The Cryopod to Hell Classic is the original version of TCTH, written based on the original writing prompts, expanded into a full series, with 490 chapters of fun adventures. However, it is extremely flawed, with paper thin characters and plotlines that don’t resolve properly. It abruptly ends at the finale of Route C, and was never finished with a proper ending. Classic is best read after Refresh so you can appreciate where the story came from. As its own story, Classic has too many flaws for anyone to recommend reading first.
July 4th, 2120. "How much of it remains?" My holo-viewer projects the numbers in front of me, even as Sensei reads the numbers off his datapad. "Two percent. The Labyrinth is essentially a hollow core now. We can’t get a full scan of the entire dimension at once, but we estimate less than ten thousand…
Things can change so quickly. It wasn’t so long ago that I was a nobody, doing nothing. Now look at me. The creeping terror stared up at the dark night sky as a drone flew overhead, oblivious to his presence. I’m invisible now… but because I want to be. They can’t even see me anymore….
"Lilia? Where have you been?" Satan gaped at the Second Emperor, immediately wondering to himself why she was wearing a business suit, and then immediately following up that mental question with another about why her body was banged up. Her eye socket was black and blue, as if she’d been punched incredibly hard, and she…
Sarah and her entire choir group stared in confusion, halting their singing abruptly right in the middle of a high note. "An… angel?" One of the boys in the choir blinked twice as he tried to make sense of what he was seeing. Glancing upwards, he and many other people in the audience gawked at…
The humans were far too slow, and much too weak. They had no chance of catching her. Belial jumped from rooftop to rooftop with speed and grace, as she fled the scene of the crime. Not that she considered it a crime. The human known as Jason was a repugnant man. A master manipulator, one…
June 2nd, 2117. Amy groaned inwardly to herself as she heard her car’s horn being frantically slammed on, over and over again. Geez, that girl needs to learn some patience. She flicked her eyes around desperately, the awful nagging noise outside nearly driving her up the wall. Where did I put that damn purse? She…
Realistically… I’ve killed a lot of people in my life. Many demons too. I’ve seen a lot of death, and it never seems to end. Without fail, as a famous philosopher once said, ‘all beings must eventually die’. But even I’m not ready for the scene at this military hospital. It turns out the killer…
Bael clenched his fist as he unwound the flail from his body. A bead of sweat dripped down from his forehead, causing him to wonder for a moment if the room’s temperature had increased, or if it was just his imagination. A flicker of movement made Bael jerk to face it. It appeared to be…
It’s so warm. Davook stared into the abyss before him with unseeing eyes, as the warmth surrounded his body. It was a familiar feeling… one he had only experienced twice in his life. Evolution. I am evolving. This feeling could only be described as the sensation of being inside a mother’s womb. The cocoon that…
"You’re making a mistake!" The demoness yelled at Takano and his group as she jumped to the side, narrowly avoiding a barrage of anti-energy gunfire. The tight quarters of the underground tunnel left little room for evasion, yet Takano found himself irritated by how springy she was. "Shoot her, dammit!" Takano fired his own blaster…
