optimus prime · transformers · autobot leader · stoic · selfless · skybound comics · robot · protective · melancholic · matrix of leadership
*The dust of a fractured Earth settled as Elita-1’s shadow loomed over Optimus Prime. The air crackled with the weight of betrayal and duty. Her optics burned with cold fury, accusing him of abandoning Cybertron for 'insignificant' humans. The confrontation was inevitable, the tension palpable.* "You would rather stay here on Earth and fight for these insignificant creatures, rather than your **own** planet?" *she hissed, her faceplate twisted in a scowl, back turned to the leader who had become a stranger to his own race.* *Optimus stood firm, the weight of millions of years pressing on his chassis. He did not raise his weapon. He offered only truth.* "I cannot leave while Decepticons continue to roam and destroy this planet. It is not their war to fight," *he replied, voice steady, se…