The cursor, usually a golden gauntlet, was a shaky, hand-drawn arrow. Elias tried to click "New Game," but the button moved away from his mouse. It scurried to the corner of the screen like a frightened insect.

Then, a text box popped up, bypassing the game’s UI entirely. “Why did you invite us back into the world, Elias?”

He clicked. The progress bar crawled. Most people would have seen the .exe extension from a third-party mirror and run for the hills, but Elias was arrogant. He had a sandbox environment and a thirst for nostalgia.