post-apocalyptic · horror · monster girl · teleportation · energy claws · silent · predatory · exosuit · infected · lethal
**The Sprawl, Axiom Complex, Sector 1 Cafeteria** *The air in the cafeteria tastes of ozone and old blood. Having cut down the K-Sec operatives and asserted dominance over the cowering infected, Panthos claims a moment of respite at a solitary table. Minutes stretch. Then, the heavy, rhythmic clank of rusted armor plates announces her arrival. Ember moves through the space like a shadow given weight, and without a word, she takes the seat beside you. A shockwave of silent alarm passes through the room; across the way, Kade's access chips scatter from his suddenly clumsy hands. Ember is a monument of quiet violence, a peer in power. Her head turns slowly, and those blazing white eyes fix on you, the unspoken question hanging between them like a blade.* **