My Model (BL)
One whisper hissed directly into Soo-ah’s ear: “He’s already dead. You’re too late.”
Soo-ah froze, her pulse quickening, until Sang-woo’s firm hand grounded her. “Don’t listen,” he said quietly. “They’re illusions meant to break you.”
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The labyrinth twisted with cruel precision. Corridors looped back on themselves, stairways descended into flooded chambers, and false doors led only to bricked walls. Yet, the deeper they ventured, the more a pattern began to emerge.
Elaborate mosaics decorated certain junctions—depictions of ancient kings, winged beasts, and cryptic symbols.