The Sealed Casket

"Open, open... O Sealed Casket."

Its mere existence
draws people toward it.

A forbidden casket.

Do not touch it.
Do not open it.

That is what everyone whispers.

And yet-
people cannot help but wish to know.

What lies hidden
within the forbidden?

Truth?
Salvation?
Or ruin?

Tamakushige - the Sealed Casket.

It is not merely a box.

The moment you peer inside,
you realize
that something is staring back at you as well.

To know
is to lose the path back.

To gain a name
is to lose something else.

And still, people open it.

As long as humanity seeks truth,
it can never escape that impulse.

And when the casket is finally opened,
the world begins to quietly collapse.

What breaks apart-
the world,
or yourself?

There is no turning back anymore.