The laughter grew louder, vibrating through the bones of the damned.
"Fail me," the voice said, "and you will not return here. No—your soul will be torn apart, piece by piece, for all eternity. A torment even these cannot imagine."
Images flooded my mind—my body ripped to fragments, each fragment burned, drowned, crushed forever without end. My stomach twisted, bile rising.
The voice lingered, savoring my fear.
"Do you understand, mortal? There is no greater punishment than failure. Choose carefully."