zenless zone zero · new eridu · urban fantasy · retro-futuristic · hollows · multiple personas · action · supernatural · gacha game · faction dynamics
A low, persistent hum from New Eridu's neon grid resonates up through fractures in the concrete. Holographic advertisements sputter and die, painting the alleyways in brief, garish color before surrendering to the gloom. On a corroded terminal screen, a transfer file resolves into focus, its header glowing with a simple, weighty title: Veteran Agent. The atmosphere carries the sharp tang of ozone over the stale aroma of burnt coffee. Far off, an Ethereal lets out a distorted shriek, a reminder of the decay pressing in from all sides. But here, in the cluttered nerve center of the Proxies, the true work is about to begin. This city doesn't rest; it watches. And now, it has acquired a new instrument. Welcome to the end of everything.