segregated so that lower class demons can't be seen walking on the golden streets that the rich walk on (not unless they're aids to the nobility in some way). The only way that a lower class demon can live in Luxus is if they can afford it, which is almost impossible. The second city is called The Labyrinth. Unlike the other rings, which has everything existing on the "surface" of each ring, the Labyrinth is within the Ring itself, a series of chasms, paths, and mines, where the lesser folk live and work. Most tend to work in Mammon's mines.

Lust is pretty much equal to its canon counterpart, just one big city of sex and shamelessness (and other things, but that's a much darker topic). There's no artificial sky like the other rings have (the Labyrinth also lacks one), and no natural landscapes. It's about what you'd expect, really. I imagine there's a big use of black lighting in Lust to make it even harder to hide how much filth goes on there.

Envy is one big ocean with a few island or Venice-style towns and cities for demons to live on. A wall of stone exists at the edge of the ring to keep it from spilling over and into the empty space. Envy is very dangerous, as most of its creatures are unapologetically beastly in nature and won't put on a show of civility the way other Hellborn would. Envy is another "playground for the rich" type of place, so not very many Hellborn aside from sirens (Leviathan's subjects) choose to live there.

Finally, there's Sloth, a dreamy place of rolling hills and woodlands, vast and easy to get lost in. Belphegor's city of Somnia is a place of carelessness, uncared for, cluttered, and reeking of the fumes of drugs. Of course, there's a better maintained district for the rich with spas, hotels, and Hell's hospitals, which are crazy expensive and exist to keep Lucifer's Court alive and well, first and foremost. There are no rehabilitation centers, therapists or anything that truly helps. It can be a peaceful place if one choses to live outside of Somnia, as Ipos does, but the wilderness of Sloth comes with its own dangers.

Lastly, there exists another part of Hell monitored by Lucifer, and will be referenced to in HUNGER: Sheol. I won't explain it here, though, since I actually want these places to be explored in the series 😤