One percent.

The name felt heavier than a game. Not God of War , not Ghost of Sparta . Chains . Leo pressed X.

“Evan?” Leo whispered.

The recording—or was it a transmission?—glitched. “I’m trapped in the save file,” Evan’s younger voice said. “The night I beat the game… the final boss. It didn’t end. The Chain of Balance… I pulled it. And it pulled me back.”

Evan.

“Leo? Leo, can you hear me?”

Leo pressed.