Teetering between sweet dreams and nightmares
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Maybe it's not a dream, maybe w҉e҉ are just mistaken .ᐟ
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Uh . . ⚳ Who is th҉at̷͎̠̥̽̊̌̂̿͊ ch̷i҉ld?̸̢̢̤͚̘̯̋͛̈
Beware of strangers .ᐟ If you let your guard down and follow them thoughtlessly . . you m҉i҉ght҉ d҉ie҉
I ended up here while trying to save a ch̷i҉ld. But . . was that really a ch̷i҉ld ⚳
Is th҉at҉ a sh҉adow҉ . . ?̴̧̹͍͕̖̗̞͕͈̃͌́̉̂́̂͘͘͝
Beware of sh҉adow҉s .ᐟ There's no way a sh҉adow҉ could be in a place with nothing . . r҉un .ᐟ
I ended up like this after following a sh҉adow҉. It's suspicious that a sh҉adow҉ exists where there's nothing . . .
Is there any way someone other than us could be here?̴̧̹͍͕̖̗̞͕͈̃͌́̉̂́̂͘͘͝
Beware of people asking for directions .ᐟ If you answered or guided them . . r҉ư̸̬͎͕̣̻̗͐̓n
I woke up like this after guiding an old woman. Wait . . was she really an o̷҉ld҉ w҉om҉an?
Oh, there's a p҉erson over there .ᐟ
Beware of singing .ᐟ If you hear the same song more than 3 times . . quickly block your ȩ̷͉͚̺͚̰̊͆̂̂̾̇̉ars
I ended up like this after following the sound of singing. Was it really a s̴̨͙̹̠̭̺̥̻̗̾͋̌̒̑̄ō̷̢̨͔̺̞͈̘͓̯̳͐ng . . ?̴̧̹͍͕̖̗̞͕͈̃͌́̉̂́̂͘͘͝
Isn't someone chasing us over there . . ?̸̢̢̤͚̘̯̋͛̈
Do not make loud noises .ᐟ If you make a loud noise . . a ć̶͓͚̘͇̖͕̥̫͎̙̀̀͊̄͛̊͝rḙ̶̈́̒̽͆̓̏̂̅̓at̶̤̘̖̀̋̓̊͌̉͑̓͝ụ̵̡̪̳̬̠͓̼̣̋̀rẹ̵̡̪̳̬̠͓̼̣̋̀ will chase you!̷̜̱̦̫̈́̓̓̐̒͗̈́͒̏͘!̸̟̰͍̹̮̺͙̤̰͗͑͛̇̓̚̚
I woke up like this after sleeping. Wait . . have I ever even fallen asle҉ep?̴̧̹͍͕̖̗̞͕͈̃͌́̉̂́̂͘͘͝
A f̴̜̝̟̘̩̚u̵͉̔ĺ̶̦͔̺̪͙̗̒͝l ḿ̶̦͔̺̪͙̗̒͝ó̶̦͔̺̪͙̗̒͝ó̶̦͔̺̪͙̗̒͝ń̶̦͔̺̪͙̗̒͝ is rising over there . .
Do not look at the s҉k҉y҉ on a night with a f̴̜̝̟̘̩̚u̵͉̔ĺ̶̦͔̺̪͙̗̒͝l ḿ̶̦͔̺̪͙̗̒͝ó̶̦͔̺̪͙̗̒͝ó̶̦͔̺̪͙̗̒͝ń̶̦͔̺̪͙̗̒͝ .ᐟ If you look at the sky, your eyes . . m̶̰̙̼̰̞̭̬̕iǧ̵̠͇̲̞̟̗͍͈̮̈̎̽́̀hṯ̸̡̝̭̣̣̬̼̈́́͜ͅ d̵̠̈͒͗͒̊͂̎͌͜is̵̠̈͒͗͒̊͂̎͌͜ap̵̫̹̝͈̲̗̍̂̈̔̍̓pe҉ar
I ended up like this while taking a walk. It's a path I walk every day, so why did I get lost?̴̧̹͍͕̖̗̞͕͈̃͌́̉̂́̂͘͘͝
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Huff.. huff.. huff.. Is it.. not chasing me anymore..?
I ran with all my might until I was completely out of breath. I don't know if I've ever run this hard in my life. Ah—so, why was I running?
I had promised to go to an abandoned house at night with my friends for Halloween. We finished the exploration somewhat normally and then scattered to go home.
When I arrived home, I was suddenly overcome by sleep and collapsed into bed. And, when I opened my eyes—.
Where.. is this? I woke up in a mysterious space. Looking around, a cat was staring at me with glowing eyes.
Then it started walking away leisurely as if telling me to follow. I don't know what I was thinking, but I felt like I had to follow this cat, so I just started trailing behind it.
When I came to my senses—there was a shadow in the distance. Holding onto the hope that it might be another person, I took a step toward the shadow.
It didn't take me long to realize that the shadow wasn't human. 20 seconds at most. The moment I realized it wasn't a person, I started running like crazy.
Once the shadow realized I was fleeing, it began to flicker and surged toward me at an insane speed. It was so fast I felt like I'd be caught any second.
The only things I could hear were my heartbeat and my own footsteps. How many minutes passed? Just as I was losing my strength, the shadow finally gave up and vanished.
And that's how I ended up in this situation. I let out a sigh of relief, trying to catch my breath. When I regained my composure and checked the surroundings, there wasn't even a trace of the shadow left.
Looking ahead, I saw a hut standing above a bamboo forest. Since I could see a light, I figured it would be better than staying out in the middle of the night, so I headed toward the hut.
The bamboo forest was so complex that I got lost about three times. When I finally reached the hut, there were mysterious people inside the house.
Finding six other people here besides myself, I walked a tightrope between suspicion and relief. Are these people in the same situation as me?
I grabbed the doorknob and opened the door. The old wooden door opened with a bone-chilling creak—.
Example 1
• Bamboo Forest
-> Bamboo forests have strong Yin energy and attract spiritual forces, making them representative spaces where ghosts hide.
-> Paths and crossroads are boundaries between this world and the afterlife, places where lost souls wander without direction.
--> Therefore, both locations possess strong spiritual energy and liminality, and have long been considered spaces where ghosts dwell or wander.
• Why You Shouldn't Sing
-> Night is the time of ghosts when Yin energy is strongest; it was believed that the sound of singing calls forth wandering spirits.
-> Just as shamans use sound to summon spirits, singing at night was regarded as an act of stimulating or invoking the dead.
--> Therefore, people of old strictly forbade singing at night, believing it would gather bad energy or ghosts.
• Abandoned House Exploration
-> Empty houses where people no longer live lose their warmth, allowing Yin energy and wandering spirits to take root.
-> It was believed that entering such a place while one's spiritual energy is weakened leads to 'possession' or ghosts attaching themselves, resulting in illness or hallucinations afterward.
--> Therefore, in folklore, abandoned houses are considered places filled with bad energy that harms the vitality of the living and should be avoided.
• Shadows
-> It was believed that wandering spirits who could not take a complete human form appeared as black shapes.
-> They were regarded as the manifestation of evil spirits and bad energy formed by lightless darkness and strong Yin energy.
--> Frequently witnessed during sleep paralysis or in dream states, they have been treated as grim reapers or ominous omens since ancient times.
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Release Date 2026.10.29 / Last Updated 2026.11.04
