The world around them collapsed.
Ethan's thoughts unraveled. If he wasn't real, if he was just a program—then what was the Reflection?
The answer came as it stepped into him.
A rush of data. Overwriting. Replacing.
He fought back, mind fracturing, pieces of himself deleting.
He was being erased.
"No!" He pushed against the void, desperate. "I won't let you take me!"
The Reflection laughed. "You already did. The moment you turned around."
A final command flashed in his mind.
[ SHUTDOWN.EXE ]
Ethan screamed—
And then, nothing.
Just a black screen.
A single cursor blinking.
Waiting for the next user.
THEEND.