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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 moved his mouse. The character on the screen turned. As it did, Elias felt a cold draft behind him. He spun around. File: Sonic.Forces.Incl.All.DLC's.zip ...

Behind him, the house began to de-rez into floating blocks of data. The hum from the computer grew into a deafening roar

Elias grabbed his phone to take a photo, but the screen only showed the game’s UI. A mission objective appeared in his peripheral vision, floating in the air in glowing white text: TIME LIMIT: 00:59 The character on the screen turned

The door to his closet was slightly ajar. On the monitor, the digital version of his closet was wide open, revealing a swirling, glitching vortex of red cubes—the Infinite's Ruby effect.

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.