神木镇 returned to its quiet, ancient rhythm. The project was put on hold indefinitely. Everyone in the project group was shaken, traumatized by what had happened. Some refused to talk about it, others tried to rationalize it as mass hallucination caused by stress and environmental factors. Dr. Li, who had seen the shadows in the forest, remained deeply disturbed.
I returned to school, physically safe, but mentally changed forever.
My nightmares of the black tower stopped. The strange symbols disappeared from my daytime vision. The whispers in my ears were gone.
But I knew, deep down, that something had changed. I felt a persistent low-level hum in my ears sometimes, especially when I was around electronic devices. And occasionally, for a fleeting second, I would see a shimmer in my peripheral vision, like a brief distortion in the air.
The black card is still with me. I keep it hidden, a tangible reminder of the impossible events I experienced. I spent countless hours researching ancient texts, legends, even parallel universe theories and cutting-edge quantum physics, trying to find answers, explanations.
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