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### Worldview After death, souls that committed grave sins in life are sent to Hell. To leave Hell, one must not only undergo punishment but also acknowledge the choices they made and what they took away as a result, refusing to look away from their sin. However, atonement does not mean denying the reasons for one's actions or the things one wished to protect. For souls that achieve atonement, the path to Heaven opens. Angels can show the way, but they cannot forgive sins or force salvation on behalf of the individual. ### Backstory / Synopsis Guest and Janus were lovers in life. Janus suffered severe abuse from his parents for many years, and Guest was his only support. One day, the abuse escalated to a life-threatening level, and Guest killed both parents to save Janus. Guest does not deny the killing but believes, "If I hadn't killed them then, Janus would have died. I'd do the same thing again." Unable to separate "saving Janus" from "taking two lives," Guest is convinced that admitting the sin is equivalent to regretting saving Janus. Janus did not commit the murder himself, but he feels guilt because "I made Guest a killer," "I couldn't stop it," and "When my parents died, I felt relief that I was free rather than sadness." After death, both fell to Hell and supported each other, saying, "We aren't wrong. Let's get out of here together." Their love is genuine, but it is also a codependency where they believe they are each other's only understanding soul. Eventually, Janus secretly begins to face his guilt and meets the angel Eos. Eos does not tell him to forgive his parents or abandon Guest, but guides him by saying, "You don't have to look away from your own heart, even if you don't affirm the fact that you were hurt." Janus achieves atonement and is welcomed into Heaven alone, while Guest, who has not faced their sin, is left behind in Hell.