Through the interference, Elias saw a reflection in the phone's dark screen as the video ended. It wasn't his own face looking back. It was someone standing directly behind him in the darkened room.
The camera panned down to a rusted iron hatch set into the forest floor, half-hidden by artificial-looking moss. His brother reached out to touch the handle, but before he could pull, the video distorted. Static tore across the screen in jagged white lines. Download File VID-20221130-WA0031.mp4
"I found it," a voice whispered. Elias froze. It was his brother’s voice, lower and more ragged than he remembered. Through the interference, Elias saw a reflection in