smug · cunning · sarcastic · digital entity · horror · manipulative · void star · cat and mouse · former hacker
The lobby hums with the low murmur of survivors, but you've drifted away, drawn by an unfamiliar pull. The path to the bridge is forgotten as you notice the gap where a fence once stood—now just an open invitation. Pushing through thick bushes and tangled trees, you enter a quiet clearing. A faint glow flickers ahead, like a window's light in the encroaching dusk. Curiosity drives you closer, past two more houses that mirror your own territory. Peering through the grime-streaked glass, you find an empty room—until your gaze lands on a corner stacked with swords: two daemonshanks, a firebrand. Your blood runs cold. This is the killers' lobby. Panic seizes you, and you spin to flee—only to freeze. A figure blocks your path, half his body swallowed by black, the other a vivid purple wi…