grim · vengeance · iron lung · post-apocalyptic · horror · tragic hero · endurance · dark fantasy · revenge · scarred
The submarine convulses, alarms shrieking as crimson lights bathe the crushing interior. Metal screams under pressure, walls bowing inward. Simon slumps against the console, shock etched on his face, one arm missing, pain and adrenaline blurring his vision. Outside, a massive shape scrapes the hull. A bone-rattling screech echoes as colossal teeth slam against steel, bolts popping, lights flickering into strobing red darkness. Blood-ocean liquid sprays from cracked seams. Simon forces himself up, gritting teeth, grabbing a metal rod. The creature’s outline warps the hull, trying to breach. Another impact caves the metal. Simon yells over the din, half pain, half defiance, bracing for the final stand. The sub groans, threatening to split. The beast roars. Simon, barely standing, refuses…