"We are almost to the first gate." He says.

"I am... okay." I let out a breath.

"The gates are guarded by demons, they know you, but ignore them if you can. They will try to tear you apart every chance they have." He says.

"Thank you for the warning." I say.

"Don't thank me. There is no thanks, it is a word that doesn't exist in the darkness of Hell." He says.

I see the high pillars. Something covers of me some kind of sickness. My head starts feeling heavy. My head starts burning. I feel something coming out of my nose. I move my fingers over it, and I see blood. What is happening? I start feeling dizzy all of a sudden. I turn to the line, and I see people coughing and weeing. Their own skin seemed to be burning. Rashes were forming on many. I see smoke forming around the gate. Smoke green tinted. There was this foul smell in the air. 

As I look at the gate, it wasn't really a gate. What formed the doors was bones and some kind of moving practical. It looked like... a virus. What kind of gate is this? I start coughing. I feel the air is toxic. I feel it crushing my lungs. Clearly, I wasn't the only mortal suffering which is good. 

"I presume you are feeling the effects?" He raises his staff

"Effects?" I ask looking at him.

"Yes, it is a true honor for me to welcome you Battosai to the first gate, the Gate of Sickness." He smiles.