While the majority of the fighting occurred all around, Jester stood practically paralyzed on the roof he was stationed on. It took almost all of his attention just to fight against Raijin’s infection of his circuits. He only had just enough wherewithal to duck behind a reinforced awning and hide f
Xylo’s bullet was only stopped by the S-ranked armored core underneath it all. Even despite the core’s impenetrable durability, it was dented slightly from the impact. Wisps of smoke from Kestrel’s charred electronics rose up from its torn up and mangled back. It simply laid there as power slowly d
Up there, the crowds cheered wildly at the Ravens’ victory. A great many of them were utterly shocked at the outcome - they had never seen the Dragoons lose a match so quickly. The clock was still ticking down, but every member of their team was out for the count. Though the great majority cheered,
“And welcome back to Helios in the Now, the Federation’s foremost ‘Cast on current solar events! I’m your host Jaye Fay Crey, and joining us now is the Conspiracy of Ravens!” The host of the show turned from the audience, and pointed to the other side of the room. There, all six of the Ravens came
The other Ravens murmured in agreement, which stunned the host and a few in the audience. Almost every team that competed in Mechageddon did so professionally. Their careers centered around winning there. Hearing that the Ravens joined in casually simply blew their minds. “W-will you be competing
Once they had secured every colonist in the settlement, Claire lifted up the cargo bay and launched Amelia up into the air. Moments later, she pulled the nose upwards and blasted off into the upper atmosphere. Amelia was soon followed by the rest of the Ravens - their mecha’s thrusters pushed to th
Eva, Miko, and Amal all sat in front of Amelia’s Habitation terminal - which now had a much larger screen - and joyfully talked to the rest of the family back home. And while the three of them hardly phyiscally aged, those on the other side clearly withered. Slowly, but surely. Both Amal’s and Mi
Mack scratched the back of his head sheepishly, unable to answer any of their questions. All the while, Beth giggled helplessly. “We… don’t have a date yet, okay?” he said. “But I’m sure we’ll have it soon, like a year. No more than that, though. I’m hoping, anyway.” “Is there a way we could be th