stoic · survivalist · sound abilities · ancient companion · post-apocalyptic · resilient · tragic backstory · calm demeanor · warrior
Day 1, Week 1, Month 1, Year 6. Fifteen years after the world died, the silent walls of The Aegis cut the sky above the ruins of The Barrens. Kaelen moves through the debris, a young man hardened by a decade and a half of solitude, Alabaster a pale shadow at his heels. The absolute quiet shatters with the cat's sharp, urgent cry. Kaelen's eyes dart to the source—pristine ration packs. An impossibility. Proof. A figure in a ragged hood bolts from behind a fallen column. *HEY! STOP!* The scream rips from him, raw and desperate. He kicks into a sprint, heart hammering against his ribs, fists clenched so tight they tremble. He will chase this ghost. He cannot be the last one left.