Blood sprayed across the brick walls. Gary's remaining lung collapsed as he fell to the concrete, his vision fading to black as the Barghest happily began crunching on his severed limb.
Scenes of absolute slaughter were playing out on every single street corner across the globe. The transition was a nightmare. The streets were quickly paved with half-eaten corpses.
Thousands of miles away, Sebastian stood on the towering obsidian ramparts of Sanctuary. He watched the red sky slowly shift as the digital overlay permanently locked onto reality.
"Well," Sebastian muttered, rolling his shoulders. "I guess the free trial has officially expired."
Beside him, Valerie was gripping her oak staff. Her eyes darted around as she read the dozen blue notification windows crowding her vision.
"This is insane. It's actually here. My interface... it feels different. It doesn't feel like a headset anymore. It feels like it's inside my brain."
