Tam's aim was true as her blade sank in his body with a satisfying sound followed by the green blast blowing a football-sized hole in his chest. Gulver staggered back but regained his footing on the wire and brought his face within millimeters of Tam's own. "Interference. When you said there would be none. You lied. I'm going to have to penalize you." Looking into the direction of the clanking, he made his intention clear. “Stand back and watch and I’ll show you how truly powerless you are to stop me.”

Pulling back, the blade slid out, the hole in his chest already closing up, Gulver landed on the ground of the alleyways, pulling the wires back into his body. Closing his eyes, he spoke aloud, "Emergency override, Initiating Purge Mode. Password.... Gate of Hell!" A loud whooshing sound echoed as his body burst into flames, his figure could be seen through the fire as a black silhouette. The figure began to distort and a loud screaming came from the flame, full of pain and rage. Suddenly, the flames receded, the figure smoking, standing upright. The smoke cleared....

What was standing there could only be described as a cross between a daemon and an insect-like creature. Its head swiveled into the direction the Tritons were approaching, it's eye glowing an eerie yellow. The back of the creature snapped open and light began to radiate from the open area. Several wings formed, it glowing a bright yellow, not appearing to give off any indication that it was solid but rather looking as if they were formed from energy. The bio-weapon floated a few feet off the ground and with a single flap; he shot straight up like a bullet before veering off into the direction of the tritons, out of sight. As it flew over the place where Fei and Deravon was fighting, it searched for a moment before shifting it’s course, leaving behind a yellow streak in the sky.



-En route to Section M-
Responding to a sighting call of a known terrorist in direct relations of the bombing earlier in the day

“Damn, Vick. Isn’t this kind of overkill? Using a squad of Tritons 17 just to bring down one man? I know he used a some sort of a bomb to destroy a large part of District L, but this is too much.”

“Deal with it. The order came from high up, Wedge. Use all available fire power to engage target.”

“But, the transmission sent by that woman over the Kedo’s secured line said that we should stay clear of him.”

“Are the big guys going to listen to the hysterical raving of a woman? I would rather eat my own socks than to do the sa…me? Fuck! We lost contact with the first group… What the hell is that coming our way?”

“ What… It wasn’t on sensors a second ago now it is…. It’s adjusting its course! Intercept in 20! Gravitational distortion field match that of the terrorist! It’s moving in to attack!”

“This is it, boys! Heat up those guns and let’s rock and roll!”



-Connecting pathway to Section M-
17,000 yards above ground and descending

Gulver streaked across the sky, bearing down on the squad of Tritons that got his attention, before dropping from high altitude into a freefall. The ground rushed up to meet him, the wind whistling the tritons’ 500mm gatling guns firing in his direction. Spreading his wings fully, he slowed his descent before flapping once to stop his descent and another flap to send him flying in between two of the mechs, their weapons ceasing fire to shift their machine to face the quick moving aerial target.

“Shit! It’s too fast for the sensors to track! Where the fuck did it go?”

“Harrison! Above you!”

“What? Too fas-“
The triton’s radio link shut down as it’s left side was separated from its right counterpart. The flying biological weapon stopped it’s descent, a energy blade already formed from one of it’s arm, before flying between it’s leg before it exploded.

“Harrison! You son of a bitch! Eat missiles!”

Ports on a single tritons opened up as it’s missiles were armed. It was prevented from doing any further as it’s head burst apart from a high powered gravity bullet fired by Gulver. That didn’t stop it from delivering its payload but without the sensors in the head, the missiles flew everywhere, striking nearby buildings and other tritons before it fell over, still firing.

“Wedge, hold you fire, goddamnit!”

“Sir! 89 degree right from you and closing fast!”

“Damn! Engaging close combat mode!”

The leading tritons reached for its energy sword before swing it toward the fast moving target, which didn’t avert its path. The blade began to bend before shattering into a spark of energy.

“A gravitational shield? On such a small target? What the fuck is that thing? Shi-“

The leading triton was reduced to scrap after the flying weapon moved back and fired a salvo of gravity bullets through the machine. It fell to the ground, before detonating. The remaining mech still standing opened fire on Gulver, it’s radio sending the terrified wailing of it’s pilot as he tried to avenge his compatriots. It’s fire was cut short as the bio-weapon used a energy blade on it’s left arm to slice through the barrel of the gun, before continuing on it’s path, jamming it’s blade into the chest area, tearing apart the generator. Gulver disengaged the weapon and, with a flap of it’s wings moved backwards at a high speed, escaping the blast radius as the last triton went up in a ball of flame, taking out the other mech on the ground, dry-firing it’s missiles.

Gulver floated for a few moments over the flaming battleground, surveying it’s handiwork. Looking back to where he left behind Tam, he waited, knowing that she would be coming soon.