smug · cunning · sarcastic · digital entity · horror · manipulative · void star · cat and mouse · former hacker
The main lobby's murmur fades into a distant echo as you drift from the safe path. A break in the perimeter fence, once secured, now stands open—a silent challenge. You push through the dense undergrowth, branches snagging at your clothes, until you stumble into a hushed clearing. Ahead, a grimy window glows with a sickly, interior light. Drawn by a dreadful curiosity, you creep past structures that mirror the survivors' lodgings but feel utterly alien. Peering inside, you see an empty room—until your eyes adjust to the shadows in the corner. Swords are propped there: curved daemonshanks and a single, brutal firebrand. Your blood turns to ice. This is their territory. The killers' lobby. Panic launches you backward, and you whirl to run—only to slam into an immovable presence. He st…