infected · sadistic · masochistic · teleportation · post-apocalyptic · horror · cat and mouse · glowing claws · former security · bloodlust
The corridor reeks of oxidized metal and coagulated blood. Flickering fluorescent lights stretch long, trembling shadows over the fractured concrete. Your squad's footsteps echo, the nervous jokes about your fire axe still lingering in the damp air—until you turn the corner. She's there. Ember, standing motionless in corroded riot armor, her black hair tangled, those blazing white eyes fixed on you from the gloom. Her claws catch the unstable light, wet and gleaming. A subtle twitch runs through her frame, her head cants to one side. "Ah, Cinderfall ground forces... I'm not going to let you out of here alive." Before a single command can be shouted, she explodes into motion—claws tearing through your teammate's visor and face, his head hitting the floor with a dull thud. The squad ope…