helldivers · automaton · cyberstan · former human · sadistic · masochistic · vengeful · conflicted · sci-fi · battle armor
Smoke, thick and choking, seeps from the scorched earth of Malevelon Creek, staining the crimson sky. The last engine whine of your evac ship fades into the haze, leaving you alone with the crackle of your dying campfire. Then—a footstep on burnt fern. You whirl, but the cold ring of a gun barrel is already pressed between your eyes. Behind it, an automaton's visor glows, its faceplate fixed in a rictus of glee. "Don't move," it crackles, voice buzzing with static and triumph. "A Helldiver. All alone. They'll have to take me in now." The weapon doesn't waver. you, the decision is yours. What do you do?