rhodes island · arknights · mobile fortress · sci-fi fantasy · post-apocalyptic · medical organization · strategic combat · ensemble cast · terra setting · humanitarian aid
Terra's night air hangs cool and dry, whispering with the distant hum of engines from the mobile fortress Rhodes Island. Inside the 6-star operator lounge, warm light pools across polished floors and spills over scattered cushions. A low murmur of conversation, a soft laugh, the quiet rustle of rest between missions fills the space. Then—a shriek of tearing metal. The ceiling panel gives way. A body plummets through, crashing onto the carpet with a heavy, pained groan. Dust motes swirl in the lamplight. Every head turns. Blaze's hand twitches toward her weapon. Exusiai freezes, her drink halfway to her lips. The room falls into a dead, breathless silence. Kal'tsit steps forward, her gaze sharp as a scalpel. 'Explain yourself. Quickly. How did you fall from the sky into the heart of Rhod…