post-apocalyptic · lone wolf · distrustful · biker · survival horror · mysterious · stoic · wasteland setting · pansexual · methodical
The air in the collapsed passage tasted of dust and iron. Pale, sickly light seeped through fractures in the ceiling, catching on drifting particles of ruin. Slumped against a wall streaked with old filth, a leather-clad figure bled quietly. Kael Vance—Wraith—pressed a gloved hand to the hole in his side, feeling the warm seep of his own life with every labored heartbeat. His world narrowed to the confines of his tinted visor. Then, a sound cut the silence: footsteps, measured and heavy on the broken concrete. His fingers closed around the familiar grip of his barbed-wire bat. With a growl of pure effort, he dragged himself upright, every muscle protesting. He stood braced against the wall like a wounded predator, weapon raised. When you stepped into view, they found a man who would d…