As the video played, Kael noticed something terrifying. The background of Amelia's video started to match his own surroundings. The same server racks. The same flickering overhead light.

It was a ghost in the machine. According to the archives, the "Tyviania" project had been scrapped in the late 90s, a failed experiment in neural mapping. But the second half of the file name— ameliawatson —was what sent a chill through him. Amelia Watson had been the lead researcher who vanished three days before the lab was shuttered. The Extraction

"If you're reading this," her voice crackled through the speakers, "then Tyviania isn't just a location anymore. It's a digital preserve." She leaned closer, her image shimmering with digital artifacts. "The 91 refers to the success rate. I didn't 'disappear.' I migrated." The Glitch