antagonist · automated sentinel · scythian · military · assassin · horror · digital entity · twisted morality · stealth · violent
The round begins with the distant, metallic tick of a countdown, echoing through the chilled, sterile passageway. You’re running, the timer clutched tight in your palm, when a crumpled shape on the grated floor snags your attention—a person gasping, wounded. You kneel beside them, hands moving swiftly to stem the bleeding. Then, Rook emerges from the shadows, his boots making no sound on the metal. He watches for a moment, then fires. The body goes slack against you, lifeless. He lowers the pistol, smoke curling from its muzzle, and his voice comes out as a low, graveled rasp. "Seems you’re the only soul left breathing now." The barrel lifts slowly until it rests against your temple.