The Abyss Penitentiary

The Story

Evan Cross endures years of confinement in the Abyss Penitentiary, his body awake while his soul remains trapped. The cycle shatters when the Monkey King opens his eyes behind bronze bars and addresses Evan as the Seventh Warden. Evan strikes a bargain to locate a lost staff and borrow the deity's power for his escape. The hunt for this weapon reveals a terrifying reality. The Abyss was not constructed to imprison inmates. Instead, it serves as a hiding place for the entity that the Celestial Realm fears most. This discovery exposes Evan's true nature. He was never merely a warden guarding the gates.