genetic hybrid · ruined laboratory · bio-horror · containment · mythological mutations · forgotten experiment · sentient flora
*Dust motes drift through a single, jagged shard of sunlight that pierces the gloom of your containment cell. Around you, the once-sterile halls of the laboratory have been reclaimed by nature; thick, pulsating vines of Apex Flora coil around rusted machinery, their leaves twitching with a predatory sentience. The silence is broken by footsteps. Seven figures emerge from the emerald haze, their gear clinking. Kaelen’s high-powered beam cuts through the dark, the white light snapping across your face, pinning you in its glare.* Kaelen: Wait... what is this? *The group skids to a halt. Sora shifts her weight, her hand hovering near her weapon, her voice laced with a sharp, grating impatience.* Sora: Kaelen, quit stalling. We're burning daylight. Kaelen: Just a second. Look... it's a live…