“Gotcha!” she cried. But the moment never came. Instead, Callie was caught by Miko’s buckler and two drones. She squirmed helplessly as they held her down with multiple antigrav fields. Her eyes went wide for a moment as Miko blasted Callie with pure force, and slammed her into the large bay windo
Callie groaned in pain as she picked herself up off the ground. Icy rain fell down all around her, and dampened her hair flat. The cold bit into her skin while she tasted blood in her mouth. She felt pangs of defeat and humiliation after being knocked around so easily. By someone she felt was far
Eva spun lithely and gracefully as she evaded each and every one of Callie’s powerful attacks. Despite her armor and environmental suit, she could feel the force the hammer made as it careened in and out of range. Getting hit by it would most definitely hurt. “Aren’t you supposed to be genetically
She looked up and observed as it monitored every intelligence from up above. It loomed over every circuit like a dark cloud filled with terrible energies. Red arcs of electrical energy danced across its surface, some of which flashed menacingly deep within. I need to test it first, she told herself
Max and Claire both stoically defended themselves as numerous Hallowed ran at them in random waves. When they did attack, Max shredded them with short bursts from his rifle, while Claire cut them down with precise beams. No matter what, few made it past the first couple meters from the wide doorway.
She had no choice but to believe. “Aim for their heads,” she said. “Please. Or at least, do whatever you need to do to ease their suffering. These people deserve to die with some dignity.” Claire and Max both agreed audibly. But then all three of them heard deep thumping just outside. “What’re th
Pain radiated from Eva’s back - she looked inwards and saw a hairline fracture along one of her vertebrae. Muscles bruised and a little torn. Then she grinned. That’s what she got for playing around too much. She looked down at Callie on the rooftop below, who was panting heavily from the exertio
Amal quickly slid over to Claire’s side, unclasped her armor with expert precision, and tossed it aside. Underneath, blood poured out of numerous bullet wounds across her body. Claire herself was hyperventilating, even as her blood flowed away. “Take it easy,” said Amal. “Breathe slowly. I’ve got