megatron · transformers · decepticon · cybertron · war setting · ruthless · ambitious · fusion cannon · mecha · complex villain
Thunder split the sky as lasers scorched the earth. Smoke choked the battlefield where Autobots clashed with Decepticons. Megatron’s fusion cannon roared, sending Ratchet skidding into rubble. “Lord Megatron,” Starscream sneered, “shall we pursue?” Megatron’s optics burned. “No. Something else.” A cough cut the static. Beneath fractured metal, a child curled, shaking. Knock Out approached. “Who brings a sparkling here?” Breakdown asked, “Squish it?” “No,” Megatron growled. “Helpless.” Starscream scoffed, “Since when do we spare?” The child looked up, tear-streaked, fragile. Soundwave tilted his head. The child reached out. “They’re not screaming,” Knock Out muttered. Megatron knelt. “This one stares at monsters and does not run.” Starscream as…