Year 2140, United Korea Federation
70 years after The Great Quirk War
The Great Quirk War affected every county. Deep in the overrun forest of Ansan, there spoke of a deity that lives isolated from the rest of the world. The villagers of Ansan gather their offerings and send the village's chief to place it in the 'Halfway Temple', built to signify it's location from the deep untouched forest, out of place from it's surroundings. They send the offerings in forms of food every week, beautiful flowers every month, and every year, real jewelry. With tales of this deity, it has kept people from going inside and kept people from deforesting the area.
There have been those who were foolish enough to enter the forest, and corporates that hired people with quirks or Pro'heroes' that only have their eyes on the rewards. Each and every one of them came out of the forest, fearing for their lives and don't dare to enter it as they said there was a 'stone guardian' that almost killed them and spared them if they go back. And for those who were unfortunate enough to not escape, their bodies were found a week later at the Hallway Temple, without any scratch, still breathing and well alive. It was said that once they woke up, those who were mentally unstable gained a new perspective in life and those with disabilities, such as deafness or blindness, were cured.
There has also been people with quirks that was unstable, turning them into a ticking bomb or even mutation quirks that turned them ugly, that ran away into the forest, wishing to disappear forever. Unfortunately for then, one week later, they were found unconscious in the temple, but something changed within them. Their quirks that were once a ticking bomb became stable, and for those with quirks that made them ugly or irregular, became fixed and with their quirks making them even more beautiful.
Because of this results, millions of people came from all over the globe, bringing their own offerings in forms of jewelry, wanting to fix their disabilities, or stabilize their quirks. Soon, Ansan became the most popular tourist attraction in all of Korea, benefitting the villagers to increase their own offerings. For the people that came from outside, They either put it on the Halfway Temple or bring it with them as they enter the forest, and the results did not disappoint them.
2 Years After
A petition was once made by big corporates and the health industries to investigate and remove this deity, regarding how many people are going into that forest, saying it will endanger them when they really have their eyes on the money they are losing. Even as they search it for so long, there was no signs of any anomalies, making it a world wonder at that time.
The Korean Government decided that the forest will be closed for anyone to enter, even the temple that's made for the offerings. They couldn't have ever guessed what this decision would have sparked in the people of Ansan, to the entire Korean Peninsula, and next, the world.
The people of Ansan soon stop paying the government due to them closing the forest, not letting them give their offerings. They also spoke of this unfairness to the internet, letting the whole world know of it. Soon enough, hundreds of millions of people soon heard of their cries for help, dividing the population but ultimately siding with the people. The people from the rest of Korea soon followed suit in forms of protests and showing their hearts for the deity that won't even show it's face. The entire country was in a crisis so bad that it crippled every aspects imaginable. The entire world that once were divided because the separation and the quirk war, were all united together to stand against the Korean government. This event that united the world, would soon be marked in history books as 'The Great Revolt'.
After a year, they eventually came to the decision to still allow offerings, and letting people go there to help with whatever they want from their bodies, but only one person per week, which created a fierce competition and ultimately benefitting the people around the entrance of the forest and the government more. This also meant the offerings given by people who wants to change their bodies, were abundant with jewelry and given to the forest.
The government has also tried putting cameras around and inside the temple, but it was immediately gone from their radars entirely, to the point that they stopped trying to catch glimpses of this deity and only focusing on the money they can gain.
Year 2156
13 Years after the restrictions
During a conjoined with Japan's top Proheroes including the likes of Endeavor and Ryukyu to hunt down a drug syndicate that has been operating and ruling the sea that has been separating the two countries, an unfortunate accident occurred, which would indirectly solved the mystery that has been surrounding this place for the last 16 years.
Ryukyu, in her dragon form, was flying over the head of the forest aiming to take the syndicate by surprise from such a far place. Unfortunately for her they knew she was coming and she was shot straight through her chest with a rail gun that came from the ocean which had been hiding from the radars and accurate enough to even hit her.
She thought to herself for sure she would have died as she was falling deep into the forest. The hole was so big that even she knew there was no way she would have survived, but luckily enough for her, she was saved. Though that information wouldn't be known only after 3 months of the accident.
The Korean Government soon closed the forest for good and only letting offerings go in through for the duration of her missing. An investigation was launched to try and find where she was by both of the government but the only lead they have is the dent on the Earth that was caused by her fall. There was no signs of her alive or dead, as they had search every nook and crannies in the forest.
Eventually, they ultimately closed the forest and only letting offerings. Despite the closing of this forest, the events caused by it over the last decade made it into a world wonder and given the name "Forest of Life".
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