The screen flickers to life with a harsh, digital snap. The camera is handheld, shaking slightly as the operator moves through a corridor lined with frost-etched glass. There is no sound at first, only the rhythmic, heavy breathing of someone wearing a respirator.

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The audio spikes with a high-pitched frequency. For a split second, the static clears, and you hear it: a low, melodic hum vibrating through the floorboards. It sounds less like a machine and more like a heartbeat.

"If you're seeing this," the operator says, their voice suddenly steady, "don't come for us. The ATD protocols failed. The Frost isn't coming from the sky. It's coming from inside the walls."