The Beast was an ancient being that had been trapped for millions of years in a pit at the centre of the planet named in the Scriptures of the Faltino as Krop Tor, orbiting the black hole designated K37 Gem 5 by humans. The centre of the planet, ten miles down, had a powerful energy source which kept it in constant gravitational balance against the pull of the black hole. This counterweight extended out in a funnel into open space.

The Beast claimed that he was the basis of the Devil-figure in all religions and mythologies, and originated from before this universe's creation. He had been defeated and trapped beneath the planet by the "Disciples of Light", who had crafted his prison such that if he ever freed himself, the gravitational force would collapse and the planet would be pulled into the black hole, destroying them both.