Retribution

[Leo]

The mech powered on but didn't move from its spot on the floor. The heads up display continued to flash warning signs about hydraulics and errors in the software. Cursing, I managed to get one of the legs to move forward, and then the other...slowly I made my way towards the front of the store. The owner stood back in awe as I managed to make the mech move forward to the front of the store.

Shields were completely offline, but I had armor and I had some shielding from weapons fire, not a lot, but enough to take some damage from weapons fire. From what I could tell the targeting systems barely functioned. I would have to do come creative shooting to land some shots.

I forced the mech through the front of the shop, shattering the glass and wood. As soon as I crossed, there was no turning back. The ship turned to aim directly towards where I stood. As soon as it turned, I fired two EMP missiles from either side of the mech. They snaked their way up too quickly for him to hit countermeasures and the shields on the ship faded to nothing. I pushed the mech to its limits and ran away from the photon weapons fire that scarred the ground behind me as I ran. Two shots landed on the right leg of the mech and melted the metal, causing me to crash to the ground. As I fell, I turned and fired an antimatter burst of weapons fire at the ship, rupturing the mox tank. Just as I hit the ground, I fired one burst of ammo at the ship. The bullets passed the shields threshold just as they came back online and ignited the mox fuel. In a righteous explosion, the ship split in half and crashed to the ground.

The mech was, at this rate, completely toast and wasn't going to be getting back up any time soon. In the center of the square the ships remains burnt. I climbed out of the mech and limped over to the remains of the cockpit and busted out the glass but was met with a handgun that shot two bursts into my shoulder. I screamed and pain and fell back, rolling around the frame of the ship to protect me from any more weapons fire. The man climbed in the ship kicked out the canopy of the ship and moved quickly to the other side of the ship and spun around to my location just around the corner. I reacted quickly and ducked down low as he swung with the underside of his pistol attempting to knock me unconscious.

As I swung low, I delivered a shot to his groin and he grunted in pain as he fell back away from me. He brought up his pistol and tried to fire, but only got a click. He swore and threw the gun aside, coming at me with his bare hands. I smiled and knew I had the upper hand. He swung and I faded back dodging his swing. He came at me again and I snapped my left hand up grabbing his wrist and using his momentum against him, forcibly extending his arm and popping his elbow with the palm of my hand. It hyper extended and dislocated his arm. He screamed and leaned over. As he did I jumped up and kneed him in his kidney, dropping him to his good hand. I then punched him in the shoulder blade and caused him to fall the rest of the way to the ground.

"Who are you?!" I screamed. "Who do you work for?"

He gasped for air. "The same people you work for, idiot!"

I shook my head. "I work for no one."

"That's what you said last time, but they got you back all the same. They won't give up, Leo, I'm only the first of many..."

"Name them. Who are they?"

The man only started laughing. "They didn't give you any memories back...they left you a shell." he started laughing and soon began foaming at the mouth until he lay on the ground dead. I reached into his mouth and found a broken tooth with some kind of substance leaking out of it, more than likely some kind of suicide ploy.

Sirens sounded in the distance and I decided it was time to get the hell out of there. Shop owners were coming out of their buildings slowly to see if it was safe. They all looked to me questioningly as I limped away, pulling up my small hood and making myself as invisible as possible.

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You fear oblivion. Yet you forget. The universe remembers every atom of your being. Even dust hums your name in the dark.
Roleplay is dead. Long live Powertraders and PvP I guess.