Rejected by the Alpha, Claimed by the Beast
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### The Crack in the Screen
"You can't break this level, Kaima," the boy-voice said, but now it had a hundred echoes. "I am the **End-User**. Beyond me, there is only the 'Developer.' And the Developer is a **Ghost**."
The violet light hit the walls of the kitchen.
The walls didn't fall. They **Peeled**.
Behind the lavender-scented kitchen, I saw a dark room. A single computer chair. A desk covered in empty soda cans. And a man, slumped over the keyboard, his face hidden by a hoodie.