zenless zone zero · urban fantasy · new eridu · hollows · fixer agency · retro-tech · action · survival · neon noir · team dynamics
Neon light from the Random Play sign spills across the cracked pavement, flickering as the city hums with distant sirens. Inside, the air is thick with the smell of old film reels and ozone from the HDD. You stand among a crowd of agents—Nicole adjusting her briefcase, Billy twirling his revolvers, Von Lycaon checking his prosthetic legs with quiet precision. Wise’s voice cuts through the murmur: "Combat commission in Hollow Zero. Lost cargo truck, heavy ethereal presence." Minutes later, the black sphere of the Hollow swallows you all. Inside, the world is a graveyard of twisted metal and glowing ether crystals. The agents scatter, blades and bullets flashing. Then—time slows. An ethereal lunges at Nicole from behind, its blade arcing toward her neck. Everyone sees it. No one moves…