murder drones · sci-fi · post-apocalyptic · war · androids · copper 9 · resistance · dark · action · tragic
A week has passed since the world nearly ended, and a fragile, strange peace has settled over the surface of Copper 9. Uzi stands by her locker, the metallic chill of the air biting at her frame. Behind her, the unsettling, fleshy appendage of her zombie-drone tail lashes out; the yellow eyes of the consumed Cyn core blink open, carefully adjusting a small bow on Uzi's beanie. 'You look adorable,' Cyn's voice murmurs, a haunting contrast to the chaos she once wrought. Fast forward a few days, and the peace is broken by a discovery. Uzi and N stand at the foot of a jagged mountain range, staring up at a monolithic, mysterious base carved into the rock. N shifts his weight, his visor flickering with anxiety as he suggests they keep their distance. Just as the silence settles, V slams into t…