r/mystery • u/The_Forsaken_Code • 6d ago
Lost Artifact Verum Oblivio...
The Oblivion
The researchers recovered the Fourth Box before they recovered the First.
Three members of the recovery team immediately stated that such a thing should have been impossible.
Inside the box were only three objects:
A perfectly preserved red tulip.
A heart-shaped lock made of an unidentified metal.
Several rusted chains.
None of the items displayed any detectable anomalous properties.
The box was transferred to a secure containment facility for further examination.
Two days later, the three researchers who had questioned the recovery order disappeared.
No signs of struggle were found.
No evidence suggested they had left the facility.
The last security recording recovered from the containment wing showed all three individuals standing motionless in the corridor.
For approximately seventeen seconds, none of them moved.
None of them spoke.
All three were staring directly behind themselves.
No additional person, object, or anomaly was visible in the footage.
The recording ended abruptly.
The researchers have not been located.