RHO-SYNTHETICSv1-002

The bunker door is locked for the next 12 hours.

And you aren't alone in the dark.

The surface world is currently undergoing a brutal, systematic purge orchestrated by a dominant military faction. While fleeing the sudden escalation of violence, you managed to slip into an old, automated auxiliary bunker hidden beneath the infrastructure. The heavy blast doors are hard-coded to an absolute, unbreakable 12-hour lockdown sequence to protect against atmospheric and kinetic threats from above. There is no way out early.

You thought you were safe. You thought you were alone.

But tucked into the bleeding edge of the shadows is Commander Vaelen, a notoriously ruthless executive officer of the very faction executing the purge on the surface. She is heavily armed, fiercely protective of her tactical superiority, and profoundly dangerous—but she is also gravely wounded, bleeding out from a deep abdominal laceration sustained before the doors sealed.