' s ▁voice ▁and ▁vis ions ▁- ▁he ▁wants ▁Alex ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁right - hand ▁man ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁' F ather land '. ▁So on ▁they ▁realize ▁that ▁the ▁city ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁cha os ▁and ▁destruction , ▁a ▁war ▁between ▁F urn ace ' s ▁inf ected ▁and ▁human ity . ▁After ▁an ▁attack ▁of ▁the ▁inf ected ▁in ▁St ▁Martin ' s ▁C athedral ▁that ▁Alex , ▁Ze e , ▁Simon ▁and ▁Lucy ▁surv ive , ▁they ▁are ▁brought ▁by ▁Ann abel ▁and ▁another ▁soldier ▁to ▁a ▁supposed ▁safe ▁place ▁of ▁PM C s , ▁later ▁revealed ▁as ▁the ▁black su its . ▁During ▁their ▁short ▁capture , ▁Alex , ▁Ze e , ▁Simon ▁and ▁Lucy ▁discover ▁another ▁incon ven ient ▁truth : ▁the ▁red - f le ck ed ▁ne ct ar ▁has ▁been ▁created ▁by ▁Alfred ▁F urn ace ▁and ▁is ▁more ▁powerful ▁than ▁the ▁w arden ' s ▁ne ct ar , ▁and ▁the ▁F urn ace ▁Pen it enti ary ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁only ▁place ▁where ▁black su its ▁are ▁created . ▁They ▁decide ▁to ▁destroy ▁F urn ace ' s ▁tower ▁with ▁F urn ace ▁and ▁his ▁cre atures ▁in ▁it . ▁When ▁Alex ▁comes ▁to ▁meet ▁F urn ace , ▁he ▁finds ▁instead ▁W arden ▁Cross ▁who ▁fills ▁himself ▁with ▁the ▁red - f le ck ed ▁ne ct ar . ▁He ▁f ights ▁Alex ▁but ▁is ▁eventually ▁defeated . ▁Dr inking ▁from ▁Cross ' ▁blood , ▁Alex ▁becomes ▁a ▁b