Jim continues to struggle to remember his past while trying to come to terms with the dark power that now dwells within him. Wrestling for control of the Spawn entity, he soon discovers that power is not only corrupting, it is addictive.

Nyx remembers the past and her old friends, Lily and Thea. Curious what her friend Thea is experiencing in Hell, Nyx asks Spawn what Hell is like. Nyx is thrown into convulsions of pain and suffering when Spawn gives her just a taste of Hell's anguish. Realizing that something is wrong in the city, Spawn is led back to his old home. But The Alleys no longer resemble what Spawn is used to. After walking through the "Phlebiac Bros. Pandemonium Circus,"...

Pinned down by the very Hellspawn he has vowed to destroy, The Redeemer has been beaten. Spawn makes it clear that he wants to make an example as he swiftly cuts each of The Redeemers' wings off. As the final feather falls to the ground, The Redeemer reverts to his human form. Then Mammon interrupts. Wasting no time, Mammon reveals that he has been behind all of Spawn's recent "distractions," and restrains Spawn by using his recently acquired power...

His memories taken from him by Mammon, Al Simmons wanders the countryside hoping to find answers to a question he doesn't even remember. His trip takes him into a bizarre small town that seems to have a certain infatuation with the Devil. The architecture of the town has incorporated the Devil in some way or another: Stained-glass windows, mantles, handrails and doorknockers all contain undeniable Hellish motifs. Simmons comes across a poster for...