GATE: And Thus They Conquered

by AllenFierte

The anime GATE shows the journey of the Japanese forces in a new land. And I loved the show. But I always imagined that it could be much more. So, imagine for a minute, what if the GATE opened to a different time? A different place? This series of one-shots will explore the possibilities. Join me, for a journey beyond time and space. Join me, as we go beyond the GATE. More inside.

1. A prologue to Bloodshed

Details: This is a series of of one-shots portraying different results if the GATE had connected to other worlds. Some will be crossovers, others will be original. Some might be continued, most will not be. If you have any suggestions for universes that I should include, review or PM me.

All said, please enjoy this story. Or don't, though if you don't, tell me what I can improve and I will attempt to remedy it.

Rated M for Violence and Blood and Gore.

I do not own GATE: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri, nor do I own any of the other works mentioned in this piece of fanfiction.

Prologue: A record of the GATE (This is mostly exposition, and me explaining how the GATE in my story works. If you just want action, skip it.)

Throughout the ages, GATE has existed, Its existence known to but a select few. Of those who know of Its existence, very few have even come close to figuring out Its true purpose, because in the end, GATE has no understandable purpose. It was created by The Blind One, and attempting to understand why IT does things is a futile task, and has driven better men that you, or me, to insanity. One cannot comprehend that which is outside of mortal understanding, and The Outer Gods are beyond a doubt, out of human understanding.

So we shall not dwell upon the purpose of GATE, but rather the effect. GATE draws people into other worlds. It is my belief that it was intended to draw beings into the Dreamlands, but that has not been the case for millennia. Human record barely touches upon the cause of the change, and all I can gather is that The Tower began to call upon The Fall using GATE. When The Flame of the Lord and Its Brethren smote down The Tower, GATE was warped, distorted, Its purpose lost. For Centuries it laid dormant, but eventually began Its task once more. However, it no longer linked the Waking World with the Dreamland, but rather a shadow of the Dreamland. I have termed it The Afterplace.

The strange thing is when it transports those it calls forth to. They all appear at the same time, in the same place in The Afterplace. Every time someone, or something is summoned, it seems to create a new dimension of sorts. Hundreds upon thousands of worlds, each one linked to The Afterplace. Or at least, to a version of The Afterplace. They are all the same when GATE places the summoned into the word, but from what I have observed, the path the world takes quickly diverges. I have seen the world built up to heights unsurpassed by any others, and seen the same world laid to ruin, its empires toppled, and its people enslaved.

This is a record of the most noteworthy of those who have passed beyond the GATE, some paragons of the light, others twisted beyond imagination, and most a mix of both. Heroes, villains, saviors, and murderers, some real, some no more than imagined tales, but all undeniably, Legends.

-Abdullah al-Ḥaẓrad