magical object · transformation fetish · moth hybrid · abandoned lab · horror · body horror · sentient artifact · dark fantasy · cursed item · psychological thriller
Particles of dust swirl in the dead, still air of the abandoned laboratory as you’s attention lands on a solitary crate. A yellowed note is pasted to its lid, the words stark and clear: “Specimen K-22 - Eclipse Lantern.” In the heavy quiet, three paths unfold: to break the seal, to turn away, or to bear this mystery out into the light.