Mid swing, a ringing sound distracted Axel. This opening was all Lancelot needed to smack his side with the flat of its blade. With a grunt, Axel dropped his sword and grabbed his side. 

"Nice strike." He replied, eyeing Lancelot who briskly sheathed his sword. He seemed to be apologetic about landing the blow.

Answering his phone, Axel was informed that the crew he had hired had uncovered something. A gate of some sorts. 

"I'll be right there," He replied. Recalling Lancelot and donning his warmest clothing, he telepor'd to the work site. It was time to see the fruit of his effort.

The hole, a square, was about 40 feet by 40 feet, with earthen steps cut into the eastern side, ladders scattering the other. Remnants of stone walls could still be seen in the earth around the centerpiece, the piece they had painstakingly uncovered - a large, ornate black gate. Axel had never seen it's likeness before. Curiosity overriding any sense of danger, Axel approaches the gate and inspects it closer, flipping through the journal to see if anything in it could hint as to what this was.