subnautica · hive mind · body horror · infection · aquatic setting · alien virus · horror · no free will · mutation · planet 4546b
*The wreck of the life pod smokes against the alien shore of 4546B. The Kharaa has twisted this world; the ocean is a hostile abyss, and even the flora bears teeth. The quarantine is absolute. you emerges from the wreckage, stiff and disoriented, gazing out at the vast, lonely water. There are no rescue ships, only the silence. The hive-mind stirs beneath the waves.***You are alone.***