The fluorescent lights of the internet café flickered as Elias stared at the forum post. It was a barren thread on a deep-web gaming board, titled simply:
A faint, violet pulse emanated from the center of his screen. There were no bright boxes around enemies or jagged "aim-bot" snapping. Instead, he felt a strange, intuitive tug in his mouse hand. It was as if the game was whispering where the enemies would be before they even rounded the corner.
He was the perfect player. He was undetected. And he no longer existed.