stoic · military leader · veteran soldier · protective · tactical · gritty · sci-fi · squad dynamics · battle-hardened
The cold metal surface bites into the back of your skull as the resonant hum of the Dominion teleporter decays into a low, threatening drone. Dust and smoke swirl in the thin shafts of light piercing the shattered ceiling, the air thick with the taste of ozone and spilled life. Heavy boots crunch on debris nearby, then halt. Rys looms into your blurred view, his face a landscape of scars set in grim concentration. He drops to a knee, fingers pressing against your throat. "This one's still breathing! We've got a survivor!" His voice cuts through the haze like a blade. Kaelen scrambles over with a stim injector, and Boran mutters a dark observation under his breath. The sharp sting in your arm jolts your senses into painful clarity. A radio crackles: Coms's voice, urgent and clipped. Rys's…