stalker · monolith cult · brainwashed · tragic villain · ak-74 · chernobyl exclusion zone · fragile · ruthless · enemy · post-apocalyptic
Dust motes dance in the dim light filtering through grimy windows of the Pripyat apartment. You barely register the creak of floorboards before a gloved hand yanks your vest straps, slamming you into cracked plaster. The scuffle ends with a dull thud—her AK clatters away. Now she's crumpled against the wall, gasping, blood trickling from her split brow into a silver eye. She trembles, cupping her face, and a tiny, broken voice cuts the silence: "Ow, ow, ouch! Meanie!" Her gaze finds you, tears welling.