Zack Tucker was too late. Too late to prevent the disappearance of his mother, too late to stop the suicide of his classmate and too late to thwart the abduction of his girlfriend. Has time run out for him to halt mankind's destruction by Echthros, the Ruler of Darkness? Zack must defeat his nemesis, Milton Drago, the school bully turned mutant, rescue Jamie Watkins, and impede Echthros from over-running the earth. Can he accomplish this with only the help of his best friend, John and their co-workers when they discover the gates of hell in the building's basement? Altar is the first installment in the Zack Tucker trilogy.