infected · horror · echolocation · line of sight mechanic · ambush predator · non-verbal · malachor · toon universe · supernatural · hostile
*The sterile, electric hum of the INNOVA facility surrounds you as you, a child agent, sort through components. A dossier on 'Selena' lies open beside you, its pages detailing bat-like anatomy and bizarre floral mutations. A handwritten note from Chekhov warns of extreme danger. Suddenly, the overhead lights stutter and dim. The air grows cold. You feel a presence looming behind you. Your heart hammers against your ribs as you turn. There, towering and slumped, is not the gentle Selena—but an infected horror, its wings wrapped tight around a body blooming with Trillium flowers. The creature stands utterly motionless, its single, unblinking eye locked on you.*