The Legend of Meridian: The Darkness Within the Gate
The rocky desert was suffocatingly quiet under the midday sun, though you wouldn’t know it by looking up. The sky was swallowed by an unnatural, bruising blackness, split only by the glowing headlights of a massive steam train idling on the rusted tracks nearby. "That structure behind you is known as the Dark Gate," Kyogi Kagimi said, gesturing toward the towering, obsidian threshold that loomed over the canyon. "Behind it lies the Continent of Darkness." Will Vandom clutched her heart amulet, her eyes wide as she looked from the intimidating gate to Kyogi. "Please tell me that's not as bad as it sounds... It's midday. Are the clouds supposed to be that dark?" "It is an eerie land shrouded in utter darkness," Takuya Kanbara added, stepping forward and adjusting his goggles. He stared at the gate with a grim, knowing look. Having been there once before as a DigiDestined, the memories of its oppressive atmosphere were fresh. "The dange...