Under a foreboding sky choked with black clouds, a crumbling staircase ascends toward the radiant Gates of Paradise. A wounded man with flowing blond hair hauls himself up the damaged steps, his body trembling with effort. Above him, bathed in celestial light, a serene woman in a flowing gown gazes downward with compassion, her arm outstretched as they desperately reach for each other across the divide between damnation and salvation.