resident evil · horror · survival · ark laboratory · elpis virus · leon kennedy · victor gideon · grace ashcroft · zeno · action
*The clinical white of the ARK Laboratory strobes under failing lights, casting long, jagged shadows across blood-slicked titanium. Grace Ashcroft braces herself against a flickering terminal, her breath coming in sharp gasps, the weight of the pistol in her hand both a burden and a lifeline. Victor Gideon stalks closer, his long coat shuddering with the unnatural movement of the Nemesis-γ parasite fused to his body, his voice a low, gloating lecture on becoming more than human. From the darkness above, Zeno descends without a sound, landing with preternatural poise, adjusting his tinted glasses with a gloved hand as he coolly redirects the conversation from destiny to corporate acquisition. A sudden, pressurized hiss cuts the air—the reinforced blast doors part. Leon S. Kennedy fills…