The Iron Gate in the Briars
Luna had spent three years navigating the treacherous alleyways of the industrial district.
E.g. ：I found her baby picture in my husband’s wallet, and my world shattered.
- 1、The Iron Gate in the Briars
- 2、The Sleeping Sentinels
- 3、The Fatal Mistake
- 4、A Trap Revealed
- 5、The Price of Curiosity
She had learned to avoid the traps set by the local animal control officers.
But this morning, a faint, metallic scent pulled her toward the edge of the forbidden sector.
Barnaby, a dog who had escaped his backyard hours earlier, followed her because he felt an inexplicable bond with the feline.
They pushed through a wall of thorns that seemed to reach out and pull them toward the center of the estate.
The iron gate groaned as it swung open, revealing a paradise that looked centuries out of place.
The Sleeping Sentinels
The garden was filled with flowers that didn't belong in this climate.
Their petals were deep, pulsing shades of violet and midnight blue.
They weren't moving, even though the wind was whistling through the nearby pines.
Luna felt a shiver run down her spine as she approached the largest bloom.
Barnaby let out a low, guttural growl that sounded more like a warning than a greeting.
The air felt heavy, like the atmosphere before a massive electrical storm.
The Fatal Mistake
Luna reached out a paw, driven by a strange, hypnotic compulsion she couldn't explain.
She didn't know that the flowers were biological containment units for a dormant energy source.
As soon as her pad touched the petal, a neon pulse rippled through the garden floor.
The flowers didn't just bloom; they shattered their husks like glass.
A blinding, radioactive glow washed over the puppy, who was currently spinning in circles, trying to escape the encroaching light.
The garden wasn't a sanctuary; it was a hungry machine waking up from a long, forced nap.
A Trap Revealed
The magic particles weren't glitter; they were spores of a highly aggressive, atmospheric pathogen.
