Ep.07 – Trial of Sight: ⟪Maze of Lies, the Alley's Threshold⟫
The moment the Trial of the Tongue ended—
I let everything out.
Words, tears, emotion.
And finally, I opened my eyes again.
📍[SYSTEM – Gate 2 Unlocked]
📍[Entering Trial of Sight: Maze of Lies]
—
The new space was flooded with light—
but it wasn't warm.
It was sterile and glaring like a fluorescent bulb,
twisting through a cramped alleyway.
—
At the entrance stood a sign. It read:
> "To those who wish to see the truth—prepare to close your eyes."
I stepped forward.
But before I could even plant my first foot fully—darkness fell over my eyes.
—
[Phase 1 – Entry into the Alley Maze]
When I opened my eyes again,
I was… my childhood self.
Short legs, tiny hands.
And standing at the alley's entrance—
A pair of sneakers, blocking my path.
—
📍[Visual distortion detected]
📍[Hostile Entity Identified: Visual Hallucination – Sneakers]
📍[Support Entity Detected: Utility Pole (Gaze-Lock Obstruction Unit)]
—
> "You can't go through."
The sneakers spoke.
The alley was empty—eerily still.
Yet the shoes moved like they were alive, stepping to block me.
Behind them stood a twisted utility pole,
its metal limbs splaying like octopus arms,
and a single CCTV eye blinking atop its head.
> "You remember this place, don't you?"
"This is where Juhee was taken away… the first time."
My vision warped instantly.
—
[Phase 2 – Combat Initiation]
The sneakers charged.
Just a pair of shoes—but fast like bullets.
Pop! Wham!
One struck my jaw, sharp as a kick.
The pole swung a steel rod from behind,
its limbs lashing out like tendrils.
> "You can't pass here."
"Because... you don't want to remember what happened here."
—
I summoned the Flame of Salt fragment and swung—
but the sneakers dodged with ease.
The pole locked my gaze and began to drain my emotional energy.
> "It's not working… This isn't a simple fight."
This maze moved with distorted memory.
The more I denied the memory—
the stronger they became.
—
[Phase 3 – Breaking the Lie with Truth]
I clenched my fists.
Then I spoke aloud:
> "Yeah… this is it.
This is where Juhee first coughed up blood.
The day I ran away—without crying."
As the confession escaped my lips,
the sneakers froze.
The pole's eye flickered erratically.
—
I drew the Blade of Azure Tears.
And recalled the truth I had buried—
> "I couldn't save you.
But now… I'll remember it.
Even the pain. Especially the pain."
I slashed.
The sneakers split in two.
The utility pole burst into flickering threads of emotion and fire.
—
📍[Trial Fragment Cleared – Maze of Lies, Zone 1 Purified]
📍[Memory Fragment Acquired – The Silence of Childhood]
—
The alley faded.
The sky opened.
But waiting ahead—
was a deeper forest,
woven with even finer illusions.
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