He took a breath, his sneakers hitting the digital grass with a metallic thud. He didn't have a choice. He leaned forward, and for the first time in his life, he felt the sonic boom break against his chest as he blurred into motion.
A notification popped up on his desktop. It wasn't a system error. It was a chat window from an unknown user named O_ROUGE . O_ROUGE: Don't look at the screen. Look at the shadows. File: Sonic.Forces.Incl.All.DLC's.zip ...
The hum from the computer grew into a deafening roar. The red cubes began to spill out of the monitor like physical objects, bouncing off his keyboard and dissolving into the carpet. He took a breath, his sneakers hitting the