Mio and Mayu, twin sisters, are visiting their childhood home. This spot, a secret hideaway for the pair,is due to be swallowed up by a lake come the end of the summer.

Lost in her memories, Mio finally raises her head to find that Mayu has vanished. Looking around, Mio spots her sister following a crimson butterfly deep into the forest.

Mayu runs through the forest as though led on by the fluttering insect. As she runs, her fleeting form begins to be overlaid with that of a woman dress in white.

Chasing after her sister, Mio suddenly finds herself alone on a foggy mountain road.

Carried on the wind, a sad song floats to her ears. Then, she starts to see lights through the gaps in the trees.



As though accepting their unspoken invitation, Mio follows the rows of festival lights.

However, when the dense forest opens into a clearing, it is Mayu who is standing there, alone, surrounded by countless crimson butterflies.

"...Mayu?"

Responding to Mio's call, Mayu slowly turns. The crimson butterflies dance away, as one.

"The Lost...Village..."

Spreading there before the twins, crouching in fog and darkness lays a mysterious village...



The vanished village, "All God's Village."

This village is said to have once stood in the forest, deep in the mountains. This forest is now due to be lost with the creation of a new dam.

The story goes, that on the eve of a special festival, the village suddenly vanished, leaving the forest wreathed in thick fog.

Many also say that if you should happen to get lost in this forest, you will be spirited away to this lost village.

The village where the crimson butterflies dance. The village held forever in the grip of a neverending night.

- Opening descriptions from the Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Guide.