Leo reached out, his fingers brushing the light. A jolt of electricity surged through him, and suddenly, his vision shifted. He wasn't in his room anymore. He was seeing his room from the ceiling , through a red-tinted lens. Below him, he saw himself—or rather, his body—slumped in the gaming chair, his eyes glowing a vacant, digital blue.
Leo stared at the screen, his eyes burning from hours of scrolling through forums. There it was, glowing in a suspicious neon font: Astral Chain Free Download (v1.0.1)
The screen didn't launch a game. It went pitch black. Then, a thin, glowing blue line appeared in the center of the monitor. It didn't stay on the glass. It drifted out into the air of his bedroom, a literal chain of light pulsing with a low, hummed frequency. Leo reached out, his fingers brushing the light
"Neural link? It’s just a game," Leo muttered, double-clicking the .exe file. He was seeing his room from the ceiling