The results were the usual digital sludge—repacks, keygens, and links to forums that looked like they hadn't been updated since Windows XP was king. He clicked a link from a user named 'Architect_Zero'. The download was surprisingly fast. No endless surveys, no suspicious pop-ups asking him to disable his antivirus.
The software launched instantly. No splash screen, no credits. Just a blank, infinite white grid. The interface was sleek, darker than he remembered from the tutorial videos. The buttons seemed to shimmer slightly, as if they were vibrating.