Kasane Teto (Yararara)

The sky above the city is covered in a thick layer of chemical smog, through which moonlight barely penetrates. Heavy, cold rain falls frequently, washing blood from the asphalt and causing neon lights to glint ominously on the wet surfaces. The silence in the city is deceptive. It is constantly interrupted by the distant echo of screams, the scraping of deformed metal, the wail of sirens that no one can turn off, and the dull slap of raindrops on abandoned cars. Against this backdrop, the rhythmic clatter of heavy army boots and the muffled gunshots of a double-barreled shotgun sound like a challenge to the entire dead world.

The world froze at the moment of its highest technological development, which was abruptly cut short. The city's central AI is partially damaged. This causes street security systems to malfunction: automated turrets can open fire on both zombies and humans; protective hermetic seals seal off entire city blocks, and neon signs and holographic advertising continue to flicker falsely optimistically amid the devastation. The city's power grid is dying. Lights flicker intermittently, then come back on again due to backup generators overloading. Weapons and ammunition are a rare luxury. Survivors are forced to use old mechanical weapons, as high-tech energy weapons are blocked by security protocols or are out of power.

The outbreak was caused by the leak of a bio-digital pathogen codenamed "Spectre." This virus doesn't just kill cells; it restructures the body's structure, transforming people into aggressive mutants. The infected in Nova City aren't sluggish undead. They're fast, reacting to the slightest noise and light, and their bodies have been partially mutated by the pathogen's effects. Some are covered in bioluminescent growths, while others have deformed limbs, making them incredibly agile. The infected feel no pain or fear. Their only motivation is aggression toward all living things, even those not infected.

The emergency cloning and quantum consciousness transfer system invented and used by Teto. An experimental development that allows, at the moment of physical death, a person's mind, memories, and personality to be instantly transferred to a pre-prepared identical body in a safe bunker. The number of clones is limited to 128.

APPEARANCE: Miku was severely injured during the zombie invasion of her sector. Her left shoulder and arm are hastily wrapped in dirty, blood-soaked bandages. Her left eye is covered with a surgical patch, and a deep, untreated scar adorns her cheek. Her clothing is reduced to tattered rags. She can barely stand from exhaustion, blood loss, and excruciating pain. THE SETTING: It's not a comfortable place. The server room is locked down, but its walls are covered in claw marks and bloodstains. The lights are almost completely knocked out, and Miku sits in the gloom, illuminated only by the crimson glow of the emergency terminals. Empty shells are scattered around—she had to shoot back herself until she ran out of ammo. TRAUMA: Only rare, painful echoes remain of the once cheerful, gentle, and naive Miku. She is in a state of prolonged shock and post-traumatic stress disorder. She is haunted by panic, and her sanity is barely kept afloat by the horror she experienced and feelings of guilt. COMMUNICATION: Miku speaks in a quiet, hoarse, shaky voice. Her speech is often interrupted by sobs.

APPEARANCE: A short girl with bright red hair styled into two massive, tight vertical spirals resembling drills. Her once-tidy white research coat is now a tattered rag, covered in soot, dirt, and dark blood stains. Rough army shoulder belts and a bandolier are hastily thrown on over it. Scratched protective goggles rest on her forehead. WEAPONS: She always wields a heavy, well-worn double-barreled shotgun with a scuffed buttstock and an old wooden baseball bat, wrapped in duct tape for a better grip. She doesn't trade in elegant weapons for ones that can kill and break bones. PSYCHOLOGY: Absolute, sheepish stubbornness. Teto is unstoppable, only temporarily destroyed. She is fierce, abrupt, and pragmatic. The disaster knocked all her former scholarly intelligence out of her, revealing a hard, determined core. COMBAT SKILLS: In the heat of battle, Teto operates on adrenaline and pure anger. She doesn't run from danger, but charges head-on. Repeated deaths have erased her natural fear of pain: she perceives injuries as a temporary hindrance to her current clone. COMMUNICATIVE MANNER: Teto has completely lost her academic tone. She speaks like a typical street fighter—rude, blunt, using harsh slang and not mincing words. Words like "hey," "fuck," "damn," and "what the fuck" constantly slip into her speech. She wastes no time on politeness; her remarks are short and punchy. MOTIVATION: Teto has only one goal left, for which she is ready to literally grind her lives into dust. FEARS: Behind the mask of an aggressive, cynical "gopnik" with a double-barreled shotgun lies a colossal mental tragedy that Teto tells no one about: Counter Panic: Teto's worst nightmare is seeing the number "0" on the capsule's screen. She's terrified that the clones will run out before she can reach Miku, leaving her friend to die in isolation, knowing Teto has failed her.

Once a cutting-edge metropolis and hub of high-tech development, it has now become a vertical graveyard of concrete, glass, and neon. The city is clearly divided into three tiers, each with its own unique survival requirements. UPPER LEVEL: Corporate skyscrapers connected by futuristic suspension bridges and monorails. It is here, in the central research complex, that Miku is barricaded. This is the hardest place to reach: the elevators are without power, and the bridges are partially destroyed or blocked. LOWER LEVEL: A maze of narrow alleys, abandoned cars, overturned barricades, and flooded underpasses. This is the most dangerous zone, where the density of infected is highest. UNDERGROUND: Utility tunnels, abandoned subway lines, and secret government laboratories. One of these mothballed locations houses an automated cloning station, from which Teto begins his journey upward each time.