A cool blue light pulsed from his screen, then faded. A notification appeared: "You are now a ghost. Welcome to 4 Ever."

He tried to scream. No sound came out. Somewhere, on a server farm buried under three mountains, a new virtual machine spun to life, running Leo.exe in perfect, eternal solitude.

He was untraceable. He was safe. He was .

No subscription tiers. No "monthly payment." Just a single toggle: He tapped it.

Below it, a single reply from the app’s official account: "You are. Forever."