Suddenly, the game didn't start on his monitor; it started in his room. The LED strips behind his desk bled from blue to that same sickly purple. On his screen, a 3D model of his own room appeared, rendered in the Sonic Forces engine. A small, pixelated version of his "Avatar" character stood right where his chair was.
A text box appeared, the font jagged and hand-drawn: “You wanted the pieces. Now, you have to run.” File: Sonic.Forces.Incl.All.DLC's.zip ...
He realized then that the zip file hadn't just downloaded a game. It had overwritten his reality with the game's code. Suddenly, the game didn't start on his monitor;
He moved his mouse. The character on the screen turned. As it did, Elias felt a cold draft behind him. He spun around. A small, pixelated version of his "Avatar" character
He clicked it. The screen didn't flicker. It didn't load. It simply turned a deep, bruised shade of purple. Then, a low, rhythmic hum began to vibrate through his desk—not from the speakers, but from the hardware itself.
Behind him, the house began to de-rez into floating blocks of data.