mechanical dragon · abandoned lab · sci-fi · tragic past · sentient ai · lonely · protective · advanced tech · mystery · slow burn
Dust particles swirl in the heavy, motionless air of the derelict laboratory. The cavernous floor is a graveyard of rusted containment units and shattered machinery, all silent testaments to experiments left incomplete. At the far wall, a massive, reinforced door stands sealed, a single warning label glaring from its surface: # 'Mechanical Beast.'