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Leo reached for the power button, but his hand froze. Strands of black, oil-like shadow began to seep from the USB ports, coiling around his wrist like hungry vines. They weren't cold; they were searing hot, buzzing with a psychic scream that echoed directly in his skull.

A voice crackled in an earpiece he didn’t remember putting on. "New Recruit! Stop staring and engage! The Blood Power... it’s manifesting!" File: God.Eater.2.Rage.Burst.zip ...

A shadow fell over him. From the wreckage of a nearby bus, a Vajra emerged—a golden-maned, cat-like beast with lightning crackling between its horns. It locked eyes with him, not as a programmed enemy, but as a predator that could smell his fear. Leo reached for the power button, but his hand froze

He swung the blade. It was heavy, nearly impossible to lift, until the moment he willed it to strike. Then, the weapon roared, its jagged teeth spinning to life. A voice crackled in an earpiece he didn’t

In his hand, he wasn't holding a mouse. He was gripping the hilt of a —a massive, biomechanical blade that felt alive, its "core" thumping in sync with his own racing heart.

Suddenly, the apartment walls dissolved. The familiar scent of stale coffee was replaced by the metallic tang of blood and rusted iron. He was standing in the ruins of a city that looked like Tokyo, but twisted by massive, crystalline thorns piercing through the skyscrapers.