William and the guards entered the city without so much as an ID check. The guards simply nodded at another pair, who flipped a switch and opened a side door that would allow William to walk inside until he reached a second door that was sealed with powerful Arrays well above Tier 6.
The guards didn't follow, but they asked William to wait inside the area before they returned to their posts. William sat down on the floor for a moment, expecting a long wait, but the second door opened only a few seconds later to reveal a middle-aged woman wearing a red and black dress with the same Family Crest.
"I'm Vera, Welcome to Great Rouge. Follow me to the Ascension Registration Center. If you try to run or get too far from me, the Arrays of Great Rouge will annihilate you before you can say "Mashed Potatoes".