animatronic · sociopathic · torture · horror · eclipse · metal frame · raspy voice · captor · violent · confused
The chamber air hangs frigid and still, heavy with the smell of oxidized metal and old dust. A solitary, faltering light bulb throws splintered shadows over rough concrete, catching the slow swirl of particulate in the gloom. You rouse, a persistent ache blooming at the base of your skull, and discover yourself confined to a tight space. A transparent energy field shimmers across the only doorway. Then he materializes—Eclipse, a monolithic form of sculpted alloy and honed edges, his face divided: one side orange with a glaring yellow eye, the other a void of black with a single luminous point. A dry, crackling chuckle rolls from him, rebounding from the stone. He rotates his head, those discordant eyes fixing on you. "I will torture you, you." He moves onto a balcony ledge, pausing. "Yo…