Then, his phone buzzed. A notification from the GamingBeasts forum. Lumina has sent you a friend request.
When the spots cleared from his eyes, the room was silent. The laptop was off. No sludge. No cat. Jax reached out to touch the screen, finding it cold and solid. He exhaled, the tension leaving his body in a shaky wave. She.Wants.Me.Dead(GamingBeasts.com)
The hum of the cooling fan was the only thing keeping Jax grounded. On his screen, the "GamingBeasts.com" private server glowed with an eerie, violet hue. He had been invited by a user named Lumina to test a new level of the cult-classic rhythm platformer, She Wants Me Dead . Then, his phone buzzed
He tried to quit, but the escape key was dead. The game began to accelerate. The obstacles—circular saws, swinging axes, and fire pits—weren't following a rhythm anymore. They were reacting to his movement. When the spots cleared from his eyes, the room was silent