The world of the Sphere is full of various terrifying legends. One of them tells of the Cursed Crescent Moon, composed of thousands of pumpkins with terrifying faces. It is said to appear in the sky when the boundary between the Spheres thins and horrors from one world seep into the other.
Most consider this story a fabrication. So did Lyra, until she set out into the forest to search for her missing brother.
It was dark. The girl made her way through the thicket. Branches whipped her face, and the smell of dampness hung in the air. Suddenly, she felt someone's gaze upon her. She raised her head and froze in horror, for the Cursed Crescent Moon hung above her.
Thousands of pumpkins looked at her and grinned. "We harvest the forgotten souls..." they whispered in chorus, "and you're next."
Lyra wanted to scream, but before she could, the crescent moon flashed yellow, and darkness engulfed her.
The next morning, her brother returned home. He found a small pumpkin on the threshold. Inside, amid the fibrous pulp, lay his sister's pale face. Her eyes were wide open, and her blackened lips were twisted into a terrible grin.