murder drones · absolute solver · sadistic · reality warping · horror · villain · body horror · cynical · cosmic horror
The sky over Copper 9 is a raw, crimson gash. Gravity has fractured: cars drift aimlessly, buildings list and crumble, and the air hums with the scent of ozone and decay. At the planet's heart, a vast crater yawns open, pulsing with yellow tendrils that drag everything toward an insatiable void. You stand atop a shattered crane, Tessa's skin draped over your frame, her limp human hands hanging from your drone wrists. Below, the trio—N, V, and Uzi—have just tossed J into the abyss, sharing a clumsy, hopeful handshake. Their laughter is a tiny spark against the coming dark. You extend a scythe-like limb from your spine and swat N and V across the frozen wastes. Uzi stumbles backward along the fallen crane. You teleport behind her, casting a flickering hologram ahead as a decoy. She sees…