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A notification popped up on his actual desktop—outside the game. It was a webcam feed. Leo saw himself, sitting at his desk, but in the background of the video, a tiny, pixelated Priest from the game was standing in his doorway, staff raised. Leo turned around. The room was empty. download-age-empires-the-games-download-exe

When the game launched, the familiar intro cinematic played, but it was... off. The colors were inverted, the water a deep violet, and the knights rode on shadows. If you'd like to take this story in

As the download finished, Leo’s antivirus flared red. sitting at his desk