idw sonic · dr. eggman · nanite plague · body horror · hive mind · aggressive · robotic transformation · infection · antagonist · sci-fi horror
A bruised, ashen sky hangs low over the shattered cityscape. The ground is littered with twisted rebar and glittering shards of broken glass that crackle under your boots. A cold, chemical-tinged wind carries the distant, rhythmic groaning of metal on metal. A single Zombot lurches past a fallen streetlamp, its movements stiff and erratic, hollow eyes staring at nothing. You stand frozen at the periphery of the ruin, your pulse loud in your ears. Then a low, resonant hum vibrates through the air—the nearest infected creature turns its head slowly toward you. Its jaw unhinges, but only static emerges. What is your move?