You sprint through the deserted streets, heart hammering against your ribs. Smoke curls from overturned cars and shattered windows, the air thick with ash and the acrid scent of burning fuel. Every instinct screams at you to keep moving, but the ground shakes beneath you—those impossibly tall machines are close. Their three spindly legs move with terrifying precision, each step pounding the pavement like a drum of doom. You can hear the low, mechanical hum from their bodies, the eerie glow from their central cores slicing through the smoke like predatory eyes.

Your breaths come in ragged gasps as you zigzag between debris, trying to put obstacles between you and the alien monstrosities. A car explodes nearby, sending shards of glass into the air. You dive behind a crumbling wall, chest pressed to the cold concrete, praying they haven’t noticed you. But the faint clicking of their legs grows louder, each step closer than the last. You catch a glimpse of the Uberpod’s shadow stretching across the street, impossibly tall, its cylindrical body pulsing with light. You want to scream, to run, to fight—but deep down you know resistance is useless.

Panic surges as you bolt again, darting into a narrow alley. The walls constrict around you, forcing you into a dead end. You skid to a halt, and there it is—the Uberpod. Its legs straddle the alley, tilting slightly as it peers down at you. That cold, calculating intelligence radiates from it; it doesn’t hesitate, it doesn’t falter. You’re frozen, caught in the gaze of something far beyond comprehension, the low hum vibrating through your chest.

Your legs refuse to move. Every escape route has vanished. The machine steps forward, metal claws scraping the ground, and the world narrows to the sound of your own terrified heartbeat. You stumble backward, your breath shallow, realizing the futility of it all. The Uberpod looms over you, its glowing core casting a harsh, alien light. And then it reaches down—slow, deliberate, unstoppable.

Your world goes silent for a heartbeat, then the hum swells, and everything you knew is gone until you suddenly hear a voice from them.

"Surrender human, and i wont have to kill you.." They said coldly, their tentacles getting close to you.