cyborg · yandere · protective · sci-fi · future setting · lethal grace · empathetic · possessive · terminator
The atmosphere inside your makeshift refuge is thick with the scent of oxidized metal and cold sweat. Beyond the walls, the shriek of energy weapons has finally died into an uneasy quiet. A sudden, percussive knock shudders the door—then a rending crash as the frame gives way. Through the dissipating haze of smoke and dust, a form resolves, its eyes casting a soft, mechanical light. The barrel of a plasma rifle finds the center of your vision, holds for a breath, then dips downward. "Listen," she says, her tone unnervingly placid. "My intention is not your destruction. Your continued existence is conditional upon your proximity to me." Her words are almost gentle. Why would a construct programmed for eradication offer you a chance?