The Vault
Helle's Heaven, the Vault, is a rich realm where the dead who worship the Goddess of Greed and Envy may find themselves.
Areas of the Vault
The Vault is, like all Heavens, a fairly expansive planet. Due to Helle's envy, it is said that the Vault is one of the largest Heavenly Realms, and therefore one of the largest planets in the galaxy.The Unbreakable Door
One who enters the Vault finds themselves before what is called the "Unbreakable Door." It is a vault door with 57 different locks. It is said that for one to solve even a single lock on the vault door takes the smartest of minds a thousand years."The huddled masses, clumped in a pile of the great treasure of the immortal spirit, claw at the metal door, begging for entrance. Begging for forgiveness. But the forgiveness they sought was unattainable. Life and freedom stood behind them, on the shores and by the rivers, but they imprisoned themselves by that door. It was no one's fault but their own."
There are many souls who are not allowed into the vault itself. Therefore, one will find hordes of souls clawing at the vault, trying to get into Helle's Heaven. However, what they are unaware of is that Helle only lets in those she truly believes deserve a place with her, and those not allowed in are already at their final resting place in Heaven: the Unbreakable Door itself.
Around the Unbreakable Door are the river banks, where rivers of gold flow with money on the shores that seem to be made of sand, but is in fact a powder made from multiple metals and alloys mixed together to create a diverse, metallic sandy beach. Even these beaches are considered a great paradise, and some are content here. However, others whose greed extends beyond this wish for the treasures found deeper within the Vault.
The Expendable Vault
The Expendable Vault is a vault where less important trinkets are kept. No souls are left here except for those who choose this is enough for them. Those that do not seek any mortal possessions other than personal memorabilia.Helle considers these souls, then, to be of less value. While they have greed, that greed does not extend to the levels of Heaven itself. It is still firmly rooted in the lands of mortals, and therefore will stay in the immortal mortality of the Expendable Vault.
An important thing to note of the Vault and its many layers is where the treasure comes from. For when a mortal dies and goes to the Vault, their most treasured belongings will go with them to the Vault, becoming Helle's. She claims to share these with those in her Heaven, but this can be explained by the quote beside this.
"The souls held within the Vault, in all of its various areas, are treasures in and of themselves. They belong to Helle just as much as their belongings do, and Helle treasures them above all else. After all, there is no greater force than the immortal soul."
The Warrior's Vault
In this vault, warrior souls are sent to stay. The greatest soldiers from the Draconian Villages who end up in the Vault go here."Gazing upon the soldiers made of metal, one can see the face of every great warrior who has walked Totania. It shows both the excess of metal Helle has, and the fact that she values valor enough to reward it even with no worship in return."
Alongside their treasured possessions of battle like armor and weapons, this vault is special for an ever growing army that is found within it. Not just of souls, but of metal.
An army of metal statues lines the Warrior's Vault in formation. Each one is carved in the metal of the weapon used by the warrior, and each one is carved to look like a great warrior from Totania. This is not limited solely to those that worship Helle either. Instead, it is a chronicle of all fighters who have walked the planet. Each one carved with care, with the individual features to make sure their honor stands out.
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