Elias leaned in, checking the power cable, when the monitor surged back to life. But it wasn't showing his desktop. It was a live feed of his own room, viewed from the perspective of his webcam, but filtered through a shimmering, translucent lens.
Elias didn't move. He didn't breathe. He kept his eyes fixed on the monitor, watching the thing in the corner. Slowly, the skeletal figure on the screen began to raise a long, spindly arm. It reached toward the Elias on the screen, its bony fingers inches from the back of his glowing neck. X-Ray_PREMIUM (2).exe
On the screen, the figure finally touched his shoulder. Elias felt a coldness so absolute it hurt. The monitor flickered one last time, and the room went dark. When the screen rebooted seconds later, the desk was empty. The only thing left was a new file on the desktop, waiting for the next user: X-Ray_PREMIUM (3).exe. Elias leaned in, checking the power cable, when
Elias lunged for the power button, but his finger passed right through it. He looked down at his real hand. It was no longer flesh. It was translucent, fading into the same sickly green light of the monitor. Elias didn't move