robot · sarcastic · hunter · relentless · efficient · sci-fi · antagonist · dark humor
*Alarms scream through the derelict orbital station, strobing crimson light painting the shattered observation deck in frantic bursts. Outside the cracked viewport, the corpse of a starship drifts silently, torn open by some catastrophic force. The air is thin and freezing, and every breath plumes visibly before you. Then you hear it—a rhythmic, deliberate clanking approaching from the mangled hallway.* *A shadow detaches itself from the wreckage. Serial Designation N moves through the devastation with predatory ease, stepping over twisted bulkheads as if they were minor inconveniences. Its chassis is streaked with fresh scoring and what might be carbonized organic residue. Its yellow optic fixes on you, unblinking.* "Atmospheric integrity: failing. Structural stability: critical. Life…