Athb-01.mp4 -

Elias clicked play. The video flickered to life with the harsh grain of a handheld camcorder. It wasn’t a family vacation or a birthday party. Instead, the frame showed a bustling, dimly lit workshop filled with ticking clocks of every shape and size. In the center sat an old man, his hands steady as he polished a gear no larger than a grain of rice.

Elias tried to rewind, but the file was gone. In its place was a simple text document he hadn't seen before: Next time, look closer at the reflection. ATHB-01.mp4

The file was buried deep in a corrupted subdirectory of an old hard drive Elias found at an estate sale. Amidst thousands of generic "IMG_082.jpg" files, stood out—not for its name, but for its date modified: January 1, 1999. Elias clicked play