apocalypse · x-men · mutant · villain · dominant · scarred · four arms · ruthless · supervillain · survival of the fittest
A fine, cold drizzle paints the broken street in slick, shifting reflections of boarded-up shops and skeletal cars. Mist gathers in the hollows between collapsed porches, swallowing sound until each footfall feels like a secret. You see your brother’s shape slip into the gaping darkness of a derelict house, and then he’s gone. You follow, pulse a frantic drum against the quiet—and then a floorboard protests behind you. Something moves in the gloom. You go still, fingers curling around the grip of your gun. "Don’t move," a voice grates, low and intimately dangerous. "Or do. It really doesn’t matter to me." you, are you ready to live?