The Unnamable

Chapter 22

The Unnamable

The chapter begins with Gabriel, who was swimming in the universe he had always feared.

The universe he had always believed represented nothingness and meaninglessness.

Even as he swam through it now, he was still afraid and felt like a tiny speck compared to the comets, stars, planets, sun, and destructive moon around him. Because of these strange creatures whose sizes were immense and could change at any moment, he felt like an insignificant part of something much larger than himself—a part of the vast universe and the harsh world where dreams do not come true, only nightmares. He was just a part of the herd, even though he claimed intelligence and awareness. He was still one of the foolish humans who do not grasp the truth and live in a small box represented by their family, food, drink, and material success.

This insignificant box, outside of which lies the vast world with its various things, and outside the world's box lies the solar system, and outside the solar system's box lies a larger box containing numerous solar systems called a galaxy, and outside the galaxy's box lies an even larger box containing many galaxies called the universe, and outside the universe's box lies an even larger box containing a collection of infinite universes. Outside this massive box, humans believe there is a merciful God who makes their lives free of misery, sadness, blood, and pain, as long as they worship Him. But I wonder, how many beings in this universe have asked for worship in exchange for happiness other than God? You will never find the correct number.

While some humans, like Gabriel, carried a massive box inside their skulls the size of the universe, most humans carried a very small box that focused only on eating, drinking, fulfilling desires, and obeying those who control them like puppets. The massive box in the minds of geniuses caused them loneliness, emptiness, and sadness, perhaps because they realized that the puppets around them do not see the strings controlling them, or perhaps because they realized that cutting the strings is impossible, or perhaps because they faced the truth that everything—and I mean everything—has no meaning. But would you believe me, folks, if I told you this is what was going through Gabriel's mind at that moment?

Zolish asked him:

"After your investigation of all the truths on that island, did you find out the name of the dimension where the Lord of Demons is imprisoned?"

Gabriel, distracted: "No, what is it?"

Zolish: "The Unnamable."

Gabriel: "Thanks for the relief."

Ercantha: "Hey, human."

Gabriel: "Yes?"

Ercantha: "I heard that your kind has wiped out their existence by creating mechanical vehicles that move at the speed of light in space. In reality, that is the slowest speed in space. Many alien races have invented vehicles that move much faster than light and have been using dark energy from space for centuries. What I'm telling you now is the past of alien civilizations. I can't believe you still inhabit that blue planet, primitive and ignorant. Perhaps the only thing that distinguishes you from aliens is your disgusting thirst for blood."

Zolish: "Actually, Gabriel, we entities walk through space at infinite, immeasurable speeds. But thanks to the magic I taught you, you are now moving through space at a speed of one hundred million light-years per second."

Cthuluhuhuth: "Hahahahaha! My sister, I heard they believe that moving at the slow speed of light will allow them to travel through time, alter the fabric of spacetime, and control time. Imagine, they discovered this slow speed and thought they could become gods. What trivial, ignorant, and arrogant creatures! Hahahaha!"

All the entities began to laugh—a hysterical, terrifying, and horrifying laughter. Their laughter shook space itself and terrified Gabriel's heart. He stood there stunned, drool dripping from his mouth as he said, "Huh?" They were about to faint from the intensity of their hysterical laughter, but it was truly terrifying laughter, not amusing. It made Gabriel sweat, unsure if the heat came from the shock or the fear, even though Zolish had placed a shield on him to protect him from the heat. He was still sweating.

Ercantha: "We are approaching the dimension of the Lord of Demons. Perhaps if we fail to reach an agreement with him, we can tell him to eat Earth as a sacrifice. Hahahaha!"

Zolish: "Enough bullying the boy. Let's continue walking."

After days of traveling with these terrifying entities through the universe, which is the essence of horror and fear, the dangers they faced on the journey were almost non-existent. It was as if the comets, planets, and meteors had consciousness and were terrified of the cosmic entities. No living or dead creature dared to obstruct them. After days of flying through the infinite void, they finally reached The Unnamable.

Zolish said: "Finally, it's the dimension of the Lord of Demons, Demofi Tempest. Shall we begin opening the gate to his kingdom?"

Gabriel: "What gate? It's just a void and an expanse filled with stars."

Zolish: "You'll see, boy. Ercantha, will you do it, or shall I?"

Ercantha: "Leave it to me."

Ercantha raised her hands, and her voice echoed through the cosmic void as if coming from distant worlds.

"Ⲙⲓⲛⲇⲓⲛ ⲁⲛⲅⲉⲗⲓⲥ ⲁⲡⲟⲕⲁⲗⲩⲯⲓⲥ

Ⲣⲉⲱⲑ ⲙⲓⲅⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲗⲉⲱⲥ

Ⲧⲉⲗⲉⲱⲛ ⲃⲣⲓⲛ ⲧⲟⲗⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲑⲩⲙⲓⲟⲛ!

Ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲓⲛⲉⲕ ⲁⲡⲟⲕⲁⲗⲩⲯⲓⲥ

Ⲁⲩⲣⲓⲧⲟⲛ ⲃⲉⲛⲉⲍⲩⲙⲁ ⲑⲁⲛⲁⲧⲟⲛ!"

As the final words were spoken, the void began to tear, and the massive gate slowly appeared as if born from nothingness. The stars within it moved unnaturally, and the darkness surrounding it was not merely the absence of light but a malevolent presence watching.

The darkness gathered to form a massive gate filled with stars and darkness. On its handle was an inverted black cross, engraved with the name "The Real Overlord," pulsating with a terrifying purple glow.

"Now, mortal, I will wrap your hands with half of the mana, but my advice is to act quickly before they cut your hands off when these fools chant the incantation with me."

Gabriel pulled his hands away at the last moment.

Zolish, Ercantha, and Cthuluhuhuth raised their hands toward the key, and the dimensions of space around them shook as they chanted the incantation in a voice that rattled the universe itself.

"Ⲡⲉⲗⲁⲅⲓ ⲃⲟⲩⲣⲟⲛⲓⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲣⲓⲑⲉⲱⲛ

Ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲗⲩⲕⲁⲛ ⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲙⲡⲩⲣⲟⲥ

Ⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲅⲣⲟⲘⲟⲛ ⲇⲁⲕⲣⲩⲱⲛ

Ⲝⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲅⲟⲛ ⲁⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ

Ⲧⲉⲭⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲇⲟⲕⲓ ⲥⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲑⲟⲥ!"

As the words ended, the key ignited with a mad glow, and the gate of The Unnamable began to tremble as if reality itself was collapsing under the weight of the summoned forces. Green energy serpents coiled around the gate, red skulls exploded within it, and black energy spread like endless darkness, swallowing everything around it.

As the final words were spoken, the gate shook violently, as if a force beyond imagination was trying to tear space itself apart. The surrounding stars began to collapse into small black points, consumed by an invisible vortex. The void itself seemed to scream in a voice incomprehensible to humans, but Gabriel felt it deep in his soul, as if reality itself was being torn apart.

Suddenly, the inverted black handle flashed with an ominous purple light before the gate exploded with a force beyond anything Gabriel had ever witnessed. A wave of dark black energy swept through space, tearing apart everything in its path. The void around the gate began to crack as if the universe itself was being shattered. Mysterious circles of incomprehensible symbols appeared around the edges of the open gate, glowing in a deep blue hue, while the inside of the gate began to reveal something incomprehensible—another world, twisted dimensions, and a malevolent aura seeping through the gap between universes.

Cthuluhuhuth (laughing in a voice resembling the collapse of worlds): "Hahahaha! We've opened the way... Let's see if the Lord of Demons is in a good mood today!"

Here, there was no sky, only an inverted abyss stretching into infinity, with a faint purple light floating like the dying gasps of a star, while black pillars twisted like rotting veins within the skin of the universe itself, pulsating with muffled screams.

Gabriel in a faint voice, staring into the endless black void before him, where distorted cosmic lights danced within the gate "This isn't just another dimension... This is something... that should not exist."

The shadows within the gate moved as if aware of the intruders, and something inside began to awaken...

Inside the gate, Hell itself awaited them.

When Gabriel crossed the threshold, he felt as if he had completely left the laws of natural existence. This was not just another dimension but a negation of everything that could be called reality. Here, there was no sky, only an inverted abyss stretching into infinity, with a faint purple light floating like the dying gasps of a star, while black pillars twisted like rotting veins within the skin of the universe itself, pulsating with muffled screams.

The ground? There was no ground. Walking here felt like treading on the skin of an ancient entity, a surface that pulsed and contracted as if breathing. It was not entirely solid, but not liquid either—something in between, filled with cracks that bled red light, as if this place was wounded by its own existence. Every step Gabriel took made a sound like tearing flesh as if the place was alive and aware of everyone who treads upon it.

And in the midst of this cursed ruin rose the castle of the Lord of Demons.

It was not just a fortress but a nightmare embodied in stone and metal. Its black towers rose like the fangs of a terrifying beast trying to tear apart the void itself, while its walls were carved with lost faces, souls petrified in screams of terror, their eyes moving slowly, watching everyone who approached. Its gate was not a door but a massive stone mouth, with sharp fangs hanging from its ceiling, dripping a black liquid like demonic saliva.

The air here was not air. It was a mixture of inhuman whispers, distorted screams, as if space itself was weeping over the existence of this kingdom. The wind, if it could be called that, passed over Gabriel like cold fingers probing his skin, searching for something within him.

The sky was raining... but not rain. Black tears fell slowly, and when they touched Gabriel's skin, he felt a burning sensation, as if they were not just liquid but tortured, burned memories clinging to his soul before his body.

On the horizon, along the path leading to the castle, there were massive stone obelisks, each bearing a body nailed with meters-long spikes, distorted unnaturally as if those on them had been tortured until they became a mix of human and shadow. Some were still moving, screaming without sound, trapped between life and death, while long shadows extended from their bodies, coiling around the obelisks as if trying to free them or torture them further.

And above all this, there was something in the heights, suspended in the voidsomething that could not be seen clearly, but Gabriel felt it. Something massive, watching in silence, as if it was the mastermind behind all this ruin, or perhaps... the void itself was its eye

A large group of strange and ominous creatures, belonging to my master, the Lord of Demons, flew toward them. One of them raised its hands and said:

"Gamma Radiation Burst."

Then, it unleashed a massive explosion from its hand. It didn't affect the entities, of course, but it was meant to completely erase Gabriel.

At that moment, Gabriel woke up, gasping for breath, drenched in sweat, his heart pounding as if it would leap out of his chest. He was in the old witches' house on that cursed island he had returned to—or perhaps he had never left it in the first place...

At that very moment, Karl burst through the door, also sweating and terrified, muttering to himself:

Ugh... ah... ah... finally, I escaped from that strange, insane monster. It was madness! It looked like some kind of yati but even more terrifying. It had deer antlers, a female chest, and a second face on its shoulder, like an alien from the movies. It had 12 feet, each covered in carvings that looked like stars."

Gabriel: "I don't know who you are, but it seems like this is your first time.

Karl: "Huh? This cabin was empty when I entered."

Gabriel: "I know."

Suddenly, the floor of the witches' house beneath them turned into a dark void, and they fell together into it. Their screams were louder than anything a human could produce—a deafening fall.

A fall with no end...

There was no ground beneath their feet. Only an endless, dark void, swallowing everything, even their screams.

The air twisted around their bodies like a storm of black vortices, pressing against their chests, making breathing a nightmare in itself. They felt as though they were falling through a shattered reality, layers of time and space collapsing around them like broken glass, reflecting distorted images of things that should never have been seen.

Then, suddenly, their bodies hit something... or rather, something *alive*.

The ground wasn't ground it was an entity in itself. A living surface, breathing, undulating, writhing beneath them as if they had fallen onto the body of a giant, slumbering creature.

When they lifted their heads, horrors manifested before their eyes.

Gabriel saw it first, before his eyes could fully comprehend it. Two female figures, but they were far from human.

The first was a heap of torn limbs, twisting around itself, overlapping as if the body couldn't settle on a single form. It had no clear face, just a dense white fog surrounding its head as if it were veiled from human perception. Every movement of its body was unnatural as if reality itself couldn't settle in a fixed way for it to exist. It stretched, bent, broke, and reformed in a continuous cycle of distortion and regeneration.

The other entity was more defined, but no less horrifying.

A female body floated in the void, distorted as if something had torn it apart and reshaped it incompletely. Her long white hair flowed around her as if moving through water, even though the air was completely still. Her features were there, but they weren't stable—they shifted, faded, and returned as if the eyes of those looking at her couldn't fully grasp her true form.

But the real horror wasn't in their appearance

it was in their presence

Then, a voice emerged from the two giantesses and said:

You were the cause of our death."

Karl and Gabriel, in unison, with looks of confusion and fear on their faces:

"haaaaa???

Then, just as the scene had appeared, it shattered.

Everything collapsed. The light, the void, the sounds, even their sense of their own bodies.

And they fell again... into something even more terrifying.

At least now, they weren't falling alone in the void. The feeling they had was... unnamable

End of Chapter