“Two souls entered the archive. Only one is currently reading this.” The Bound World

The digital artifact titled was more than just a compressed archive of a 2004 role-playing game; it was a ghost in the machine of Elias’s vintage laptop.

The screen flickered, and a ritual circle appeared on the floor of the dungeon.

Elias grabbed the power cord, ready to yank it from the wall, but his hand froze. A sharp, icy sensation crept up his arm—the same "Soulforge" link from the game. He could feel the cold of the Nemesis wasteland. He could smell the ozone of the digital void.