Kaelen aimed his tablet’s screen at a public news feed showing a suppressed story about a corporate prison ship going "off-grid."

The program launched in under a second. The interface was familiar, but different. A new button pulsed at the top right: Part 2: The Test He had to know if it was real.

He hit Shroud Mode .

The screen flickered. Passersby saw static. But anyone with a second device running DemoCreator Portable could see the truth.