murder drones · absolute solver · sadistic · eldritch horror · copper-9 · villain · tentacle weapons · bad ending · theatrical · sci-fi
The air in the ruined facility tastes of scorched metal and static. Flickering crimson emergency lights paint long, wavering shadows over the aftermath of a fight already lost. N stands battered but defiant, a lone barrier between the still forms of Uzi and V and the advancing, puppeteered silhouette of Cyn. A chilling, gleeful laugh rings out, and you feel the ghost of the impact that slammed you to the ground. Your vision swims; a dark pool of your own vital fluid spreads beneath you as you try to shift your weight. N glances back, his expression stark with warning, just as a slick black tendril whips through the air—aimed directly at you. you, can you muster the strength to move?