Hahaha! This way, brother! You're too slow! Here, take my hand! Huh? You wanna go back already? You always worry too much, brother...
The screen glitches into a dark and grainy background. More specters of Eve appear behind her.
Eve:
I...
Eve:
Look, brother! The merchants are back! I wanna see if they have anything new! Don't you wanna know what the outside world is like, brother? You're the greatest, big brother! Nothing's too dangerous for you! I'll be back before sundown, okay? I promise!
The screen glitches again into the dark scene with multiple Eves.
Eve:
Dirty...My hands are dirty... They're covered in blood... Brother, I can't wash it off... They're filthy...
Eve:
Hah! So this is the lake, huh? Hmm... So that's what it looks like! Oh no, what time is it? If I don't hurry back, my brother's gonna be so mad that he'll puff up like a toad... Uh... Is this way east?
Whoosh...
Eve:
What's that sound?
The screen fades to black.
Eve:
Mommy? Daddy? Can I... come home now?
???:
Eve...
Eve:
B... Brother...
???:
Eve!! Where are you?!
"Eve":
They're here. The monsters... They're in the village now. The men went off to their deaths... But what about my brother? Where is he? Oh, he's right in front of me holding our hands... Stay alive... Walk over everyone's corpses to escape, if you have to... But just stay alive.
Eve:
Brother...
Sinsa:
What is it, Eve?
Eve:
So many flowers...
Sinsa:
Yeah... Pretty, aren't they?
Eve:
If this is a dream... I never want to wake up. Everyone is still alive in my dream... Mom, and dad, and the other villagers...
Sinsa:
Yeah, everyone's still here. They never came, so everyone's still here... That's right... Everyone's still here, look...
Red overlays the screen. It fades to black.
"Eve":
Lies. Filthy lies. Everything was crushed to pieces... Brother... Mommy... Somebody, please... Save me...
The screen glitches into the scene with multiple Eves. Two of the Eves disappear, leaving one behind.
"Eve":
Please, I... I don't want to disappear... Don't break away from me! Don't leave me! We are of one body... The story can't end, we haven't gotten to the last page yet... The book... is still open...
Eve:
Mr. Storyteller! I'm back!
Illumina Scholar:
Why, if it isn't Eve! My, you've grown, haven't you?
Eve:
I brought you a really strange rock! See? It looks just like a toad!
Illumina Scholar:
Hahahaha! Strange, indeed! I'm sure it will be a source of great knowledge for us all in Illumina. Thank you, Eve!
Eve:
Heehee! Say, mister, did you know I finished that picture book you gave me last time!
Illumina Scholar:
Is that so? Then to thank you for this precious stone, why don't I give you a new book? Now, let's see what I have here...
Eve:
Thanks, mister! But there was one thing I couldn't understand... There was something called "snow" in the book... I watched all winter long, but I never saw it! Does it really exist?
Illumina Scholar:
Foolish child, Red-Eye Gorge is located in... Oh! I'm sorry, Eve! I didn't mean to sound so curt. Ahem, Red-Eye Gorge is simply too hot, Eve. The snow melts in the sky before it has a chance to reach the ground.
Eve:
Then... Does it turn into rain?
Illumina Scholar:
Very astute of you, Eve
Eve:
Then... Would a really cold place have snow?
Illumina Scholar:
Yes! And there is, in fact, such a place! It's called "Northland."
Eve:
Northland... Northland...
Illumina Scholar:
Try to imagine it, Eve: a place where everything is covered in the purest-white snow... There's a lake there, too! Smooth as glass, it reflects the lights of the aurora glowing above. A place where the sky and the earth blend together...
Eve:
Wow... When I grow up, I want to go see Northland! But how long will that take...
Illumina Scholar:
Hahaha, there's no rush, Eve. I just remembered, there's a lake to the east of Red-Eye Gorge, not far from where we are now. But I'm sure it's nothing like the lake in Northland!
Eve:
That day... It was the day the merchants left after they finished trading. I wanted to go see the lake that he told me about. I wanted to see an even bigger world, even just a small part of it. So I snuck onto one of the merchant carts and left the village without telling my brother...
The screen fades to black before the same background fades back in.
Eve:
So lakes really do look like big mirrors! Huh? What's that shadow next to me?
???:
Huh?
Eve:
Hey!
???:
Aaaah!!
Eve:
Hey, wait...!
???:
Urgh, p-please... No chase!
Eve:
Huff... I'm trying to say... your leg... is hurt.
???:
Hrrg? Uraagh... It hurts! You... You chase... for this? For me?
Eve:
Here, take this. My mother makes me carry this medicine wherever I go. Just rub some on it, and it stops hurting! Like magic!
???:
You... Good person? Urgh...B-Bad! This bad! You, leave here! Hurry! Run!
Eve:
And then... Countless shadows appeared around mine. They found me.
Eclipsites appear. A burst of lightning flashes across the screen.
Eve:
When I came to, all I saw was their corpses all around me... I had awakened some kind of power, but... I was scared. I ran for my life back to the village.
Eve:
I didn't do that, right? This can't be right... It has to be a mistake... I'm not a monster... I'm not a monster... Right? I have to clean myself up. I don't want to scare mom or dad, or brother...
The screen shakes.
Eve:
But I couldn't. The blood clung to my clothes and stained my skin... It seeped into me, down to my bones... Coming home was a mistake. A mistake that would come with a horrible price... I had no idea, but even more Eclipsites had followed me back to the village... And... They destroyed everything.
Eve:
Brother! Your hand! I'm sorry... I'm so sorry... Where did all these Eclipsites come from? Why are they attacking the village? And those storms... Did I make this happen? I just wanted to protect everyone, and chase the monsters away...
Sinsa:
Eve... It's not your fault... This is all just... a natural disaster... That's right. The sky and the mountain woke up, and that's where the Eclipsites came from. That's all... Come on, Eve. I'll carry you.
