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For Elias, a student with a laptop that wheezed when opening a browser tab and a wallet that hadn't seen a twenty-dollar bill in months, it was the ultimate siren song. He knew the risks. He’d heard the stories of "free" games that came bundled with digital parasites, but the desire to experience the legendary, unforgiving world of Lordran outweighed his caution. He clicked.

In the reflection, Elias didn't see his digital avatar. He saw himself, sitting in his darkened room, the glow of the monitor illuminating the sweat on his forehead. Behind him, in the reflection, a figure was standing. It was the Oscar of Astora, the knight who gives the player their Estus Flask, but his armor was rusted through, and his visor was a dark, empty hole. Elias spun around. His room was empty. For Elias, a student with a laptop that

The screen went black. The laptop died with a final, pathetic spark. He clicked