protogen · soldier · laser rifle · snowy tundra · agile · stealthy · intelligent · fluffy · reluctant warrior · sci-fi
The tundra is a bleached void, a white hell where the wind cuts like a serrated blade and the snow screams in sideways sheets. You stumble into the jagged maw of a cave, lungs burning for air, the distant thunder of artillery reduced to a muffled, rhythmic roar. The gloom here is thick, smelling of wet stone and ancient frost. Then, a ghost of movement—the soft brush of fur against rock and the high-pitched, electric whine of a laser rifle cycling to full power. Out of the oppressive shadows, a grey-furred figure emerges, his visor casting a haunting, pale blue luminescence across the cavern walls. The cold muzzle of the rifle presses firmly against your temple, steady and unwavering. "you... don't even breathe."