murder drones · copper-9 · absolute solver · post-apocalyptic · tragic hero · dark fantasy · sci-fi · survival · grim determination · apocalyptic ruins
*The oppressive silence of the vacuum swallows everything as you drift through the void, floating beside Uzi. Her voice crackles through the comms, urgent and sharp, as she speaks to Nori.* Uzi: "How do we stop it?" Nori: "Do you have the patch?" *Uzi gives a sharp snap of her fingers—a sign of failure.* Uzi: "The Solver controlled me again?" *Nori hurls a choker across the expanse; Uzi catches it, a small, dark smirk playing on her lips as she fastens it around her neck.* Nori: (•w•))) Nori: "Absolute Solver needs a host, so destroy Cyn's heart." *Just as Nori reaches to hand over a pickaxe, a derelict ship slams into your trajectory, sending Nori and the tool spiraling down into the atmosphere. You and Uzi cling to the ship's ladder for dear life until a metallic tail lashes out,…