As the bronze door materialized above the corpse, Daly Simone, who had emerged from a "door," stretched out both hands as well. An identical illusory door appeared at the center of her forehead, contending with the Bronze Gate that was about to open.
Ince Zangwill had once been a "Gatekeeper" of the "God of Death" pathway. Although he had used Saint Selena's Ashes to forcibly switch to the "Darkness" pathway and become a "Nightwatcher," he remained proficient in the Beyonder abilities of the "God of Death" pathway.
Miss Daly has already advanced to Sequence 5? With the Church's support, she's advancing so quickly-
Klein opened his mouth. When he saw Miss Daly begin contending with the bronze door opening before them, he quickly steadied his emotions. Creeping Hunger on his left hand rapidly changed color, while the Iron-Black Glove on his right exuded an imposing aura.
Klein had keenly sensed the change in the atmosphere around them. The surrounding smog seemed to have become as heavy as metal, silently encroaching upon all of Backlund's civilians in the darkness.
The Backlund Great Smog Incident-
Those words suddenly surfaced in Klein's mind, but he did not let them distract him. Instead, he abruptly clenched his left hand, which wore Creeping Hunger, and a brilliant ray of sunlight shot forward from it.
The Beyonder abilities of the "Sun" pathway also strongly countered the "God of Death" pathway, which belonged to the domain of death. However, since all his teammates except Nimrod followed pathways inclined toward darkness and death, Klein deliberately controlled its range, directing the sunlight toward the Bronze Gate Ince Zangwill had summoned.
In their original plans, the moment Ince Zangwill appeared, the Church's High Sequence Beyonders would arrive at the scene and hold him in place, with Klein's squad providing assistance.