5 Eye

A young girl's voice echoed up from floors down, laced with urgency and fear. "Daddy, please don't go! It's too dangerous!" Ha-Yun and Hyun-Su shared a worried look as they silently watched the man dangling precariously from the widow two stories below.

"Don't cry, Su-yeong," The man reached out, his voice trembling as he attempted to calm his daughter. "Take good care of Yeong-su while I'm away. All right?"

"Dad..." Su-Yeong sobbed, her words dripping with despair.

"Don't cry, Su-yeong. Monsters might come if they hear us," the man hushed his daughter. "You know I was in the special forces, right?"

As the man continued to talk, Hyuns-Su's gaze grew wide with terror as a new monster appeared from down. It was a giant eye connected to something that goes down. And it went to the man.

"Get out of there." Hyun-Su said but he was too quiet and the man couldn't hear him so Ha-Yun shouted down at the man."Get out of there!"

The girl and her father finally noticed the giant eye. The girl stumbled backward in terror, her screams piercing the air as she witnessed the eye relentlessly pushing and probing her father.

Eventually, the man lost his grip on the rope, resulting in a sudden descent to the ground beneath him.ducking down, forcing the other boy to come down too.The sound of the little girl's terrified

The two boys watched all of this in horror before Hyun-Su quickly closed his window and screams echoed in their ears.

"Go away! Go away, monster! Go away! Help us! Help us! Help us! Please help us!"

Ha-Yun cast a glance at Hyun-Su's computer screen, pausing for a brief moment as thoughts raised through his mind. After a brief contemplation, he reached for the device, planning to help the kids. Hyun-Su, aware of Ha-Yun's intentions, met his gaze with understanding and swiftly opened the window.

Hyun-Su observed in disbelief as the fallen computer struck the eye. Instally, the eye shot upward, scanning the surroundings for the one responsible for the mishap.In a flurry of movement, Hyun-Su closed the window and reached for the damaged mop that he had previously used, now propped up against the wall, ready to defend himself if necessary.

During this, stayed Ha-Yun next to him hoping the eye would stay down.

At that moment, the eye caught sight of him and shattered thought the window with a sudden force. Hyun-Su, holding the mop, inadvertently provoked the creature's ire as he stabbed into its pupil. The creature's gaze swept across the space, its focus honing in on the two boys with an unnerving intensity. In an instant, it surged forward, moving with a speed that was both shocking and terrifying. Its intentions became unmistakably clear as it extended its appendages, aiming to ensnare the boys in a constricting embrace, tightening its grip around them in a threatening manner.

The two boys, caught in the relentless grasp of the creature, struggled desperately to escape its clutches. They twisted and turned, searching for any sign of weakness in the monster's hold. However, the creature tightened its grip, making it increasingly difficult for them to draw in a breath. The boys felt the pressure mounting, their panic rising as they fought against the suffocating force that threatened to overpower them.

Just moments before they both lost consciousness due to the suffocating lack of air, the eye creature came to a sudden halt and collapsed onto the ground. In that chaotic moment, the monstrous entity became severed from its primary form.

Had they been rescued by someone, or had an even more formidable creature discovered whatever had been attempting to end their lives? The two of them peered through the shattered window, and after a moment, they spotted their unlikely savior. A man perched on the ledge, wielding what looked like a makeshift firearm, was aiming it in their direction. He then relaxed his stance, taking a hearty gulp from a bottle of beer.

The man lifted his index finger to his lips, signalling the teenagers to hush. They both nodded in understanding, their eyes following him as he leaned into his house and pulled out a sizable notepad

THEY MIGHT COME IF THEY HEAR ANYTHING

THOSE THINGS DON'T DIE

With a sweeping motion, the man pointed down to the depths beneath them. Hyun-Su caught sight of it first, his eyes widening in disbelief. The body of the kids' father had been repurposed by the eyeball monster, now manifesting as

a headless man, a chilling sight to behold."

Dad!" the kids continued to call out to their dad.

The man and the teenagers confronted each other once again, the air thick with tension and curiosity. With a deliberate motion, the man presented a different portion of the notepad.

DO YOU WANT TO SAVE THE KIDS?

IF YOU MAKE A CALL AND LEAVE THE PHONE ON IT'LL MAKE A NOISE WHEN A MONSTER IS NEAR YOU

COME WHEN YOUR MIND IS MADE UP

The teenagers exchanged a glance, each fully aware of the unspoken thoughts swirling between them. They realised they could no longer remain in place.

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