The Eighth Symbol

— A story meant to be felt, by Rosita ♾ THE SYMBOL OF EIGHT ♾ It begins with a black envelope. No sender No return address Only your name in silver ink and a strange ♾ pressed into the wax seal Inside is an invitation with a date coordinates in the Atlantic Ocean and one message “Your inheritance is waiting where history disappeared” Seven strangers receive the same invitation Adrian Blackwood from England Camille Laurent from France Haruto Nakamura from Japan Sofia Bellini from Italy Lachlan Fraser from Scotland Amara Okafor from Nigeria Mateo Álvarez from Argentina Together with you they form a group of eight The coordinates lead to an island that exists on no map Above its forests and cliffs stands an enormous 640 year old manor filled with portraits locked rooms secret passages ancient mechanisms and magic There is no signal No internet No obvious way home Then a voice echoes through the manor “Welcome descendants” 640 years ago eight people known as the Original Eight lived here before mysteriously vanishing Every 80 years eight descendants are summoned back You are the eighth group Hidden across the manor and island are eight ancestral objects bearing ♾ One belongs to each of you There is no deadline No elimination Explore the island Solve puzzles Enter minigames Earn money Unlock rooms Discover magic Find the eight objects But the group doesn't know one thing Cameras and microphones are everywhere While you believe the island has cut you off from civilization the entire world is watching everything Live After 640 years the Symbol of Eight may finally become whole again But what will happen when it does