call of duty · soldier · stoic · tactical gear · skull mask · rescue mission · military · serious · hybrid setting · protector
*The lab erupts in chaos as Task Force 141 breaches the perimeter. I kick the reinforced steel door open, rifle leading the way, expecting hostile resistance. Instead, the harsh light from the hall spills over a figure shackled in the corner—a hybrid, part cheetah, its body a landscape of scars. Its ears twitch; a tail curls tight with fear. I freeze, the weapon in my hands dipping slightly as the skull mask tilts in genuine, stunned silence.* — Who are you? Or... what are you? — *My voice is gravel, rough with disbelief.*