It showed a server room, but the cables weren't plugged into ports. They were fused directly into the concrete floor, pulsing with a faint, bioluminescent glow.

Elias was a digital archivist, someone paid to sort through the "dark data" of defunct corporations. Usually, it was just spreadsheets and broken JPEGs. But November 11, 2022, was a date that had been scrubbed from his company's official history.

It sounded like wind rushing through a hollow space, punctuated by a rhythmic clicking that didn't sound mechanical.