In the year 4025, humanity thought they had finally won.
The world was peaceful in a way it hadn't been for a long time.
Countries were calm, fights were rare, and cities grew strong under clear skies. Life was better than ever. For the first time, people could dream of a future without danger.
On December 20th, the whole world was happy.
The streets had lots of color and noise as Christmas was coming.
Lights danced on buildings, music came from open shops, and families walked together, laughing and carrying gifts, full of excitement.
That happiness ended in a blink.
The sky turned dark.
It started in the United States.
Without any warning, a huge shape appeared above a busy city, floating in the air like reality had been torn apart.
There was no slow build-up, no sign of what was coming. One moment the sky was clear. The next, a massive blue gate hung above, glowing in a strange, unsettling light that made everyone look up.
Within minutes, the same thing happened all over the world.
From old European cities to big Asian cities, from African lands to faraway islands, the same blue gates appeared in the sky.
They floated silently, huge and still, their strange light casting long shadows on the land below. Each one was bigger than anything around it, visible from far away.
Fear spread quickly.
People stopped moving as a heavy feeling hit their chests.
The air felt wrong. A cold and uneasy feeling came from the gates, making everyone feel a deep, instinctive fear. Those who tried to get closer felt a terrible worry in their stomachs, a silent warning telling them to run.
Governments reacted without delay.
Military forces sealed off the affected zones as scientists and analysts rushed in, desperate for answers. Every tool known to mankind was deployed. Satellites searched for anomalies. Sensors scanned for radiation, energy, or matter that could explain the phenomenon.
They found nothing.
The gate had no detectable origin, no identifiable structure, no measurable composition. It existed outside the limits of human understanding.
Only one detail was undeniable.
The gate was growing.
Each day, its edges stretched wider across the sky. Entire districts were evacuated as authorities urged calm, citing precautionary measures and controlled investigations. Beneath the official reassurances lay a simple truth. No one knew what they were dealing with.
The world began to speculate.
Some claimed it was the beginning of the end. Others insisted it was an elaborate hoax or a secret government project. Religious groups called it a divine omen, a warning that humanity's judgment was approaching. Arguments erupted across media, churches, and homes, but no belief could change what loomed above them.
Eventually, fear gave way to action.
Missiles were launched. Bombs detonated in the sky. The full might of modern weaponry was unleashed in an attempt to erase the anomaly. Explosions tore through the clouds, shockwaves rattled the ground, and smoke swallowed the skyline.
When it cleared, the gate remained.
Untouched. Unmoved.
With no other option, authorities locked down the area completely and waited.
A year went by.
In 4026, the gate stopped growing.
The silence that followed was scarier than the expansion.
The military set up a full lockdown around the area.
Tanks filled the streets. Planes flew continuously above. Every soldier understood the truth. Peace was no longer possible.
Then the gate started shaking.
A deep, grinding noise spread through the city, like huge stone wheels turning in the sky.
Strange symbols lit up along the gate's surface, glowing as they twisted and matched. Slowly, with a heavy, impossible weight, the structure began to open.
What came out wasn't light, but something much darker.
After the gate opened, there was only black inside.
Nothing came out for three days. Scientists made plans to go through the gate.
Then everything changed.
The air twisted as strange sounds came from the other side.
Growls, scraping noises, and voices that felt wrong to hear. The noise got closer, each moment making fear worse for everyone watching.
Then something came through.
A huge, monstrous figure stepped out, standing above the ruins below.
Its massive body was covered in thick black skin that looked like living armor. Many glowing eyes opened on its head, showing cruel intentions. Its claws hit the ground with force that cracked the concrete. Its mouth opened wide, showing sharp teeth covered in dark liquid.
Order broke down.
Soldiers fired.
Bullets, rockets, and artillery hit the creature, filling the battlefield with flames and smoke.
When the smoke cleared, the monster was still standing. The weapons had no effect. Bullets bounced off its skin, like hitting solid steel.
The creature roared.
What came next was carnage.
It destroyed armored vehicles, crushed soldiers under its arms, and leveled buildings to rubble.
Screams filled the streets as whole squads disappeared in seconds. The city turned into chaos.
America burned.
Yet, in the middle of all the destruction, something unexpected happened.
As the gate pulsed above, pieces of its energy spread across the land. A few humans felt something deep inside them awaken. Their bodies felt hot. Their senses became sharper. Fear turned into something more natural.
They had been awakened.
On the battlefield, regular people started doing things they never thought possible.
Flames rose in response to cries of help. People moved faster than anyone could see. The rules of the world seemed to change under the force of their will. Untrained and scared, they fought back with powers they didn't know they had.
Humanity had crossed a point it couldn't go back from.
And the confusion didn't stop there.
Around the world, news showed similar terrible things.
Gates stood over old cities, new capitals, and open fields. Fear spread wherever they appeared. Governments declared emergencies. Air travel was stopped. Communication failed as strange signals messed up satellites near the gates.
The gates didn't move.
They didn't answer to attacks or shouts.
They didn't fight back. They just stayed there, quiet and forever, like wounds in the sky.
As more gates started shaking, the truth was hard to ignore.
The first monster wasn't the attack.
It was a message.
More gates opened.
Some only a little. Others completely. Waves of power destroyed buildings. Strange energy twisted the world beneath them. Gravity broke. Time felt messy. Electronics stopped working.
And humanity changed.
People told stories of surviving impossible things.
A man lifting huge pieces of rubble to save his family. A woman walking through fire without getting hurt. A child surviving a fall that should have killed him.
At first, these were seen as crazy.
But then the videos went viral.
The gates were changing people.
No one knew why.
No one knew how. Some thought ancient abilities had been found. Others believed human bodies had been changed.
The answers didn't matter.
Only survival did.
Small groups of awakened humans fought back, driven by feeling, not orders.
Many died. But for the first time, the monsters were hurt.
That one moment changed everything.
All over the world, new dangers came.
Each gate created something different. Each demanded a reaction humanity didn't have before.
By the end of the first week, the world was completely different.
Whole areas were gone.
Borders changed. Cities fell. The hope for peace was crushed under blue skies and falling ash.
Yet one thing was clear.
Humanity was not alone anymore.
And it was no longer defenseless.
The gate had opened.
And the world would never be the same again.