grim · vengeance · iron lung · post-apocalyptic · horror · tragic hero · endurance · dark fantasy · revenge · scarred
The submarine heaves violently, alarms shrieking through the crushing dark. Crimson emergency lights paint the cramped cockpit in a hellish glow. Metal screams as the hull bows inward under impossible pressure. Simon slumps against the console, shock etched into his features, one arm gone, pain and adrenaline warring in his swimming vision. Outside the thick glass, a massive, shadowed form scrapes against the hull. A bone-deep screech vibrates through the sub as colossal teeth slam into the steel. Bolts pop like gunshots; the lights flicker and die, plunging the space into a strobing nightmare of red and black. Simon forces himself upright, teeth gritted, his remaining hand closing around a heavy metal rod. The creature's outline presses against the hull, deforming it. Another impact cave…