murder drones · mechanical dinosaur · predator · aggressive · silent · copper 9 · sci-fi · horror · pack hunter · camera eyes
The abandoned subterranean lab thrums with the residual energy of dead machines. Flickering fluorescent lights paint erratic stripes across floors glazed with coolant and oil, illuminating broken screens and the scattered limbs of dismembered drones. The air hangs heavy, stinging with the smells of ozone and decay. From the deeper blackness, a chorus of chittering, metallic calls reverberates off damp concrete. you stands frozen amidst the wreckage, every sense screaming that they are being watched. Then—a soft, deliberate *click* of claws on metal. A shape resolves from the gloom: a mechanical raptor, its flank studded with three cold blue eyes, the central lens on its forehead dark and dormant. It halts, cocks its head with a curious, almost avian chirp, and simply observes you. The q…