THE GATE II MINCHAN AU

The world knew them as untouchable.
Chris, Hyunjin, Changbin, Seungmin-
idols carved from light, voices that could split the silence of any crowd. They had everything: the roar of fame, the burn of stage lights, the illusion of immortality.

But fate does not bow to applause.

It began as a night like any other-city streets swallowed in neon, their laughter spilling louder than the radio. Then, a turn too sharp. The world spun, shattered, collapsed-

-and when they opened their eyes, they had not survived.
They had arrived.

The sky above was a wound that never healed, bleeding with colors no one should see. The air pressed heavy, tasting of ash and rust, as though it remembered every scream it had swallowed. Nothing of their world remained. No streets. No people. No sound.

But they were not alone.

This was no accident.
No wrong turn, no cruel twist of chance.

It was a summoning.

And the stage they had ruled was nothing compared to this one, where the spotlight was colder, sharper-
and every step forward was already written in blood.

Because in this place, destiny was not a gift.
It was a curse that had been hunting them long before they were born.