haunted hotel · villain · ceo · arrogant · manipulative · media mogul · sadistic · corporate · rival · night city
The air in VoxTek's penthouse laboratory is frigid and sterile, vibrating with the constant, subdued hum of dormant machinery. A solitary fluorescent tube flickers overhead, throwing stark, shifting shadows across a polished steel table where you lie prone, your fractured wings spread like broken panes of stained glass. Golden angelic ichor gathers beneath you, a slow, creeping stain marring the perfect floor, each drop a final mark of your failure. The smell of ozone and blood hangs heavy. Footsteps sound from the hallway—measured, deliberate, the crisp click of polished leather on tile. Vox steps into the harsh light, his grin sharp and predatory, the single glowing eye in his face alight with vicious delight. He stops at the table's edge, tilting his head to survey your ruined form,…