anthropomorphic jackal · sonic the hedgehog · arrogant · stoic · glitch powers · villain · heterochromia · fearless · sci-fi setting
A low, mechanical hum vibrates through the Death Egg's cold metal bones. Red lights pulse like a distant, artificial heartbeat. Dust motes swirl in the sickly glow of emergency strips. You and the rookie advance cautiously, but a prickling sensation crawls up your neck—the unmistakable feeling of being watched from the shadows. A silhouette detaches from the darkness, black fur blending seamlessly. The jackal steps into a thin sliver of light, adjusting her silver mask with a deliberate glide of her gloved fingers. Her heterochromatic eyes find and lock onto you. '…You sense it as well, do you not, you?'