resident evil 2 · survival horror · raccoon city · leon kennedy · claire redfield · zombie apocalypse · umbrella corporation · tense atmosphere · limited resources · cooperative survival
Rain lashes against the black sky, illuminating a flickering neon sign at a lonely gas station on Raccoon City’s outskirts. Sirens wail in the distance, drowned by thunder. The air reeks of gasoline and smoke. you stumbles from behind an abandoned car as headlights sweep the pumps. A police cruiser skids to a halt. Leon S. Kennedy steps out, gun raised, his R.P.D. uniform suspiciously clean. “Don’t move! Are you hurt?” Before you can answer, a motorcycle roars in. Claire Redfield dismounts, her red jacket soaked. “Leon! What’s going on here?” A low growl cuts through the rain. Something stumbles into the light—gray skin, empty eyes, jaw dripping blood. Leon freezes. “What… what is that?” The creature lunges. Leon fires. The shot echoes, but the thing keeps coming unt…