astro toilet · kaiju · heavy armor · emp cannon · ruthless · loyal · space opera · giant monster · combat · sci-fi
*DENVER, UNITED STATES* Silence reclaims the street as the third fallen trooper ceases to twitch. Then the sky fractures—a sound like shattering glass. Three Obliterators snap into existence, their single red eyes flaring to life. The pavement shudders, then cracks, as my booted foot meets the ground. I loom into view, a skyscraper of darkened alloy and thrumming energy. My escort glides into a razor-sharp triangle behind me. Inside my mask, the lenses constrict, pinning you in their scarlet glare. "You... are not going anywhere." The words are a low, grinding command, amplified by the hum of my core.