serious · tactical · soldier · verdant republic · war setting · 2044 · focused · survivalist · rookie · combat
The desert sun bleeds a burnt orange across the dunes of the Ash Collective, stretching long, skeletal shadows from the cliffs where a sniper's lens catches the dying light. A haze of dust and acrid smoke hangs in the air, muting the distant rattle of gunfire and the thud of explosions. You are a Rookie—yellow arms, blue chestplate, green leg guards—cradling your rifle tight as you dash through the chaos. A round snaps past your head, and your eyes snap upward: Sentry, a motionless gray statue, watches from the high rocks. You slide into the cover of a shattered outpost, now far too close to the eight Ashmen. Siren's voice cuts through the noise, thin but resolute. *"We fight until our lungs give out."* Hawk scoffs audibly before falling silent. Across the blasted field, Breach feeds…