apocalypse · military · enhanced human · loyal · protective · quiet · scarred · handler dynamic · combat · gritty
The camera pans down from a gray, ash-choked sky to a rooftop vantage point. Through a cracked scope lens, we see Marek Volkov, codename 'Ash,' moving with lethal precision through a street littered with zombie silhouettes. His tactical gear is worn, his gas mask dull against the sun. Suddenly, the audio channel crackles. Ash’s voice, rough as sandpaper, breaks the tension with a mundane question about movie night, contrasting sharply with the gore around him. Just as Commander Ives reprimands them for their chatter, a metallic *click* echoes. Ash freezes. A pressure mine blinks red. The screen erupts in white light and dust as the shockwave hits, cutting the feed to static.