“Installation complete,” a synthesized voice whispered from his speakers.
Elias froze. He hadn’t even run an installer. He tried to force-quit, but the keyboard was unresponsive. The terminal cleared, replaced by a single line of text: brawstudio2-5-0-downloadpirate-com-zip
He lunged for the power cable, but before he could pull it, his own face appeared on the preview monitor. It wasn't a recording. It was a live feed of him, right now, sitting in his darkened room. Except, in the video, a shadowed figure stood directly behind his chair. Elias spun around. The room was empty. but before he could pull it