[EASTERN REGION – GREAT FOREST OF DRWGIL]
[Few Minutes Earlier]
Burne's body slowly materialized from nothingness alongside the other four participants. He looked down at his hands as particles of light gradually formed his body.
"So this must be the power of the Concept of Reconstruction..." Burne said in awe.
"Where are we...?" one of the participants beside him asked.
Hearing that, Burne looked around.
What greeted his eyes was a sight so mesmerizing that it could make anyone forget all their worries. It was a forest that embodied peace itself, as though a fragment of spring from the heavens had descended upon the mortal world.
The forest was filled with majestic, divine-looking creatures wandering freely among fields of beautiful flowers. Crystal-clear streams flowed peacefully through the land, while countless human sculptures crafted from marble, gemstones, and rare minerals stood elegantly throughout the area.
Everyone present was captivated by its beauty.
"What is this place?" one of the participants spoke in amazement.
"I have no idea! But if heaven exists, then this must be it..." another replied, unable to take his eyes off the scenery.
Burne quickly composed himself.
The moment he realized where they were, his expression changed completely.
Fear replaced wonder.
"EVERYONE, GET A HOLD OF YOURSELVES! WE MUST LEAVE THIS PLACE IMMEDIATELY!"
The panic in his voice startled the others.
Hearing him, one participant frowned.
"Why must we leave? Let's take a moment to enjoy this. It's a once-in-a-lifetime chance."
"Yeah," Burne replied grimly. "It really is going to be your once-in-a-lifetime chance if we don't get out of here quickly."
"Why are you acting so bossy, huh? Leave me alone, or I'll bust your nose off," the participant snapped.
Then another member of the group suddenly spoke. "He's right. We need to leave."
The participant looked around cautiously.
"I'm sensing something strange... and this place feels really weird."
"Gggs... why are you all suddenly ganging up on me...? Fine, let's go."
"Good. Now follow me!" Burne said as he immediately began leading them away from the area.
After putting a considerable distance between themselves and the mysterious location, the group finally came to a stop.
The participant who had complained earlier crossed his arms.
"So now tell me. Why were we suddenly in such a hurry to leave?"
Burne glanced back toward the direction they had come from.
"If we had stayed there any longer, we would've become one of those human sculptures."
"Explain it," the participant demanded.
Burne took a deep breath.
"That place you just called heaven..." His expression darkened. "It is nothing like heaven. It would be more accurate to describe it as hell.
"What do you mean by that? And what exactly is that place?"
"It is the Garden of Greed, also known as Lucifer's Garden," Burne explained. "And those sculptures you saw there are made from real humans who became captivated by its beauty and failed to escape before it was too late."
[Narrator]
The Garden of Greed, known in ancient records as Lucifer's Garden, is one of the most feared locations within the Great Forest of Drwgil
Its beauty is said to be unnatural... so overwhelming that it slowly erodes a person's desire to leave. The longer one remains within its borders, the deeper they fall under its influence.
Many travelers who wandered into the Garden became enchanted by its paradise-like appearance and abandoned all thoughts of escape.
Those who remain for too long eventually become part of the Garden itself.
The elegant sculptures scattered throughout the land are not works of art, but the remains of those unfortunate souls who failed to leave before the Garden claimed them forever.
Burne's gaze remained fixed on the distant paradise hidden beyond the trees.
"If we had stayed there any longer..." he said quietly.
"We would've become one of those sculptures."