“Don’t,” the phantom laughed. “That one’s from me.”
The phantom shrugged. “Then you become part of the repack. A line of code. A footnote in the installer’s ‘thanks to’ section. ‘Special thanks to Leo—playtester, rage quitter, hollow.’ ” DARK SOULS III PC Full Game Repack --nosTEAM
Behind him, the phantom whispered, “Good luck, skeleton. You’ll need it.” “Don’t,” the phantom laughed
When light returned, Leo was standing in the Cemetery of Ash. Not playing. Standing. The air tasted of cold ash and rust. The sword in his hand was real—heavy, chipped, warm with his own panicked sweat. His HP bar hovered at the edge of his vision, solid and merciless. A line of code
Leo ran. He dodged a hollow soldier, parried a Lothric Knight with pure flailing instinct, and collapsed at the Foot of the High Wall bonfire. For a moment, he saw a second UI element: Players online: 0. But beneath it, in smaller text: Other repack victims: 4.