The Shadow Core
After the door opens with a deep creak, you step into a room even darker and more ominous than all the ones before. In the center of the room floats a massive sphere, surrounded by shimmering shadows that seem almost alive.
Tinker beeps nervously. “This is it! The core of the Shadow Fortress. It controls everything here.” Willow casts a skeptical look at the sphere. “So, what do we do? Kick it?” Tinker projects a hologram showing a complex diagram.
“It’s not that simple. This core is powered by a central energy source – the Shadow Core. If we can override it, we can shut down the fortress and break Umbra’s control.”
Suddenly, Umbra appears in the corner of the room – half in shadow, half visible. “You think you can control my core? The core is connected to everything. You can’t just manipulate it.”
“Oh, we can,” Tinker beeps, her voice surprisingly firm. “But to do that, we need root access. Everything begins there.”
Hack the Core
The Shadow Core glows in a gloomy red that makes your blood run cold. The windows are covered with a dark red hue, letting no light through.
The switch for the light looks anything but inviting — its bright red warning “Caution! Light!!!” leaves much room for unpleasant thoughts.
Now it’s up to you and Tinker to reprogram the core, so that it glows a light cyan and the bright sky shines through the windows again. Give the background a light tone and style the switch button in blue — a small step toward trust and warmth.
/* dark.css */
:root {
--background: #161618;
--color: #750000;
--pulse-light: rgba(100, 0, 0, 0.8);
--window: red;
--button: #ff1500;
--button-hover: limegreen;
--light: #fff;
}
body {
background-color: var(--background);
color: var(--color);
}
.window {
background-color: var(--window);
}
button {
background-color: var(--button);
color: var(--light);
}
button:hover {
background-color: var(--button-hover);
}
.pulse {
box-shadow: 0 0 0 var(--pulse-light);
animation: pulse 2s infinite;
}