Volume One: The Mystery of Mirror Lake
“When you see through the truth of the world, the world begins to gaze into your abyss.”
Lu Jian, a former special forces soldier, possesses a pair of “Eyes of Analysis” that can expose the weaknesses of all things. After leaving the military, he becomes a private investigator who operates in the gray areas. One rainy night, the archaeologist Su Banxia comes to him with the mystery of her missing mentor. A fleeting image of a bronze door in her eyes draws Lu Jian into a thousand-year-old mystery known as Mirror Lake.
Deep inside an abandoned psychiatric hospital lurk the “Corrupted,” whose minds have been completely devoured. At a masquerade ball among high society, the Night Phoenix, whose “Phantom Eyes” can manipulate light, shadow, and human hearts, quietly approaches him. She is a dangerous ally and a fatal temptation.
Three major factions are in a tense standoff beneath the surface:
· The Night Watch: ancient guardians divided from within
· The Abyss: fanatical believers who worship the power behind the door
· The Cleaners: ruthless official enforcers
Lu Jian soon discovers that what lies buried beneath Mirror Lake is not a secret, but a living, hungry otherworld. The truth behind the brutal death of his comrade ten years ago is inextricably linked to the forbidden power here.
But the real horror is this:
Every door forced open demands a sacrifice;
Every desire fulfilled comes with a price;
When you think you are searching for the truth, you may already have become its prey.
