The article recounts an adventurer's humorous yet harrowing journey through the Oblivion Gate, contrasting their initial enthusiasm with the grim realities encountered. As fellow guards meet their tragic fates, the protagonist faces a deserted hellscape filled with horror and despair. Despite the terrifying atmosphere characterized by spiky towers and bubbling screams, the adventurer begins to adapt to the chaos. With a tongue-in-cheek tone, the piece highlights the challenges and dark humor often present in fantasy adventures, revealing the often unexpected trials faced beyond the initial excitement of exploration.
The silence that followed, once they'd all flopped down into the orange ooze, either dead or unconscious, that's what really turned the screw.
I entered the Oblivion Gate, a plucky young adventurer overflowing with zeal and a desire to prove the nine divines were right to give me a second chance.
With its looming, spiky towers housing unspeakable horrors, its pale dirt paths, penetrated by jagged stone slabs, patrolled by bloodthirsty scamps.
I began to acclimatise to the realm. This was just a generic hell. Terrifying, sure, but nothing out of the ordinary.
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