"March into Hell."
Excitement and dread alike rippled through the assembly. For the first time since the monstrous claw appeared, there was a way forward. The mission sounded deceptively simple: find the portal in Hell that linked to the Zanis Homeworld, enter the heart of the enemy world through it, and destroy the origin of the scarlet force field.
Once it fell, the Graecian Empire's full might could flood the heart of the Zanis Homeworld, the White Death could crush Pompeyo's soul, and the empire could prevent the arrival of the alien horror waiting beyond the veil.
But though the goal was clear, every step toward it was riddled with peril.
First: Hell itself.
The infernal realm was vast beyond comprehension. Each of its layers was larger than Graecia or even Valhalla and had many subdimensions. To find a single portal within that endless expanse was like searching for a grain of sand in a desert of fire.
Second: Hell's nature.
