Chaos Sanctuary: we are in hell just not the way you think

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I’ve amended my theory after looking back at Diablo 2 and 3 story lines.

When we defeat Diablo in heaven and he falls to earth in the soul stone. The soul stone infects the lands. That’s why tyrael and the others try to seal the soul stone in a crypt. But that sealing was the wrong move.

Let me explain. By sealing the soul stone to sanctuary, it allowed Diablo to raise his realm of Chaos Sanctuary from hell, or allowed him to reshape sanctuary in his image, making it his new chaos sanctuary.

From the second they seal the stone, fear is what comes. The angelic repear changes sides and inflicts the deepest levels of fear into the realms of man and angel alike.

Let’s get to Diablo 4:

Lilith’s fears are realized throughout the campaign. Though she grants power to her servants it’s never enough to actually protect them or liberate them.

She watches her son die, helplessly. To her only ally and her son’s father.

Inarius literally by prophecy was suppose to win. His worst fears were realized throughout campaign. He thought heaven would let him back in, when he realized they were silent as Lilith said, inarius was infected with terror and fear. It was his fear of heavens judgment that forced him to kill his son.

The important part is both inarius and Lilith are consumed by fear before they “enter hell” both of their ambitions in Diablo 4 are entirely driven by fear.

Even lorath’s fears are realized with Nyrelle. But lorath seems fully detached from fear, which makes me suspicious that the lorath we see isn’t actually the real deal.

Lorath is the only character that seems uneffected by the global fear buff that effects every inch of sanctuary with a “human” to interact with.

I still heavily believe that Diablo 4’s version of cow level is actually us recreating terrors end somehow.

I believe the template quest chain is Diablo 4’s version of terrors end. If you are unaware of template quest chain, please don’t troll me until you check it out for yourself.

For those of you that don’t know, false liberation is by definition the most powerful form of fear torture.

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I mean… I already wonder this about real life.

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One piece is about real life.

The reason I understand Diablo 4 so well is a mixed bag of facts. If I’m right about it that is.

Some I can talk about.

One of the major reasons I understand it so well is infact one piece.

From one piece I learned false liberation is terror incarnate.

As a 20+ year fan of one piece I can say it is the most meaningful story ever written, and it best parallels the real world in a way no other story can. Because the parallels are hidden in deep contextual plot points.

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But that’s a rly cool take on things. I rly doubt Blizz is gonna go that psychologically total mindf* deep with things, but that would be so epic and generally explain so much about the state of things in Sanctuary.

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I’m thinking the reason the game released in the state it did was because they were lasered in on the secret quest for the game being functional as the top priority.

Because if I’m right the secret quest is more like a secret mini campaign to recreate terrors end and find and finish off Diablo.

The most interesting fact to me is the fact the template quest chain really does mirror terrors end quest chain in a lot of ways.

Just the name template quests was so suspicious from the jump.

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I am going to say no on all this but even if its true it is not much of a revelation. I mean a hellish game that surprise isnt in sanctuary but haha your were in hell the whole time = yawn. I dont see this as the big puzzle solve u do.

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Well urza that’s because you don’t understand the totality of the fact the only people who have realized we are possibly in hell are people who have learned through me.

Maybe some learned on their own.

But blizzard paid for billboards that read only “welcome to hell” and put them all around the world for people to see.

and yet if you asked 100,000 Diablo 4 players who have never seen me claim we are in hell, all 100,000 of them will say we are in regular sanctuary.

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Its like playing a football game and saying your big reveal was that we were not on grass but instead were playing on artificial turf and how the referees were ruling out of fear was the clue. Im glad u think its big and have used it as motivation for cow level but Im going to level with you. Nobody cares. Im sorry but that is just the truth. Most players dont even finish campaign right. Nobody plays the game for the lore. We used to but its 2024. Zoomers are playing gauntlet. Nobody cares about chaos sanctuary or sanctuary setting. Ppl wanna just kill mobs and get scores.

Im not saying this to belittle your work here. Its just how it is. You are helping a few ppl appreciate the potential setting and that is enough.

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I mean, my eternal realm sorcerer is also a PvP god. So it’s not like I’ve done nothing but secret quest stuff.

But yeah I agree. I’ve done enough. I hope someone uses something and I’ve said and does the thing.

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Pure conjecture and nothing more. You change your “this is fact, follow me” lines of thought very frequently.

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So it all leads to the Moossiah?

lol

Good Lord.

What in the actual fk?

And what thing would that be?

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A billboard isn’t conjecture don’t see your point

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You care about the story and lore more than those that are creating it. The game isn’t that deep. The cow level isn’t part of the game, at least not yet. When it is, I doubt it will be that complicated or deep. This team just isn’t up to task.

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Some of these responses are priceless.

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So is the Lorath we know an illusion or an actual physical body in his likeness that Diablo is inhabiting? I figured he was still technically sealed away but some of his power could seep out to create lifelike illusions. Similar to Mephisto.

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It makes sense why mephisto wanted and needed to be put into soul stone.

The way things were before Nyrelle and the player came along, even Mephisto was trapped in chaos sanctuary.

Putting him in the stone means his soul can move back to his realm of hell at least.

As for lorath it’s possible he is Diablo. But who knows really.

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Now the question remains was he always an illusion/Diablo or was he switched out halfway through the story of D4? Somewhere between where we met him and when we killed Lilith. Would have to go back and see when the best time for that would be.

While the player would know who Lorath is, the character you’re playing wouldn’t.

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Wassup Urza!

Bro is just having some fun with the game, I wish I had the mental capacity to follow all the lore and such to even begin to follow along.

I mean of all the things to beat down on, it’s not some dude having fun with the game lore.

:heart:

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Actually this is what really happened

When Malthael was killed Diablo’s soul was sent to another dimension.

Alas he was killed by the doom guy in about 3 seconds.

Now Diablo is having an identity crisis. What I say is the law….and lore