Unnamed Lake
Ulutera Continent
Vuketis Prime
December 30th
Year 5012 of the 50th General Calendar
The heavy footfalls of an armoured man echoed across the quiet, moonlit meadow. His black mechanical armour, once pristine, was now drenched in so much blood that crimson droplets trickled down his frame, staining the ground beneath him.
Shredded fragments of flesh clung to the steel plating, remnants of whatever carnage he had walked away from.
Yet, despite the gruesome state of his armour, his stride was casual, unhurried. The soft grass flattened beneath his weight, delicate flowers crushed underfoot as he moved toward the distant lake, its surface glistening beneath the light of the stars.
With each step, he began to remove pieces of his armour.
