When the file finally settled on his desktop, he right-clicked to extract it. But as the decompression finished, something was wrong. Instead of a folder full of .wav or .flac files, there was only one: Procession.exe .
His speakers didn't erupt with the booming organ of "Once in Royal David’s City." Instead, the room went silent—the kind of silence that feels heavy, like thick snow falling in a graveyard. Then, a single, high-tenor note pierced the air. It wasn't coming from his speakers; it seemed to be vibrating from the walls themselves. Carols_from_King_s_College.rar
Panic surged. Elias tried to shut down the computer, but the power button was dead. The "Procession" was moving closer. The tenor note grew louder, layering upon itself until it sounded like a thousand voices screaming in perfect, haunting harmony. When the file finally settled on his desktop,
Just as the figure reached the screen, reaching out a hand made of pixels and cold wind, the program crashed. The monitor went black. His speakers didn't erupt with the booming organ
A normal person would have deleted it immediately. Elias, fueled by a mix of caffeine and curiosity, double-clicked.