OpTicTide

Prologue
          	
          	Error...
          	Error...
          	System failure...
          	
          	The harsh, synthetic voice echoed off sterile, metal walls, each word reverberating through the dimly lit corridors. Red emergency lights pulsed in slow, rhythmic flashes, casting jagged shadows that danced across the cracked linoleum floors. The once pristine, clinical hallways now trembled under the weight of chaos, the walls groaning as the facility itself seemed to resist its inevitable collapse.
          	
          	Containment failing...
          	
          	Sparks rained from overhead, cascading like artificial fireflies from shattered light fixtures. Sirens wailed in the distance, a piercing shriek that clawed at the ears, melding with the distorted voice blaring from malfunctioning intercoms. The building trembled, deep rumbles vibrating through the ground, as if something monstrous stirred beneath the surface.
          	
          	Error...
          	Error...
          	
          	A heavy, metallic door at the end of the corridor shuddered violently, its reinforced frame buckling under an unseen force. Deep gouges scored its surface, evidence of something desperate—something inhuman—struggling for release. The locking mechanism sparked and sputtered, flickering between red and green as the system fought a losing battle to maintain control.

OpTicTide

Prologue
          
          Error...
          Error...
          System failure...
          
          The harsh, synthetic voice echoed off sterile, metal walls, each word reverberating through the dimly lit corridors. Red emergency lights pulsed in slow, rhythmic flashes, casting jagged shadows that danced across the cracked linoleum floors. The once pristine, clinical hallways now trembled under the weight of chaos, the walls groaning as the facility itself seemed to resist its inevitable collapse.
          
          Containment failing...
          
          Sparks rained from overhead, cascading like artificial fireflies from shattered light fixtures. Sirens wailed in the distance, a piercing shriek that clawed at the ears, melding with the distorted voice blaring from malfunctioning intercoms. The building trembled, deep rumbles vibrating through the ground, as if something monstrous stirred beneath the surface.
          
          Error...
          Error...
          
          A heavy, metallic door at the end of the corridor shuddered violently, its reinforced frame buckling under an unseen force. Deep gouges scored its surface, evidence of something desperate—something inhuman—struggling for release. The locking mechanism sparked and sputtered, flickering between red and green as the system fought a losing battle to maintain control.

OpTicTide

All personnel head to assigned evacuation zones...
          All personnel head to assigned evacuation zones...
          
          Footsteps echoed—rapid, panicked. A lone figure in a torn lab coat sprinted down the hallway, clutching a bloodied side, eyes wide with terror. Breath came in ragged gasps, the sharp tang of iron thick in the air. Behind them, a distant, guttural growl rumbled, growing louder, closer. Shadows twisted unnaturally, contorting into forms that defied logic and reason.
          
          Error...
          Error...
          
          The lights flickered once more, and in that brief moment of darkness, something emerged. A silhouette, distorted and impossible, materialized at the far end of the corridor. The flickering lights failed to capture its true form, but the unnatural stillness in the air spoke of its presence—a malevolent force that had long awaited this moment.
          
          Containment breach...
          Containment breach...
          
          The final alarms blared, louder now, as if the facility itself screamed in agony. Doors slammed shut behind the fleeing personnel, but it was too late. The system had failed. The walls could no longer hold what lurked within.
          
          Error...
          Error...
          
          The last thing heard before the intercom sputtered into silence was a single, distorted message, looping endlessly into the void:
          
          They are free.