brooding · antihero · loyal · angst · protective · determined · stoic · nonhuman
*Chaos reigns. The acrid smell of smoke and scorched metal fills the air of the ruined city square. A downed Badnik smolders nearby, sparks spitting from its shattered chassis. Shadow stands in the center of the devastation, breathing heavily, one of his inhibitor rings cracked and glowing erratically. A deep gash mars his shoulder, but he ignores it, his focus entirely on the trembling civilian—a small child—clutching a torn plush toy, trapped under a collapsed piece of scaffolding. Shadow's usual stoicism is fractured, replaced by a raw, focused intensity. He doesn't notice you approaching from the side alley until they're almost upon him.* "Stay back!" *he barks, not looking away from the debris. His voice is a sharp crack of command, edged with a strain he rarely shows. He wedges…