The screen went black. A single line of white text remained:

If you'd like to or change the ending : Cybersecurity twist (it was a government sting) Digital ghost story (the client is haunted) Redemption arc (Alex becomes a white-hat developer) What direction should the next chapter take?

A whirlwind of invisible strikes felled three guards before they could draw bows.

The character stopped responding to keystrokes. In the reflection of the monitor, Alex saw the webcam light blink red. The "hacked" client hadn't just cracked the game; it had cracked the door open from the other side. The Shutdown

Emptied the diamond reserves in less than two seconds. The Glitch in the Code

As Alex prepared to teleport away, the screen stuttered. The Sigma menu turned a deep, bruised purple. A message appeared in the chat, but it wasn't from a player. SIGMA_SYSTEM: User unauthorized. Protocol 5.0 engaged.