And that was Cacophony’s cue…
A low rumble built in the chest of the wolf as he launched himself through the entrance, body slamming against the archway and causing it to crumble and begin to flake away from the force. Dark embers were visible inside his mouth as he launched himself towards Zero, paws slamming against red armor as the full force of his impressive body size and weight both crashed down on him.
Kai smiled grimly as his buster started to charge. The wolf was able to attack Zero, a feat that the reploid couldn’t copy. Instead his focus was forced onto the young male. A powered energy shot was aimed for Aerin’s chest as the purple-and-gold armored maverick dropped down from his perch, expression near maniacal.
“I’ll fucking kill you-”
Not Aerin. At least, the sentiment wasn’t aimed at him, even if Kai could only talk to him.
Everything was happening so fast.
His eyes widened as he watched the wolf tackled Zero. If he could call it that, anyway. He was so distracted by this, that the only thing to really bring him to his senses was-
A charged buster shot to the chest.
There was no time to react as the contact had been made. The sheer force of the shot sending the reploid flying backwards. A loud thud could be heard as his body hit the floor.
There was a hole in his chest. And his body was put into immediate shutdown.
He’s dead, Jim-He should have been prepared-
It was the only real thought that crossed through Zero’s mind as the– Calling it a wolfbot felt like it was doing the thing a disservice. It was far too large, far too powerful, and its weight had Zero slamming back into the electrified cage that surrounded Rebecca.
A scream was ripped from the blond’s throat as his whole body seized, synthetic muscles locking up from the voltage racing through him. The pain was intense but Zero forced himself to reach up, hands twinning through the thick fur of the wolf as his back connected with the ground. It helped to support him, but he still felt like he could feel something snapping inside of himself as his vision flashed bright white and blinding.
Breathe in. Breathe out.
His body felt half-paralyzed, but a sharp and forceful jerk had his knee snapping up to connect with the abdomen of the wolf. Zero’s reward was a set of hot teeth sinking down against his shoulder, melting through his armor to pierce his chest and shoulder. It was likely he would have screamed again- but all the air seemed to’ve been forced out of him with the last attack-
Everything happened incredibly fast, from Zero getting slammed into her cage and breaking it, to Aerin getting shot through the chest.
Everything seemed to be going in slow motion now, her blue eyes wide as she tried to comprehend what had just happened.
“Pa- Ae-”
She seemed to choke on the words as she just stared. Her Papa’s blood on the floor, and the smoking hole that used to be Aerin’s chest armor.
Something seemed to snap in her head. It was all her fault. She was stupid enough to get caught and used as bait. This was her fault.
Aerin was going to die, and it was all her fault.
Zero could die, and it was all her fault.
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