Elias froze, his hand inches from the ceramic mug. He pulled back, heart hammering. The text updated instantly: “He is scared. He thinks if he pulls the plug, the story ends. He is wrong. This is only Part 01.”

He right-clicked it. Properties: 500 MB. Created: Tomorrow, 3:44 AM.

Elias felt a chill. He tried to delete it, but the system spat back an error: Action cannot be completed because the file is currently in use by 'The Architect'.