"Salvation lies ye who enters here…." Sam and Alton stare idly at a sign made from veins marking a drop below the V.I.R.A.L HQ. It looked newly made and was engulfed in pitch black. A purple haze crept out from the hole leaving the two uneasy. "I don't like this one-bit Alt."
Alton stepped forward, eyes closed, listening to the whispers. "It's just like the first time. A crack in time and space, and the Garden appears. The first time was with Vanguard. Time and time again, the Garden has broken through the cracks; we were all so preoccupied with fighting Mortem we were blind to the real threat."
"I don't know much about the Garden; from what you've told me, walking in there seems like a horrible idea. Let's look for the others."
"No." Alton shut down. You can stay if you want, but I have every intention of entering. This is the path to Acceptance. Thus I cannot back down."