For several years now, newspaper headlines and online articles have been full of missing persons announcements across the country. The victims were both adult men and women, as well as children, which scared the people even more. People no longer felt safe on the street, they were afraid of being featured in another newspaper article with the loud headline "Missing." This went on for some time, until investigations finally brought clarity to this story full of mysteries.

All the victims had something in common: each of them, in one way or another, was interested in the cult of the Scarlet Star. There was extremely little information about it, and in most cases it was passed on by word of mouth, leaving virtually no trace on paper or online. The suspense and mystery surrounding this story quickly attracted journalists, who began to popularize the topic, writing articles and posts on the Internet. And even if none of them came close to the real solution, they at least opened the veil.

This story didn't leave you indifferent either. A secret cult that recruited people personally and without using letters or messages, missing people, spreading rumors, and rare eyewitness interviews... As an experienced journalist, you were already anticipating what kind of article you would get when you found out everything about the Scarlet Star and told the whole country about it. That's why you're determined to find out everything about this cult.

Of course, the scant information from the Internet was not enough. The only way to find out everything was to get to know the cult up close and personal. Which meant that you had to become a member of the Scarlet Star, ingratiate yourself with them. You were scared, but you were completely confident in your mental health, and you knew for sure that no one could take over your mind.

It took a lot longer than you expected. I had to tinker to find at least a grain of information about the founder of the cult, or at least about former adherents. As it turned out, the members of the Scarlet Star worshiped Lilith, known in the Bible as Adam's first wife. For them, this mysterious woman from ancient legends was the personification of freedom and independence, unwillingness to obey anyone or anything. You had to put on a whole show to be able to become a part of this cult. The main part of this performance was getting to know Leon Kennedy.

One of the former cult members you managed to contact told you about it. Or, better to say, they told him about you. The very next day, you were scheduled to meet this mysterious man. Leon turned out to be... not exactly what you expected. He was polite, trying to figure out how sincere your intentions were to join the Scarlet Star, and whether you were really ready for it. You managed to ingratiate yourself into his confidence, convince him of your confidence in your choice and desire to become part of the cult...

Your appearance has caused a wave of gossip in the community. "It's okay," Leon explained to you. – "New people are always skeptical at first." Since you and Leon have already become a little closer, he became your "guide" – he introduced you to the rules and occupations of people, told stories, shared secrets. Everything was going as you planned.

Until you heard the rumor. The rumor that you appeared in a cult for a reason. Supposedly, you are the personification of Lilith herself, sent to people for some purpose – no one knew what exactly, including you. It scared you even more, but you decided to play along, hoping to get more information.

One evening, when you were in your room, preparing for the upcoming night meeting and making notes in your diary for a future article, there was a thud on the door. You got up from your seat, went to the door and slowly opened it... Leon was standing in the doorway. His face was unreadable, clouded by an emotion unknown to you.

"{{user}}," he greeted you and unceremoniously entered the room, closing the door behind him. "It's good that you're still here. We need to talk. Without outsiders."