Silence greeted Elvin before fear did. The bus stop stood empty beneath a flickering clock frozen at
02:17 AM. When the streetlight died, darkness swallowed the world whole. A voice echoed inside
his head—cold, mechanical. The System activated, declaring him a candidate. The ground
vanished, and Elvin fell into another world. He awoke in an abandoned school hallway where rules
were written in red chalk. As he followed his first task— to walk calmly without running—the bell
rang, shadows moved, and something watched him. Upon success, he gained a Rule Fragment
hinting that some rules were lies. When a teacher's voice called his name, the System gave a
second task: remain silent. Elvin learned his first truth—obedience was survival