(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/72/223328.jpg)<br/><br/><em>Over the eons since it's existence this plane has gone by many names for its equal amounts of sheer beauty and terrifying horrors; Devil's Paradise, Limbo or even Purgatory. But to its residents within walled cities and towns this level of Hell was known as Nyxvale which in the old language translated into "The Vale of Crossroads". The reason for the name is that this dimension rest squarely between realms of heaven, man and the levels of hell. Nyxvale is ruled by the Succubi Queen, Lilith. It is here under her domain that Demons, Devil and Humans freely mix and mingle, where strength and cunning and even ruthlessness is valued so long as they abide by certain guidelines. Breaking these rules usually reaped [depending on the crime and circumstances] a swift and permanent solution. Though far from an ideal utopia but nowhere near a tantamount debauch and corrupt cesspool, Nyxvale has enjoyed something of a balance for many years under Lilith's rule. <br/><br/>But now there the beginnings of restless whispers that speak rebellion and sedition starting from the time when Lilith had visited the human world and have only grown over the years. It was rumored that in her time in the human realm the Queen consorted with a powerful mortal and beget a half-breed child that she left in the care of it's sire when she returned to her realm though she often, unbeknownst to all but her most trusted inner circle, communicated with her child through dreams and visions. There were those that believed the child was an omen, whether fortuitous or malignant it is uncertain but what was for certain were those restless whispers beginning to increase, calling out to an old power long since sealed away for the protection of all the realms to return. There were those that believed that Dia [as she was called by the queen and consort] would be the key to bring back this ancient power that many of the malcontents spoke of. Quiet a few attempts were made to acquire the Queen's child, a daughter she had named in honor of the most prosperous queen their Hell had ever known, Daeyanaerarius. But these attempts were always thwarted either by the queen herself of her mortal consort with the help of his allies. <br/><br/>After a time with no success those whispers and rumors started to die down but never fully dissipated, much to the queen's relief. Soon she had her consort at her side again who awakened to his long forgotten demonic heritage. For a time things continued on smoothly, well as smoothly as it could when one ruled a hellish dimension. Dia's sudden appearance in Nyxvale, broken and defeated had been met with equal amounts alarm and shock. Her ties to the human world had been severed by her own hand for reasons only known to the Queen and her father. Dia was forged anew under her mother's guidance, fully embracing her demonic heritage, honing herself to be even stronger and more ruthless than she was before without the interference of her weak human heart. The appearance of of the Queen's heir in Nyxvale had brought back the whispers of bloody revolution and chaos with a vengeance as now the very populace of Nyxvale have began to chose sides in the coming conflict. <br/><br/>To stem this tide Dia herself suggested that a decoy for her be brought to take her place whilst she herself worked from the shadows to uncover parties responsible for the mayhem. Thus was born the Phantom Siren; a masked individual that seeks out the malcontents and the disloyal and those that would disregard the law for their own whim.<br/>While investigating rumors Dia crossed paths with an old fortune teller who told her of a secret cult known as the Seekers who were responsible for the present tension and chaos. Their mission was to dethrone Lilith and to gather loyal followers to search for a powerful devil arm hidden by the Succubi Queens said to be the key to unleashing their Master. To prevent this, the old crone informed Dia, is to ally herself with the fallen son of Sparda - only with his aid would she be able to put a stop to the madness. But she must beware that the Seeker too would search out this Son of Sparda as well for their nefarious plans.<br/><br/>Ruminating on the old seer's words Dia remembered several years ago when she had been led by an innate sense urgency to a fight occurring on the edge of Nyxvale's capitol city. A single man, dressed in blue with swept back platinum white hair skillfully fought a group of demons with his hands alone. It was obvious that this man, no - half devil, as her sense to would tell her, was greatly weakened and at a disadvantage. Seeing him about to fall Dia stepped in dispatching those demons present and silencing one that actually recognized her to keep her secrets. Turning to the laid out male that she now suspected to be the aforementioned fallen son of Sparda, Vergil. <br/><br/>She had brought him into her home and cared for his physical injuries whilst he had slipped into a deep healing sleep not unlike a coma to replenish the power he had lost in his fight with his brother Dante and at the hands of his former master Mundus. For a decade he slept while Dia continued working from the shadows to bring down the Seekers and learn more about the events going on in the human world and who was this Master that they spoke of.</em><br/><br/>((Sorry the size of the pic - looked a lot smaller when I uploaded it. Those I will be adding a few later on for other locations in the Nyxvale in the OOC))