The Woman from Hell: Chapter 1:

(This is my first Soul Reaver fic with a light cross over with Dante's Inferno the video game. Hope you enjoy! I apologize for any OOCness!)

Hell… A name for the Devil to thrive and the damned to despair in, each of the 9 circles of Hell functioned as they normally do. However deep in the 9th circle of Hell where the King himself resides forever entombed in his icy crypt sealed away once again by the descendant of Dante Alighieri the Holy Warrior that had sealed him hundreds of years ago. Under the frozen king of Hell sat a young woman. The young woman was leaning against the side of a chair like that was on the left side. She had short dark brown hair that was extremely short on the left side, but was long as it got to the right side that stopped at her shoulder along with red and blonde highlights.

Her eyes were closed behind a pair of thin rimmed glasses that were brown with golden specks throughout them. She was wearing a red cross like shirt that was designed similar to Dante's; however, the shirt bore not only her sins, but her ancestors as well. The shirt clipped at the back of her neck and around her waist and was not sewn onto her skin. Upon the shoulders there were red ribbons that circled her arms, tied off at her wrist there were two long strands of ribbon that held small crosses at the end. She wore black jeans with dark brown riding boots.

The young woman opened to dark brown eyes and let them gaze toward the sound of wings flapping. She notices a single angel standing in the center of the room, before speaking to the tall angel,

"What brings you here to this decrepit place Archangel Chamuel?"

The Archangel smiles at the young woman, he had long brown hair that stopped at the middle of the back and was tied back at the base of the neck. He long white wings were resting against his back as he wore his normal white robes.

"Azia, I have come to you with a request. Will you hear me out?" He asks with a smile.

Azia stretches a bit as she unfurls herself from the make shift chair, grabbing Death's scythe, it was the very one her ancestor wielded when he traversed Hell to save his love's soul and redeem his own. She sheath's it onto her back before standing before the Archangel, the cross of Beatrice was strapped to her right thigh pulsating with holy power.

"What does the Lord wish of me?" She asks as kneels before him.

"You need not bow to me… The task is no small one. The Lord has seen you time and time again seal Lucifer back into his frozen prison. He wishes for you to help a dying realm that is plagued by forces that have long since passed." He replied.

"You need not say more. I will gladly help." She replied with a serious expression.

The Archangel Chamuel smiles happily before opening up a portal and leads her into it. She looks around at the faded green grass before noticing the 9 decrepit looking pillars to her right.

"Welcome to the land of Nozgoth, my dear." Chamuel stated as he raised a hand signaling her to follow him more closely to the pillars.

"Nozgoth?" Azia parroted slightly confused.

"Yes this world is known as Nozgoth. Here vampires are very much real as is magic… Behold, my dear. The 9 Pillars of Nozgoth." He said as waved his hand toward the decrepit pillars that were now standing before them.

"Do these pillars have some special meaning here? Is my task to restore them?" Azia asked as she looked at the Archangel.

"These pillars severed as a seal to seal away an ancient race of beings called the Hylden, the vampires here were once similar to angels, but was cursed with blood lust causing them to be known as vampires. Each Pillar was given a element of life, The pillar of the Mind, The Pillar of Dimension, The Pillar of Conflict, The Pillar of Nature, The Pillar of Energy, The Pillar of Time, The Pillar of States, The Pillar of Death and finally the Pillar of Balance." Chamuel stated as he pointed to each of the pillars.

Azia walked around examining each of the pillars before looking at her guide and asks," You wish for me to restore the seal?"

"Restoring the seal will be your second task, the first task for to complete is to go to the city of Meridian there will be a little vampire child known as Vincent. You must protect him." Chamuel stated with seriousness.

Azia looked at him and asked," Is there something special about this child?"

"Yes he is the first child to ever be born from two vampires… When the Vampires were cursed centuries ago they were made sterile to try and prevent them from having children. Vincent is the first ever child to be born from Vampires here. There is also another matter, long ago there was a fanatical group of people know as the Sarafan and nearly eradicated the vampire race. However that was centuries ago in this realm… Now they are back, but are being lead by Hylden. You must help the Vampire known as Kain to defeat this menace." Chamuel stated as he walked toward a faded path from the pillars.

Azia followed him walking side by side and she looks at him and asks," I understand, but how should I assist this Vampire if I am to protect the young one Vincent?"

"We have faith you will find a way Azia. Now this where I must depart before I do another word of warning. There will be demons trying to stop you on your way, but they will be no match for you these creatures are not the same as the ones you faced in the circles. There will also be humans that stop you, I ask that you try not to kill them unless absolutely necessary. Should you need guidance you only need to pray to me and I shall aid you. Meridian is South of here." Chamuel stated as he walked a bit away from her.

It was then that a blue flaming horse rode up beside Azia which caused her to jump in surprise. She was about to reach for her scythe, but stopped herself when she noticed no danger emanating from it.

"This is Quicksliver. He will be your stead, summon him should you need him. Take care Azia we know you will prove triumphant in this world." Chamuel stated before he disappeared in a flash of light.

Azia turned to Quicksilver, he was similar to Shire horses with blue flames emanating from his tail, hooves and nostrils. His skin was a dark blue and his eyes were glowing a faint blue. Azia got onto him and gently pet his neck before saying," Come let us head to Meridian and follow the path laid before us my friend."

Quicklsilver snorted, pawing the ground before he began to gallop toward their destination now know the true intent of her mission as they rode through the night.