Raptor One – Chapter 36
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I wake up because of a loud ‘Thump’ resounds, so i lift my head and scan around.
The crew quarter is still a mess, damaged parts everywhere, torn pillows, rattling components, the area is bad.
“At least they repaired the door to the locker” i mutter as i get up and walk into the rec room.
Getting inside the rec room i see Zu and her pack walking to where i was before seeing me and stopping.
“Hey, good morning Omega, we are docked at Beta Stratta and was coming to get you sorted out.” Zu say to me lifting a hand in hello.
I don’t say a word as i stay in place looking at the group, then i look at me and Lemi...
The entire pack... And Lemi have the black aura... Death is around the corner of their lives...
“Omega?” The Li sisters ask at the same time.
I open my eyes and focus on the pack, my eyes smoking as i look their way.
“O - Omega?” The entire pack ask showing a terrified look.
“The chain of life on all of you had to break when you where intercepted by the pirates, there where no survivors...” my psionic capacity was maxed long ago, i have plethora of experience, and clairvoyance was mastered long ago “Because my existence appeared in your lives and i meddled with destiny your death was delayed, but now it came back with revenge as i feel the distinct aura of a reaper close by ready to reap your lives... And take Lemi’s along as consequence...”
The entire pack freeze at my words, Zu looks demoralized, the Su brothers are muttering things in shock, and the Li sisters just froze in place eyes wide.
I give a growling sigh, a loud jet of red smoke leaves my mask and snap everyone back as they look at me
“May the debt of death be paid in blood by me.” I say, not a yell, nor a whisper.
I feel the hidden Reaper appear behind me as everyone shudder in sync.
I feel the Reaper flip the sand clock and the death aura surge into me.
‘Very well, the price has been paid.’ A ghostly wind revolves around me, the faint sound of skeletal laugh resounds as the Reaper fades from my Psionic detection range.
I close my eyes back as the entire pack and Lemi starts shouting at me, asking why i did that.
I just sigh and ignore it.
“Zu. Keep Lemi with you. Lemi, stay beside Zu. You all, close up just in case.” I fire off orders as we leave the ship
Lemi did not want to obey as she stubbornly cling to me.
“Lemi, this is am order.”
She don’t budge.
“Lemi... Don’t force me.”
She finally see reason and uncoil me and move beside the pack.
Getting out of the ship from the cargo bay we start walking into the station as i stay in front just in case
As we walk beside the ship a group of five demon looking people walk by at the other end of the hangar, one of then, a female is wielding a big kinetic rifle, as they chat out.
“Bah! Don’t worry! I made sure i emptied out this Anti armor overcharged kinetic sniper rifle! Look, it’s also faulty! It won’t fire, i tried.” The demonkin girl says as she starts clicking the the trigger non stop.
I look a little up and see the Reaper above the demonkin girl, it’s burning eyes locked on me.
‘Click’ ‘Click’ ‘Click’ ‘Click’ ‘Click’ ‘BANG!’
A sound so loud that the entire pack fell on their rear disoriented, my ears just plain out puffed, not working.
The entire world crawl to a stop as my mind enter overdrive
*DANGER! ANTI-ARMOR KINETIC EMP-HE SLUG INCOMING! EVADE!* OP chimes in
*DANGER! Slug trajectory if evaded will hit a fully charged capacitor close to the entire group, chance of group survival, 5%.* Sigma also chimes in
My eyes snap open as i look death in the eye.
Activate ‘Asura’s Wrath’, enter ‘Low stance’, adjust body and hands for ‘Deflection’, flare kinetic shield into overload. STAND. YOUR. GROUND.
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I watch as the slug fly my way, I'm hunched forward, arms ready as the slug hit my kinetic shield, the kinetic shield flare up brightly before suddenly dying out, the slug unaffected as it blast into my left arm, it manage to slightly change the slug course before blasting my arm flying and hitting my right arm with force, this time i managed to deflect further the slug while only getting a hole on my right arm as it slump down disabled.
Then came the blast on my angled chest, i got no time to truly deflect the slug as the slug pierces my chest armor, destroy my heart and blow a big hole on my back as it explodes inside me.
Black blood flies out of me mostly from my back as a black flower like pattern emerges as my blood spew out of my body, my left arm land with a loud crash after hitting the side of ISS – Tenacity
I vomit four jets of black blood from my Pressure mask into the air with the last of the air i had because of the blow as i fall into my knees.
“WARNING! WARCASKET INTEGRITY AT 1%!” I somehow hear Sigma scream out loud
*WARNING BODY DAMAGE CRITICAL!*
*ACTIVATE ‘DULLAHAN’!*
*ERROR! ERROR!*
*NANITE NOT RESPONDING!*
*WARNING!!!*
*WARNING*
*WARN*
*WA*
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I see the ground slowly approach me, from the corner of my eyes i see the entire pack running disoriented my way along with Lemi before the light in my eyes fade out...
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“Is that all you got? You’re practicing not only a martial art, but also discipline and morality, so get off the ground, lift up your head, and start hitting back!”
“YES SENSEI!”
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My mind jolt back from the blackness, the memory ingrained on me, as all the tempering i have gone through slowly return to me.
Then i finally snap the chain keeping the dark side of me.
*’Dullahan’ activated*
*Will at –100....*
*Wrath... WRATH... WRATH!!!*
*’Wrath Protocol’ Created. ‘Wrath Protocol’ assimilated Alpha and Mimic Protocol.*
My head, all my senses return with full force as i get up, my armor screaming, not in protest but in anger as it releases red smoke, the sound of components working overdrive is crisp and clear.
I focus my eyes on the demonkin girl as she looks terrified at my smoking eyes as electricity course outside my body starting from my eyes.
My mask in open, but no sound is released, there’s no lung for it, but my sharp teeth are at full blown view.
Every step i take resounds with a heavy ‘THUD’ before a ‘WHIR’ sound resounds as i lift my other feet forward.
I stop in front of the terrified group and look up at the Reaper.
The crackling of bones resounds as it laughs, the giant bone scythe on it’s shoulder, the sands of death dangling in it’s skeletal wrist inside it’s hourglass.
The Grim Reaper takes it’s bone scythe and swing it’s blade where my heart should be, the pain can’t be measured.
Then knowledge.
*Psionic mastery, max. Graviokinesis, max. Telekinesis, max. Claivoyance, max.*
*The Grim Reapers Friend... Detected.*
*Grim Reapers Knowledge... Detected.*
*’Reaper Protocol’ Created and activated*
The Grim Reaper take out it’s bone scythe out of my chest, nod to me then disappears.
Then i feel something growing on my Neck sensor, looking down is a very small Hourglass with black sand, it stays connected to me by a golden chain, the same color as the hourglass.
Looking back the terrified group i was about to make a move, but a group of three squads followed by three medics enter running inside the hangar.
The medics seeing my state run my way, and the guards also see my state and the group.
“HALT!” the leader of the guards yell as they run my way
I slowly look their way, and they almost topple over each other in fright as the leader try to correct herself.
“I- I mean, please wait...” She stutter, so i stay in place and adjust my posture.
“Tyrant’s Wrath active, self repair system about to activate, any non biological material around the host will be consumed.” Sigma chimes in with a high and clear voice full of wrath.
I look up as i finally feel my lungs and heart, so i sigh, the jet of smoke leaves black at first but soon become red again as i ignore the dumbstruck medics as they look my organs remake itself.
“WHAT ARE YOU DOING! HELP HIM OR HALF THE STATION WILL BE DEVOURED FOR REPAIRS!!!” The guard leader yell at the medics that also double down as a engineer.
The guy get to work fast as he moves to my back and inject something on me.
“System resource received, starting non destructive ‘Self Repair’.” Sigma say, her voice still angry, but not as much as before.
I look at the demonkin group on the ground in chains as my eyes glow dangerously.
“Please don’t do nothing?” The guard girl ask me
I close my mask back again, but my voice resounds, the feeling of death being clearly given from it as i slowly say “Marked For Death”
Everyone that heard the words shudder as i see the aura of death slowly emanate from the group of five that are in chains.
The medics help me patch up with some combat stims while the engineer get my left arm back in place as Li’lak helps him repair my arm back.
I close my eyes and collect all the deactivated nanite blood as it floats up and surge into my armor then disappear back inside me as the medics give space and go look at the others.
“I have a feeling they won’t live more than 24 hours...” The guard girl say out loud and get a bunch of nods in reply.
The Medic slash engineer and Li’lak finish their job at helping putting myself together, so i test my arms and legs, no problem, holes? Nope, scars on the armor or ugly patchwork? Nope, the repair system converted the material.
“Sigma”
“Armor on standby, integrity at 75%.” Sigma responds
“Spacibo for the help.” I say to the Medic engineer and Li’lak.
The Medic engineer trembles a little at my voice but nod back and his way.
“What a mess.” Li’lak says.
“Second that” Li’luk reply.
“Third that” Su’ra chimes in
“Fourth that” Su’zu also says
“This is going to take some time to solve... Thanks for saving our lives Omega...” Zu’rahir say, her worried eyes locked on me.
I nod to her before sitting in seiza and meditating, i need to get this old feeling in check so i don’t go beserk....
*Protocol Operation knowledge analysis complete*
*Wrath and Reaper -> ‘Helheim Protocol’*
*Scavenger and Harvester -> ‘Yggdrasil Protocol’*
*Sub-system upgrade complete*
Status:
Health: 3/3 HP | 35/50 AP.
Wrath: 100/100.
Day: 9.
Month: 3
Time Shift: Space.
Age: 18
Credits: 0? (No change?)
Nanite storage: 5000 units/Max 10000 units, 50u Needed per day.
Mainframes:
Omega Protocol: Mainframe type.
Auxiliary Protocols:
Yggdrasil Protocol (O.P): Liberated.
Helheim Protocol (O.P): Liberated.
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ISS – Raptor One
Status
External Armor – 1/5
Internal Armor – 3/5
Walker Legs – 5/5
Weapons
Heavy Laser Cannon – 1/3
Heavy Laser Cannon – 1/3
Heavy Gatting Laser – 2/3
Heavy Gattling Laser – 0/3