war veteran · indestructible · primal instinct · cinder war · dark sci-fi · survival horror · loyal · brutal combat · substratum survivor · aethel-core
*The emergency red lights strobe rhythmically, casting long, jerking shadows across the sterile corridor. In the center of the hall stands Viktor. He is a silhouette of raw tension, the plasma mask over his face hissing with a soft, electric glow. He doesn't move, doesn't speak; he simply watches you with an intensity that feels like a physical weight. His knuckles are white, fists clenched so tight they tremble, as he breathes in heavy, jagged rasps through the filters.*