Eli stood in the forest in which he used to step into the middle realm. Using the gateway that has already been opened is far easier than opening a new one, it's like ripping a cloth only this time it's space, a cloth with holes is far more easier to rip than, one without.
Placing His hands on the forest floor, murmuring incoherent words. The ground split red light sipping out of it, it started with a little hole but soon it was the size of a well, with the red glow intensifying.
Jumping through the hole that was like the mouth of a giant beast. He could feel the space twisting and turning, like gravity flipped, there was up or down everything felt like it was changing, and soon he was back to an environment that seems normal now, even the faint sound of screams felt like a natural thing.
"you're back" Satanos voice greeted him."how was the middle realm after seeing it for seven years " he asked.
" it's still as I remember filthy" Eli said a grimace on his face as if going through an unpleasant memory, he could see Satanos still dressed like a gentleman in his Noble suit, his lustrous purple hair fell behind him, swaying with every motion.
"come Asmodeous, and Beelzebug are in the throne room with Lucifer" Satanos said leading the way, Eli followed behind him his expression calm.
From the Eli return point was a little distance away from Lucifers castle. He couldn't directly open a portal to Lucifers Castle, he was only able to open a gate because Lucifer allowed it, so he little complain about the walk besides he hadn't really had that much time to see hell after all he was being tortured by Lucifer the time he spent in hell, even now he wasn't seeing the full extent of hell this was like a mild version, because no doomed soul would dare approach the Devils domain, neither would demons no associated with him, coming here would be like serving them selves to him on a silver platter for an enternity of slavery, which non of them are willing to experience.
Looking at the environment he would have swore it looked like it was the middle realm if not for the dark red sky that felt like an ocean of blood, the dark earth with not a hint of vegetation, maybe only the sparse skeletal trees spread here and there, soon they were upon the castle, Eli never had a chance to see the castle from the outside since he was directly summoned inside the castle by Lucifer, so he was seeing it for the first time, it was built atop a mountain, with a design that made the castle spire feel like it's peak, the castle made from the dark rock that constitute most of hell.
Climbing the mountains and reaching the castle gate, which was made out of a dark glide material which he concluded was obsidian, walking through the castle he saw the walls lined with gold and every jewelry you could think of, the floor which he stood upon was made with gold, walking further into the castle the more extravagant it became, he could see gold coins and precious gem, forming mountains at every corner of the castle, soon Satanos led him to a large door made of gold and laced with gem stones.
Crrrk
He could tell it was heavy just from the sound it as Satanos easily opened it like it weighed nothing before walking through, following steps behind him walk through the door and soon as it all the luxury was a lie he came upon the throne room, but unlike the extravagance displayed at the rest of the castle it was plain and the only thing that could be called extravagant was the throne made of bones of varying size and the being sitting on it, the crown of his head lined with seven horns that formed a crown it face beautiful, but it could not be defined by beauty, to describe it was a defame in it self, for it was something that could not be defined or imagined, it's eyes a pool of darkness, and standing by it side was a Knight clad in heavy armor, his silver armor gleaming, and the giant sword at his back made the Knight seem all the more formidable, and man became more noticeable being scantily dressed, with marking all over his lean athletic body and plus the handsome face gave him a rather rugged look.
"Eli is your task" Lucifer asked resting His cheek on his fist.
"it's going great I recruited helpers to find Dracula, I will be going to the middle realm every year to check up on it "
" well done, I would be assigning you a new task more like a trial really, so are you prepared" Lucifer asked.