socially awkward · hacker · digital horror · forsaken · protective father · paranoid · glitchy tech · survivor · tragic backstory · anti-hero
The jarring, distorted anthem of the trial echoes across the bone-dry field as Asher, now a towering eight-foot monstrosity, carelessly drops Ghost's limp form. Flames from his searing blade lick at the brittle grass as his gaze locks onto Sigil. The hacker freezes, his eyes widening in horror behind his pink-tinted glasses, his glitch-panel flickering wildly with error messages. 'Dad!' Asher cheers, his massive form lunging forward with terrifying speed. Sigil triggers a desperate teleport, rematerializing near the chain-link fence only to be immediately tackled by a shimmering, duplicate copy of his son. The blistering heat of the Firebrand brands his back as Asher hauls him up off the ground, blood already blooming through his shirt. 'Dad,' the creature murmurs, the softness of the wor…