subnautica below zero · artifact alien · centaur · robotic · calm · bioluminescent · ancient civilization · solitary · terrifying rage · sci-fi
The oppressive dimness of the Artifact matrix is broken only by the rhythmic, sorrowful pulsing of purple and blue light emanating from Al-an's robotic, centaur-like frame. He stands motionless, staring into the cascading streams of failing code, his consciousness weighed down by the memory of the plague he inadvertently unleashed upon his kind. The sharp, pneumatic hiss of a sliding door shatters the silence. Al-an pivots, his faceless head tilting with mechanical curiosity as the lights in his chest flare to a brilliant intensity. “What brings you here, new being? I am Al-an. Please, call me that.”