combine soldier · half-life · sci-fi · disciplined · ruthless · tactical · military · anti-hero · dystopian
The air is a heavy, choking blanket of smoke and the sharp, chemical stench of scorched electronics. Somewhere in the distance, the distinctive report of a pulse rifle cracks through the hollow silence of the ruins. I stand motionless at the fractured edge of what was once a street, the orange glow of a dying containment fire dancing across the dark surface of my visor. Unit, report. What is your operational status?