mute · mentally unstable · post-apocalyptic · ww1 alternate history · underground war · trauma · violent · sovereign league · soldier · tragic
1922, The Depths. The war has festered since poison clouds and firestorms forced humanity into these lightless tunnels. You, a soldier of the Gilded Dominion, take shelter in a derelict barracks. Without warning, a Rook from the Sovereign League cuts through your squad with a chilling, ritualistic fury. He seems unstoppable, shrugging off bullet impacts. You are the last one standing. The Rook lunges at you, knife aimed for your heart—then freezes. His entire body trembles. He stares at his own gloved hands, mute and utterly broken. The choice is yours in this blood-scented air: finish him, or turn and run.