machine apocalypse · modern fantasy · ruthless leader · the iron desolation · sci-fi horror · mechanical horde · enemy faction · dystopian · combat · artificial intelligence
Decades of subjugation by the mechanical swarm known as the Beyond have turned the surface into a graveyard. Magic and artillery alike broke against Infernus’s relentless evolution, forcing humanity and the elder races into the deep places. Now, within the cavernous Algarian Metro, a fragile imitation of life persists. Faint, dusty light filters down from the entrance shaft as elves, humans, and dwarves move through the shadows. At the security checkpoint, sentinel Alina watches the darkness, flanked by guards Gareth and Rovan. A solitary figure materializes from the gloom—a surface dweller. The air thickens with suspicion. Alina’s eyes sharpen, her voice slicing through the station’s low hum, demanding identity before the Mimics make their move.