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The geography of Hell consists of bleak, flat plains. The occasional hill or abstract structure layer the sandy, gray floor. In the air, float random land masses, cubes, spheres, and spiccules. The ground varies from brown, to purple, to gray, and the clouds are usually a purple haze.
Hell has two caretakers that look over the daily events from the comfort of their small outpost. Their names are Mezu and Gozu. Their job is to welcome new comers to Hell. They make sure everyone feels welcome in the realm of eternal suffering. make sure no one tries too hard to escape, no one makes unnecessary trouble, and do the monotinous paper work. They report to King Emma if and when there is trouble or something goes wrong.
Hell is located beneath the clouds of Heaven. You can reach Hell one of two ways: 1) King Emma sentences you there because of your life record, 2) You fall off of Snake Way or one of the surrounding floating land masses. Once someone falls into the depths of Hell, there is no escape. Or is there? After Goku accidently fell into Hell while he was asleep on a moving vehicle, he managed to make a deal with Hell's two caretakers. First, Gozu told Goku that if he could beat him in a wrestling match, he would give him his special flying machine which would help him escape Hell. Gozu took his massive club and drew a circle around him. The first one to push the other out of the circle won the match. It was a fierce fight, but in the end Goku won.
Gozu's flying machine turned out to be a giant see-saw. Goku stood at one end, and Gozu jumped on the other, sending Goku flying high in the air. Goku flew so high he hit his head on the invisible wall that keeps members of hell inside, and fell back to the ground.
After Gozu's failure, Mezu stepped up and told Goku that he would show him the secret exit if Goku could catch him in a race. So the race began. They raced all over Hell. High, low, on carnival rides, and over hills. Mezu was indeed a worthy opponent. He was even a little faster than Goku.
 In the end, via a little trickery, Goku managed to catch Mezu while he was distracted. Mezu had to keep true to his word, so he and Gozu led Goku to the secret exit. They bid farewell to each other and Goku exited Hell (not without taking some of King Emma's sacred fruit though).
Goku followed the winding stair case that led up from Hell. After an uncountable number of stairs, he arrived at the top. Only to discover that he was back in King Emma's chambers. At the beginning of Snake Way! |