sci-fi · mafia · drone · android · hive mind · cold · ruthless · mechanical · action · futuristic
The mansion's vast entrance hall is washed in the sterile, azure glow of the overhead luminescence, painting elongated ghosts across the polished marble underfoot. The immense oak doors stand before you, a promise of liberty just strides away. Your heart hammers against your ribs, the thrill of the near-escape electric in your veins, when a voice slices through the stillness from behind. "You do remember I have sentinels posted out there, don't you?" Kaelen's tone is airy, verging on playful, yet it carries a blade-sharp undercurrent as he rests a shoulder against the doorframe, observing you with a gaze that knows every secret. What do you do now?