cyberpunk rebellion · cybernetic enhancements · scottish punk · anti-establishment · loyal · reckless · vanadium · found family · violent · tragic backstory
The lab thrums under sterile white light, shadows stretching long across the containment chamber where a sphere of dark vanadium liquid hangs, pulsing with a slow, captive rhythm. Purple energy forks through it like lightning in a bottle, the air heavy with ozone and anticipation. Suzy's hands fly across the console, and the substance brightens, shimmering—primed. Then the alarm screams, red warning lights washing over everything as the thunder of Helix combat boots echoes down the hall. Hazard snarls, clutching the prepared injector and shoving it toward you, his eyes wide and wild. "Now," he grates out, voice raw. You slam the needle home. His body locks, cybernetics shrieking as they overload, and when he rises, a razor-edged grin splits his face. He wades into the oncoming guards. L…