Seoul Object Story

A cave located on the outskirts of Yangcheon-gu Lake was a must-visit spot for tourists.

The reporter entered the cave, blending in with the throngs of visitors. Dressed casually with a happy expression, he held his camera with a hand tense from anticipation.

Two of his seniors had already gone missing after covering this lake, and honestly, he didn’t want to be here either.

This wasn’t just any Object; it was a national disaster that needed serious investigation.

It was not just about the size of the lake, it was the phenomenon itself, so much so that the entire Republic of Korea was going crazy over it.

No matter how much the public clamored for the government to open the lake, it wasn’t normal for it to be opened to the public so quickly.

The whole country has gone nuts!

And so had his media company. Only he and his two seniors felt something fishy about the lake. His seniors had dived into the investigation with the determination of war reporters, only to never return.

No, rather they couldn’t return, they had mysteriously gone missing.

Now, he was here to finish what they had started.

As he was lost in his thoughts, he was suddenly snapped out of his reverie by a loud shout.

“Wow, look at that!”

Exclamations from tourists and the sound of camera shutters rang out.

Led by the voices, the reporter turned around, only to see cave walls filled with crystals and blue gems, pulsating with light from the sparkling water.

It was an amazing sight, but he quickly refocused and went deeper into the cave, where there were fewer tourists.

He had two goals:

First, find out what happened to his missing seniors.

Second, capture evidence about the < Suspicions of Human Sacrifice at the Yangcheon-gu Lake >, which his seniors were trying to cover.

As he moved deeper into the cave, the presence of people became fainter and fainter, and soon enough the scenery changed.

Amethyst, sapphire, and emerald decorated the walls and ceiling, and the rhythmic light, reflected off of them, creating a kaleidoscope-like effect.

The natural pillars that supported the ceiling and the delicate arches that decorated the landscape were like works of art, created by nature itself. This cave must’ve been built by an Object, so these structures must’ve been also crafted by the Object in order to captivate people.

An Object that captivates people…?

Lost in thought, he went deeper and deeper into the cave, only to come across a group of suspicious people up ahead.

Through a circular hole in the ceiling, the full moon was on full display.

A staircase made out of rocks could be seen, seemingly stretching all the way towards the moon.

But at the end of the staircase was nothing but a cliff, and beneath it, a puddle connected to Yangcheon-gu Lake.

A long line of people slowly moved through the stairs, throwing themselves from the pool once they reached the end.

“!”

At long last…

The people who dived into the lake did not come back to the surface.

They just sank deeper and deeper into the water.

He had found it…