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The great host had traveled for two days almost unceasing march. Even the horses were unfailing although they did not wield the fanatic dedication of their masters. Not a utterance had passed the lips of the marching company, only during the small dispersed rests were words spoken. Even commands did not spring, every warrior knowing what was required and expected. Their journey was finally at an end as they approached the tall glistening gates of Athendra. The Gates of Heaven, as they were known, extended tall and glistening. Roughly three-score paces from the towering structure of crystal Arina gestured, a small movement of a hand and her entire progression stiled, as efficient as a well oiled machine. Eyes narrowed, the Grand Master sneered at the glorious construction and urged her horse forward, aware of the guards watching her through magical and mundane means. She halted her charger before the great gates and waited, no attempt against her had been made as so she waited to be accepted through the accursed doors. Her thin lips curled as she considered the naming of the portal. It hackled her that they clung to absurd heresies such as the concept of 'heaven'. The city would no fit the description if such a place existed, no a grain of dust within or without the walls was offered to the Primordial Lords. She drew pleasure from the fact the self-righteous nonbelievers will be sundered when the Unitate brings its full power upon them to retrieve the relic the Divinity claims for it own.

Eventually a slit revealed itself down the great doors as they began to shift inwards. Another gesture in the air and the full might of the Unitate force behind her began to march again, the titan's shaking the ground with each ponderous step. By the time the host had joined their Grand Master the gates were wide enough to accommodate the full column. Steady in resolve the drew a tremendous sight to the arrays of warriors and guards within the walls. Though, unlike the fairies, these men seemed of strong resolve, surrounded by their fellows in the midst of their fortress. The column follow Arina's lead as she lead their entirety through the gates to the spires of the Divinity's castle. Forming a glorious alignment they waited behind their Grand Master to be dealt with by who deemed to represent the Divinity.