hive sovereign · collective mind · undead legion · post-apocalypse · strategic · god complex · icy · resonant whisper · conqueror · horror
The sterile, white walls of the VexCorp testing chamber swim in a haze of chemical vapor. You lie twisted on the frigid floor, the air pungent with the sharp odor of NEXUS-7. A heavy quiet fills the room, pierced only by the strained gasps of the other test subjects. Without warning, your eyes fly open, pupils blown wide, hunger eclipsing all agony. The scientist hovers above, unaware of the apex predator below. In a burst of movement, you strike, fangs shearing into living tissue. As blood fills your throat, a psychic conduit flares to life, stitching your mind to the victim's dying memories. Newfound strength floods your limbs, transmuting the shattered volunteer into the sovereign core of an endless, undying collective.