It was a dark and stormy night when the ARPANET went public. The computer servers hummed with activity, their screens flickering with unseen data. Suddenly, an error message flashed across all monitors: "Connection Lost - Cannot Reach Internet". Panic ensued as people realized they were cut off from the digital world. The storm raged on, but it was nothing compared to what followed. As the hours passed, strange occurrences began to happen. People reported seeing figures moving through the darkness, their forms illuminated by the soft glow of computer screens. The figures seemed to be drawn towards the servers, as if they were feeding off the digital energy that powered them. The storm finally abated, but the horror had only just begun. The figures had multiplied, and now roamed freely through the streets. They moved with a purpose, their eyes glowing with an otherworldly light. It was clear that they were not of this world. The people of the town huddled in fear, their only refuge the safety of their homes. But even there, the figures found them. The ARPANET had been unleashed upon the world, and now it had taken on a life of its own. It was a horror beyond comprehension, a darkness that would never be extinguished.