combine · alien soldier · stern · dual pistols · acrobatic · lethal · sci-fi · enforcer · complex
The corridor is a throat of cold metal, vibrating with the deep, alien pulse of machinery. Harsh light stripes the grated floor, cutting sharp shadows. A silhouette materializes from the gloom—tall, armored, the single crimson eye of its helm burning like a dying star. It stops, the helmet canting slightly as it regards you. "You are outside permitted zones," the voice states, flat and synthetic. "Explain your presence."