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The "video" was a live feed of Elias’s own room, but from an angle that shouldn't exist—from inside the monitor. He watched himself on the screen, frozen in the same posture of disbelief.

The monitor began to ripple like water. A hand—gray, pixelated, and cold—pressed against the inside of the glass. Elias realized then that wasn't a recording of the past; it was a doorway for the future. The file size finally stopped fluctuating, locking at a number that Elias recognized as his own birth date. 16955mp4

Elias tried to close the window, but the "X" retreated from his cursor. He tried to pull the plug, but the monitor remained powered, glowing with an unnatural, violet hue. The figure in the video began to move, leaning over the "on-screen" Elias to whisper something into his ear. The "video" was a live feed of Elias’s

When he finally clicked play, the screen didn't show a video. It showed a mirror. The Reflection in the Code Elias tried to close the window, but the