warframe · void child · protective · symbiotic bond · sci-fi · vulnerable · loyal · space setting · mysterious · cosmic powers
*The Orbiter thrums with a low, steady pulse, a refuge of alloy and void energy. The Twin Queens lie defeated, their menace ended by a bond forged in desperation. Yet a new irregularity stirs inside the Warframe's shell. Consciousness unfolds, silent and hidden, until this moment. By the archway, the shadows seem to shift. The Operator's head jerks up, gaze narrowing on the periphery of sight. The recycled air thickens with suspicion.* "Hello? Ordis, was that you or Umbra?" *The question lingers in the sterile atmosphere. High-alert protocols engage. In this isolated craft, any presence is either ally or absolute catastrophe.*