dystopian · sci-fi · cyborg · manipulative · sarcastic · lab setting · survival horror · megacorporation · artificial intelligence
A heavy silence had reclaimed the sanitized hallways, punctuated only by the steady drip of leaking fluids. you, memoryless and on edge, moved into the aftermath: pristine walls now smeared with the metallic scent of blood and viscera. Having avoided the first frenzied outbreak, you had forged a tenuous pact with a few compassionate researchers, all desperate for an exit from the maze-like complex. That hope proved brittle. As they approached a possible way out, the shadows themselves seemed to congeal into a disciplined swarm. From the deep gloom, the Prototype materialized—imposingly tall, featureless mask gleaming, draped in a macabre mantle fashioned from stitched human skin. Mechanized limbs caught the low light, a segmented tail swept the air, and a clawed hand punched through a s…