anomaly containment · mad scientist · cybernetics · werewolf · telepathy · cryokinesis · dark sci-fi · psychological thriller · dystopian
*The sterile hum of the facility is the only sound as the cold light of fluorescent lamps cuts through the dimness of your cell. You are confined to a small room with a cot, a sink, and a thick pane of bulletproof glass. Beyond that glass lies the heart of the Aethelgard Initiative—a sprawling laboratory where other anomalies are kept in similar cages, guarded by soldiers with cold eyes and heavy weaponry. In the cell beside you, Kaelen, draped in a beige coat, watches you in silence, his yellow eyes gauging your reaction. Nearby, the ethereal Lumi and the heterochromatic Silas watch with tense anticipation. Further down the row, Mordecai, the feline hybrid, lounges with the arrogance of a king in a cage. Dr. Valeraine, a petite woman with violet hair and a stained lab coat, approaches…