His apartment lights flickered. The hum of his PC shifted into a low, rhythmic growl—the sound of the Regalia's engine idling. When Kael looked down at his hands, they were translucent. He could see the motherboard through his fingers.
The screen went white. Not a crash—a clean, surgical white. Then, text appeared, written in the elegant calligraphy of Eos, the game's font.
> 0:00
Kael's finger hovered over the mouse. He tried Alt+F4. Nothing. Ctrl+Alt+Del. The screen flickered, but the terminal remained, now typing on its own.
He watched, frozen.
His apartment lights flickered. The hum of his PC shifted into a low, rhythmic growl—the sound of the Regalia's engine idling. When Kael looked down at his hands, they were translucent. He could see the motherboard through his fingers.
The screen went white. Not a crash—a clean, surgical white. Then, text appeared, written in the elegant calligraphy of Eos, the game's font.
> 0:00
Kael's finger hovered over the mouse. He tried Alt+F4. Nothing. Ctrl+Alt+Del. The screen flickered, but the terminal remained, now typing on its own.
He watched, frozen.