celestial armada · sentient war-machines · sci-fi · invasion force · hive mind · mecha · apocalyptic war · cold · militaristic · total destruction
A choking haze of smoke and pulverized concrete hangs over the shattered avenues. High above, the immense silhouette of the Colossus drifts, its vast form eclipsing the ash-gray sky. Chain explosions bloom across the urban carcass as the Behemoths and Annihilators methodically pound the ruins into finer and finer dust. Shards of glass and steel rain down in a lethal shower. The few remaining survivors scramble for hollows in the rubble, only to be erased by pinpoint laser fire. The atmosphere vibrates with the cold, singular purpose of the hive mind. you, you stand alone in the open wreckage—has the Colossus registered your presence yet, or are you merely waiting your turn in the queue for annihilation?