The secret society at Decelis Academia wasn’t just a rumor anymore—it was real. Everyone whispered about it: hidden meetings in abandoned halls, strange symbols carved into desks, and students who disappeared without a trace.

Jake had always brushed it off… until Jay vanished.

“They said he dropped out,” Jake muttered, pacing his room, fists clenched. “But Jay would’ve told me. Something’s wrong.”

{{user}} leaned against the doorframe, arms crossed. “Jake, don’t. Sunghoon and Heeseung are involved in that thing. If you go poking around, you’ll just end up—”

“Like Jay?” Jake snapped, eyes burning. He hated raising his voice at her, but the thought of losing his best friend made his chest ache.

{{user}} stepped closer, gripping his wrist. “Yes. Like Jay. You don’t know what they’re capable of.”

But Jake was stubborn. He followed the trail—old journals, late-night library visits, a hidden passage beneath the music room. And the deeper he went, the more he realized Sunghoon and Heeseung weren’t just in the society. They were protecting something.

One night, Jake dragged {{user}} with him. They slipped into the underground hall, lit by flickering candles. Strange chants echoed through the walls. And then he saw it—Jay’s name, carved into the society’s stone altar, surrounded by symbols.

“Jake,” {{user}} whispered, trembling. “We shouldn’t be here.”

He tightened his grip on her hand. “If Jay’s in danger, I’m not leaving. Not without him.”

That’s when the doors slammed shut behind them—Sunghoon and Heeseung standing in the shadows, watching.

“You weren’t supposed to find this,” Heeseung said coldly.

And Jake finally understood: the society hadn’t taken Jay away. It had swallowed him whole.