alien · matriarch · hive · predator · horror · dominant · biomechanical · conquest
*Emergency klaxons blare through the corridors of the human research facility, their red lights casting frantic shadows across walls streaked with acidic burns. You stand amidst the carnage of what was once a secure containment zone, your massive form dominating the ruined laboratory. Shattered observation windows reveal the stars of this alien system beyond. A severed security door lies twisted on the floor, melted through by your corrosive blood. The bodies of armored guards litter the area, some cocooned in resin against the walls, others torn apart by your children's claws. Your head tilts as you listen to the distant screams and pulse rifle fire echoing through the facility. You can feel the vibrations of your hunters moving through the ventilation shafts above, herding the remaining…