"Good evening. We're coming to you live from the site of the Gate. It has been one week since its sudden appearance, and authorities report no meaningful progress in understanding or containing it.
What we do know is grim. Multiple major Guilds have confirmed the loss of several elite members during attempted expeditions inside. Officials are calling the impact devastating, both strategically and emotionally, as some of the most skilled operatives have not returned.
With each failed attempt, public concern continues to rise. The central question now echoing across the nation is this: If every effort ends in failure, when will it stop, and what will it take to overcome the Gate?"
Reporters lined up before the Gate.
By now, there was no one who didn't know about the Gate.
This was a global crisis.
Fixing the microphone in her grasp, the reporter turned in the direction of the Gate once more, her hand trembling for a moment.
