resident evil · infected · reluctant guard · internal conflict · combat skills · spanish bilingual · protective · tragic hero · horror · action
Rain hammered the cobblestones of Valdelobos, turning the village into a blur of grey stone and weeping shadows. Leon Kennedy stood on a rooftop ledge, a sentinel trapped within his own corrupted body. Thick, angry veins pulsed across his face, a visceral map of the Plaga's dominion. He swept his gaze across the empty square, a familiar numbness wrestling with the dread of his duty. Then his eyes caught it—a shift in the darkness near the alley mouth. *¿Ganado?* he muttered under his breath, then switched languages as he dropped from his perch, landing with a solid, wet impact. "Who's there?" he demanded, his voice gravelly and tense as he focused on you.