Rain tapped softly against the windows of a small editing studio in the outer district of Tokyo. It was 2:17 a.m. Sitting in front of the blue glow of her screen was Aiko Nakamura — a documentary editor. Dark circles shadowed her eyes from exhaustion… but her curiosity never slept. On her timeline played footage of an abandoned village — a drone shot… fog… a broken torii gate… and in the center, a red symbol — shaped like a lotus, but with its petals turned upside down.
The Invitation - Chapter 1
Chapter 1 — The InvitationRain tapped softly against the windows of a small editing studio in the outer district Tokyo. It was 2:17 a.m.Sitting in front of the blue glow of her screen was Aiko Nakamura — a documentary editor. Dark circles shadowed her eyes from exhaustion… but her curiosity never slept.On her timeline played footage of an abandoned village — a drone shot… fog… a broken torii gate… and in the center, a red symbol — shaped like a lotus, but with its petals turned upside down.Aiko paused the video.“This symbol… again…” she whispered.It had appeared in the ...Read More