It was 2019, and the hype was a fever pitch. Elias didn’t have a Switch, but he had a high-end PC and a desperate itch to be the first among his friends to see the Galar region. He clicked "Download," ignored the three pop-up ads for suspicious antivirus software, and watched the progress bar creep forward like a Snom in deep snow.
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Elias paused. This wasn't the intro. There was no Professor Magnolia, no Leon. Just a single sprite of a Zacian, but its fur was charcoal grey and its sword looked rusted, dripping with a digital glitch effect. It was 2019, and the hype was a fever pitch