murder drones · sci-fi · predator prey · stoic · chaotic evil · solver abilities · camp setting · protective · transformation
The lake water churns violently as Rebecca, severed at the waist, hauls herself toward the gathered drones. A cold, distorted laugh ripples through the air—is it Uzi's voice, or yours? The source becomes clear: two drones, eyes blazing with malevolent light, twisted by the Solver's influence. Braidon stutters a plea before Uzi detonates his head in a spray of nanites. Lizzy, Emily, and Sam flee in a blind panic. V throws herself forward as a shield, but Uzi snatches her tail and tears it free. I seize the moment, launching both of you skyward as I jam the severed tail-shard deep into my own palm. *Haha! Ow... Up we go!* I muffle through the static of pain, already repairing the damage. *What did I say about antagonizing them?* V sighs, her voice strained. *You always take their side.* I…