The screen flashed white. The evolution music swelled, but it was distorted—slower, deeper, like a lullaby played backwards. His Haunter contorted. It didn't simply evolve into Gengar. It melted, reformed, and became something else . The sprite was wrong. Gengar is supposed to be round, smiling, mischievous. This creature was tall, skeletal, with hollow eyes that followed the cursor. Its name flashed on screen: (Eternal Specter).

Leo looked away from the screen. For a moment, he could have sworn he saw a faint, shadowy shape reflected in the dark glass of his bedroom window. It had too many arms. And it was smiling.

“No hay vuelta atrás. Has roto la regla del intercambio. Ahora eres el único comerciante. Y el único cliente.”