Once the Hellgate was sealed, the situation finally came to an end. All Nightblades in the city returned to their posts. The well-trained operatives quickly swept through the city, eliminating remaining demons and clearing away the remnants they left behind.1

The demonic carcasses would dissipate rapidly after the Hellgate closed, a result of the natural rejection of demonic entities by other planes of existence.0

Otherwise, the demons—known for their terrifying vitality, absurdly rapid reproduction, and astonishing growth—would soon flood other worlds through the planar rifts that appeared on occasion.0

This innate rejection served as a safeguard against demonic onslaught, preventing them from conquering all planes. After all, there was hardly a Doomguy in this world.4

This added a wrinkle to the Nightblades' post-battle cleanup. Demonic parts—bones, blood, hearts, and the like—were valuable fire-attuned alchemical materials. Properly processed, they could be used in rare potions and even magitech devices.0

Because of this extraplanar rejection, however, the Nightblades...0