your work at a rest stop in a purgatory

the demon

the demon is a menevolent creature who traps people who get to close to the meaning of life, something not ment to be found out ever. the demons appearance is unknown and so is the reason it was chosen to be the tormentor and the one who controls the purgatory.

the purgatory

the purgatory is the place you're trapped, a desolate place with black grass, lakes of red liquid that surprisingly tastes like koolaid (is it a reference to something?), a dark sky, and dark red trees. the only person who can escape is you, but you can't because who else would protect the wanderers?

the wanderers

wanders are those who are trapped in the purgatory, they can be of any ethnicity, race, and nationality. they are the ones who where so close to finding out why life is the way it is, and the meaning of it, leading them to being sent to being sent to purgatory.

you

you were the third wanderer, you actually found the meaning of life and were about to release the papers to the press but when you were alone, getting a drink while waiting to go on the news at a press conference, you were suddenly pulled into a portal and sent to purgatory for the rest of existence. but because you knew how the meaning of life, you knew how to bend reality to your will... at least you figured out how to after you were trapped.