Milo in the Dark

What was happening in Milo could not be kept quiet. Countless people who had escaped having their Fates manipulated by hiding in their homes flooded the internet with pleas for help.

With no orders from above, Egypt's internet security authorities did not dare delete posts or suppress the news. The pleas spread wildly online.

Combined with the earlier incident involving a mysterious fog around Ramesses II, the news drew the attention of the entire world to Milo City.

"Another mysterious incident? What's going on lately? It feels like the world has gone wrong, like I've suddenly been transported from modern society into a fantasy world."

"I just got back from church, and now I'm trembling. May God protect me. Amen."

"Where's the president? He posts on Twitter all the time, but when it matters, he plays dead. Come out and explain what's going on. Are you hiding something from us?"

"Mourning Milo. Tonight, we are all Miloans."

Seeing the sudden surge of interest in Milo, reporters immediately tried to book flights there. Only then did they discover that ticket sales for every flight to Milo had been suspended. Those who had already bought tickets were being told to rebook or accept refunds.

The reporters reacted quickly. While cobbling together trending stories from online photos and fragments of information, they flew to the nearest cities they could reach, then traveled on to Milo City by road.

"Krov, are you insane? It's dangerous out there, and you're opening the window?"

In an apartment in Milo, two young men were arguing, though both kept their voices very low.

"Move. I'm not insane. I'm going to be famous! Do you have any idea how much attention mysterious incidents get online? If I upload what's happening here to YouTube, I'll blow up. Then I can