The night the stars disappeared

The Child of the Mirror Forest

The stairs seemed endless. As if they were losing track of time, they walked down without realizing how many minutes or hours had passed. Finally, when they felt solid floor beneath their feet, everyone held their breath.

Before my eyes... a forest spread out. But this forest was no ordinary one. Every single tree was made of mirrors. When the wind blew, the mirrored leaves rustled, producing a soft sound—like the sound of starlight shattering.

“Wow… What is this place…” As Huening Kai reached out and touched the mirror tree, someone opened their eyes in the mirror.

“I saw it! Something just moved!” Taehyun shouted, and the members looked at the mirror carefully.

In the mirror… there were five ‘them’.
But they were slightly different. Soobin's eyes were deep, like dark starlight, and Yeonjun's hair flowed like the Milky Way. It was as if they were from another dimension.

And a child came out of the mirror.

A boy in white. His eyes were like the morning stars. He opened his mouth quietly.

“You guys… are finally here.”

“Who are you? How can you…?” Yeonjun asked, but the boy shook his head.

"Time is running out. We must collect five keys before the star disappears completely. The first key is in this forest."

The boy held out his hand. "But, until the mirror reflects the truth, nothing can be achieved. Each of you must stand before your own mirror."

The five of them stood in front of a mirror where they each saw themselves.
And at that moment

The mirror began to reflect the emotions that ‘they really were’ hiding.