pathway suffering

Sequence 9 – The Seed of Agony

Gains an aura of dread, making those nearby feel inexplicable sadness or anxiety.

Can sense suffering—whether physical, mental, or emotional—allowing them to find those in pain.

Whispers in their presence distort, often taking on eerie tones filled with regret and sorrow.

Sequence 8 – The Silent Misery

Their touch can inflict temporary mental anguish, causing victims to relive their worst memories.

Gains the ability to subtly manipulate pain, increasing or dulling it at will.

People around them begin experiencing nightmares, visions of torment and despair.

Sequence 7 – The Unseen Scourge

Can implant whispers of doubt into others, pushing them toward despair or self-destruction.

Begins distorting reality subtly—mirrors reflect sorrowful versions of people, rooms feel colder, time slows in their presence.

Injuries near them take longer to heal, and wounds feel deeper and more painful.

Sequence 6 – The Architect of Woe

Gains the ability to manifest illusions of torment, making victims see or feel nonexistent suffering.

Can feed on despair, growing stronger when in the presence of misery.

Pain no longer weakens them, instead fueling their power and resilience.

Sequence 5 – The Black Tyrant

Gains the ability to inflict lasting psychological scars, embedding trauma directly into victims' minds.

Can now corrupt places of peace, turning sanctuaries into places of fear and sorrow.

Blood and suffering amplify their presence, making their abilities stronger when torment is inflicted nearby.

Sequence 4 – The Chains of Despair

Gains the power to bind souls to suffering, preventing release from agony even in death.

Pain reverberates—those who harm others will begin to feel the same suffering inflicted upon them.

Can create "pockets of misery," areas where time slows, wounds do not heal, and fear festers.

Sequence 3 – The Maw of Torment

No longer fully bound to the material world—exists partly in a realm of endless suffering.

Can drag victims into their personal nightmare dimension, a plane where agony is eternal.

Gains the ability to twist emotions, turning love into hatred, hope into despair, and courage into dread.

Sequence 2 – The Abyssal Warden

Can now rewrite memories, making victims believe they have always lived in pain and fear.

Presence alone is enough to induce unrelenting agony, both physical and psychological.

Entire locations begin to warp in their presence, becoming reflections of suffering and torment.

Sequence 1 – The King of Agony

No longer a mere being, but a force of suffering incarnate, their name a curse that brings despair.

Pain itself is their weapon and domain—they can amplify it to infinite degrees, making even minor injuries unbearable.

Can manifest across multiple places at once, appearing wherever suffering is strongest.

Sequence 0 – The Eternal Suffering

Transcends mortal existence, becoming the embodiment of torment across all realities.

Cannot be destroyed, as long as pain exists in any form.

Gains absolute dominion over suffering, corruption, and despair, able to twist entire worlds into reflections of endless agony.

Honorific Name:

The Endless Woe

The Devourer of Hope

God of Suffering

Mythical Creature Form A monstrous, shadowy figure adorned with a crown of bleeding thorns, its voice a symphony of agony.