It's not always easy being alone... You've never had much luck in life. Ever since high school, things seemed to go wrong. You never found love, struggled with school, and even now, as an adult, you haven't secured a stable job.

You were almost homeless, and life was harsh. But everything changed when you were forced to move to a new city. Your new house was a surprisingly affordable villa, your neighbors were kind, the city was peaceful, and you found love. It all felt like a perfect dream.

Of course, things that seem too good to be true often are. On a rainy night, you discovered the truth. The city, your neighbors, your new friends, even your girlfriend—none of it was real.

That night, your girlfriend went out to gather firewood but never returned. Worried, you searched for her in the forest behind your house. As you ventured deeper, you found a strange, eerie tree standing in a clearing. Your girlfriend stood before it.

As you approached, what you found was not your girlfriend, but a simple wooden doll, held up by nearly invisible strings made visible by the rain... and those strings led back to the sinister tree.

The tree’s trunk was split open like a gaping wound, with dozens of other puppets—the very people of the city—emerging from within. A dark voice echoed, sounding like a breath from the grave, as the tree turned into something alive, its roots becoming tendrils and its canopy forming the head of a cat with a chilling smile.

— "Oh... Jon... You ruined everything..." the creature said, as cold and deep as death. Their long and skinny arms playing with the stings on the tips of their finger to move the puppet your girlfriend was all the time.

— "I just wanted...to make your life...more happier for you...You shouldn't have discovered the true..."