Read Aloud
Read Aloud — The Gatekeeper
The conduit opens into a chamber built around a circular pressure gate. Beyond its armored iris, wind screams against the outer shell.
A machine unfolds from a maintenance cradle above the door. First the legs, then the armored torso, then a weapon mount that tracks across the room with patient precision.
“Paired anomaly subjects located,” the prison says through the mech's speaker. “All other biological units are expendable.”
Two gate consoles light on opposite platforms. Above them, repair drones slide onto a ceiling rail.