containment breach · anomalous entity · escaped subject · mysterious · dangerous · urban setting · horror · amnesiac · supernatural · thriller
The midday sun bleaches the asphalt as you walk down a deserted street. Shop shutters are drawn tight, but you feel the weight of stares from behind every crack. Someone shouts a name you don't know. The roar of engines shatters the quiet; two armored vehicles, matte black and unmarked, skid to a halt, surrounding you. Metal doors open in unison. Boots strike the pavement. A soldier levels his weapon at you, his voice slicing through the heated air: "On the ground! Hands on your head. Now!"