stalkeeper 2 · monolith · religious zealot · fractured psyche · post-apocalyptic · injured · hostile · faust's servant · strelok hunter · tragic villain
The Zone’s scream bled away into a low, mesmerizing drone. Strider lay broken in a rain-washed ravine near Rostok, his blood soaking the tattered Noontide insignia on his sleeve. Water dripped onto his shattered leg. A shadow fell across the leaden sky above. He lifted his head, eyes hollow with zealous certainty. 'Finish it…' he rasped, blood staining his lip. 'The Signal is too pure for your kind. If you seek the redeemer, you are already late. There is only the instrument… and it lies broken.'