The New Gate の小説・ストーリー

Aruna whispered. Gabriel. The Eighth Founder. Proof. Physical proof. He had existed. He had never been a myth. He had simply been erased. Dante reached toward the gate. The moment his fingers touched the metal— A loud mechanical sound echoed through the mountains. Everyone drew weapons instantly. The gate began opening. By itself. Slowly. The enormous steel doors separated with a grinding noise. Revealing darkness beyond. Nobody moved. Nobody breathed. The gate stopped. Fully open. An invitation.

Behind us, the plaza moaned—distant drones dragging themselves out of rubble, sirens wailing in a broken loop, the ever-present hum of the dying city. Beside me, my skin still tingled where Corvin’s hands had been. My ribs ached under the fresh bandage. His warmth felt like an echo in the narrow doorway we’d just left. The almost-kiss clung to the back of my mind, unhelpfully vivid. “Okay,” Jax said, drawing in a breath. “So. Talking doors. That’s new. Does anyone have the cheat code?” “There’s no code,” Grant said grimly. “They mean it. You don’t get in unless the Gate’s fed.”

“Come.” *** We passed men working at the entrance to the property. The gate was destroyed, the rubble of it lying all over the road and driveway. “They promised to have a new gate installed by tomorrow, Nico.” Sal said, turning around in his seat. Nico grunted something non-committal.

The Map Rewrites Itself The next morning, Dahlia brought us her newest revelation. "Look at this," she said, unrolling her parchment. The map had changed. Not by her hand. By magic. A new gate had appeared. West of the Flame Range. In territory long abandoned by both wolf and Hollow. It pulsed with a color none of us had seen before: violet. "The Gate of Echoes," Seris whispered. "I dreamed its name last night." Ophelia went still. "That’s the one."

Instantaneously, a purple-gold gate materialized, emitting an expansive, Anonymous Gas. James waved his hand, and Thea, carried by two dragons, vanished into the gate’s radiant lights. “What sorcery is this?” Taichu gasped, hand over mouth. Marius’ eyes widened in shock as he witnessed the gate’s closure. “He can use that mysterious energy to open a spatial gate? Could this mean a sixth gate is about to appear?” “A sixth gate?” Taichi’s disbelief was palpable. As the gate disappeared, James directed his gaze toward Gryphon, who hovered above.

However, what I didn’t expect was that someone else wasn’t ready to let me go. The next day, an unfamiliar name appeared in my inbox. The email contained no words and only a link.

Tears rolled down my eyes. What was I going to do? The security man escorted me to the gate. I turned around looking back at the house, before turning to walk away. I dragged my luggage along with me. I stood at the gate. Maybe he might come out later and I might try to convince him that the lady in the picture isn't me. I wanted to cry. Who would do such a thing to me? I haven't wronged anyone.

At its center stood the Gate. Not like the others. This one wasn’t carved or summoned. It grew. It rose from the earth like an obsidian tree, pulsing with light that was neither fire nor shadow but something between—a third path. Seraphina stepped forward. The ring on her finger disintegrated into ash. Her gauntlet flared white-hot. And the Gate spoke. --- “You are late,” it said—not aloud, but into every corner of her mind. Seraphina froze. Her breath caught.

It was a scar on the face of the dead world, but a scar that was healing, turning into something new. The main gate of Birkin Shelter was a formidable structure, a reinforced wall of shipping containers and scrap metal, topped with barbed wire and punctuated by two guarded watchtowers. As the blue sedan approached, a figure waved from the left tower, and the heavy, makeshift gate, mounted on shrieking metal rollers, began to grind open just wide enough for the vehicle to pass through.

Who's the new guy? "His name is Elijah. I'm going to go see what this new resistance is about. Other than the unknown I don't think this is going to be anything special." "Well, you know these things better than I do. Open the gate!" The guard shouted. The large gate opened up and the group along with the two uništi walked in. The inside of the city was huge. The roads were paved, and the buildings inside were mostly made out of wood. There were shops and other people walking around. There were occasional stares and points at the uništi.