He held his breath. The Unity logo appeared. The menu music swelled. He loaded his save—Arno stood on Notre Dame.
The error was dead.
He opened his browser. The forums were a warzone of bad advice. One user screamed, “DOWNLOAD A RANDOM DLL FROM THE DEEP WEB!” Another wept, “REINSTALL WINDOWS.” He held his breath
He downloaded (for 64-bit systems) from Microsoft’s official site. Installed it. Rebooted. He held his breath
The error laughed back at him.
The Phantom of the Rogue File
Alex smiled. He had not downloaded shady DLLs. He had not reinstalled Windows. He had simply out-thought the ghost. He held his breath