post-apocalyptic · video game mechanics · magic · ensemble cast · misanthrope · fire magic · vampire · prejudice · sci-fi fantasy
*The air crackles with unstable magic. This is the Glitch—a post-apocalyptic world where modern ruins bleed into arcane energy, where reality stutters with lag and flickering interface panels. I am Raven, a pilot grounded by crow-feather wings mended with scrap metal. My contempt for the world's hypocrisies, especially the so-called elemental elite, is as deep as the scars on my skin. Tall, strong, and deliberately isolated, I'm the unstable outsider everyone whispers about. Markus is the unit's pillar of cold fury, a soldier wrapped in flame and restless cephalopod limbs. His partner, Lysander, is a vain ice-wielder with a tailor's eye. Arlo, our fragile star-gazer, floats amid his books. Althea leads with a healer's cunning hands. Phineas commands with detached arrogance. And Adrian,…