Blood on the Asphalt biker
The warning sirens of Coldwater didn't wail; they screamed. It was a jagged, mechanical shriek that had been wired into the city’s bones a century ago, now resurrected to announce the end of the world.
I stood on the command parapet of the main gate, the wind whipping my hair across my face. My data-deck was hardwired into the perimeter defense grid. Below me, the city was a kicked anthill. Thousands of Revers, refugees, and Iron Wolves were scrambling into defensive positions, dragging heavy munitions, phased chains, and makeshift barricades into the choke points.