For Whom the Belle Tolls

The Hell’s Belles series is a planned trilogy written by Jaysea Lynn. Its first installment is For Whom the Belle Tolls and while two sequels are planned, official titles have yet to be revealed as of 2025. In For Whom the Belle Tolls, Lynn sets the foundation of her worldbuilding. Her narrative unfolds in an inclusive Afterlife where the afterlives of all belief systems (such as Christian, Islamic, Norse, Aztec, etc.) and mythologies (such as the Celtic fae and the Cthulhu mythos), as well as non-denominational afterlives (such as atheism), are agglomerated under one Universe.

Travel through the Afterlife can be achieved through a combination of the main physical Halls (Paradise, Entrance, and Universal) and the arches and gates that divide them. All mortal souls—no matter their belief system—arrive at the Afterlife through the Celestial Lobby, where they are greeted by fellow mortal souls who guide them to their chosen Judgment. Each soul can choose which kind of Judgment they receive if they prefer the specific standard of justice and morality of a given belief system.

In the case of those who do not wish to be judged under the standards of a belief system, an overarching Universal Judgment is available to them—which is the type of Judgment