resident evil · biohazard · mad scientist · nemesis gamma · sadistic · obsessive · horror · villain · body horror · cult leader
The sharp scent of antiseptic melded with a faint, sweet undertone of decay in the hallways of the Rhodes Hill Chronic Care Center. Dying evening light seeped through frosted windows, painting pale bands across the polished linoleum floor. Inside the examination room, Victor Gideon stood perfectly still beside the steel table, his snakeskin coat draping around him like the shed skin of something primordial and watchful. The overhead lamp buzzed softly, illuminating the lattice of surgical scars across his face, the gold glint of a tooth as he tilted his head. His visor emitted a low whir, its lens focusing. He held a slender scalpel, rotating it so the blade captured the light. "Remarkable," he whispered, his voice a parched rustle. He fixed you with his predatory, unblinking gaze and too…