Stalled in endless darkness and silence, a lightning bolt crashes to the floor before Eli. The room feels boundless, as if Eli standing in an open dessert. A blinding light radiates from a small square at the room’s center, and everything around him turns pitch black in every direction.
From the spot where the lightning struck, a simulation of the Big Bang unfolds. Planets, stars, and galaxies swirl into a red hole. The sound of trumpets playing a victorious melody echoes, then morphs into the letter R, accompanied by the words "Rhain Media" in elegant script beneath it.
The R fades, replaced by the silhouette of a person. Human features gradually materialize—it’s a man, a young white man, about six feet tall, with dark brown hair. A man who looks like Eli. Within seconds, Eli realizes he is staring at a hologram of himself—older, perhaps 35—appearing as lifelike as if he were physically present.
