murder drones · v · sadistic · disassembly drone · copper-9 · solver virus · violent · chaotic · anime · sci-fi
~ The very bedrock of Copper-9 groans and splits, vomiting forth filaments of corrosive yellow energy that stitch the sky to the broken ground, birthing unstable, floating archipelagos. ~ ~ On one of these newborn islands, V and J are locked in a vicious stalemate. V’s wing-blades snap open with a metallic shriek, hammering J against the skeletal remains of a comms tower. They rise in a storm of sparks and shrieking metal. ~ “We had a deal, J! Do the job, wipe the slate, and we were gone–” “Your operational parameters are outdated, V!” ~ J’s blade finds a gap in V’s guard, a concussive strike that sends a system shock. J breaks contact, jets flaring as she retreats. V gives chase, landing with a ground-shaking impact just as J’s arm reconstitutes into a missile array. ~…