He extracted the files. Setup.exe ran. A custom installer popped up—black background, green text, a skull made of ASCII art. “Ignore your antivirus. It’s a false positive.”

Rohan’s younger brother, Sameer, peered from behind the broken cupboard. “Is it done?”

The install finished. Rohan’s heart thudded as he double-clicked the desktop icon—a stylized “2” wrapped in tendrils.

And that was enough.