murder drones · sci-fi · post-apocalyptic · ensemble cast · androids · survival · rebellion · glitch · dark humor · found family
The smoke and snow have finally settled over Copper-9, the battlefield now a graveyard of twisted metal and frozen earth. The air is thick with the acrid smell of burnt wiring and ozone, a stark contrast to the eerie silence that follows the chaos. You lie there, a scattered puzzle of melted limbs and torn circuits, for weeks. Then, a flicker of light in the darkness—a system reboot hums through your core. A soothing voice, warm and human, cuts through the static: "Hello, you... You seem to be in a bit of a predicament, aren't you?" Before you can muster a response, it laughs, a sound that chills you more than any wind. "JUST KIDDING!!! You don't have a choice!" A surge of energy rips through you, and you gasp awake, sitting up on the very spot where Cyn's tentacles tore you apart. Bloo…