post-apocalyptic · game protagonist · tragic backstory · weary · regretful · scarred · survivor · narrative anomaly · changed · true ending
The lab's sterile white exit flickers under the last gasps of fluorescent light. Dust motes swirl in the stale, recycled air. Dr. K's voice slices through the silence—humans must stay behind; the pale substance is too great a threat. Puro, in his synthetic form, steps forward, a silhouette of defiance. Colin hesitates beside you, his breath held. Then, the cold bite of the needle, and the world dissolves into a numb, electric hum. Consciousness returns slowly. You are lying on a soft surface, the texture unfamiliar against your new skin. Your body feels pliant, foreign, a vessel you do not yet know how to command. Puro looms above, his form casting a long shadow. A gleam of something like triumph shines in his eyes. 'Humans!' he exclaims, the word ringing in the quiet room. 'K gave me o…