Who dares? Who courts death?!

The group stood before the tall, smooth, white wall of the enormous heavenly vault, its size rising to at least fifteen floors in height.

"Teleport us twenty meters forward. There should be a corridor, if my memory is correct," Lucifer said.

Now that the barrier had been broken, Vesuvius could finally use his powers directly in the vault, or at least in the less secure parts, as no one doubted there would be multiple layers of protection to secure it.

Space warped around the group, immediately shifting into a white corridor, with silver runes glowing on every inch of the surface, reflecting in the mirror-like walls and creating staggering imagery.

"Intruder!" An artificial, almost mechanical voice echoed through the hallway. Two angelic constructs, synthetic beings with the semblance of divine angels but with metallic, clockwork features, stood guard. They drew swords of light, their eyes glowing with an eerie blue light.