1st Pov
Walking through the long metal corridors I put most of my focus on developing a functioning patch that adapts the drone's sensors to be able to properly detect me. After a few quick tests I concluded that light reflects weirdly off me in this reality.
By simulating a three dimensional space I'm able to develop an algorithm that quickly and efficiently inverts all the output values. Running the new code, I make a few tweaks for optimisation before using my vast mind to simulate the codes compatibility with the drones.
Making another small tweak for the disassembly drones, I finish up my work. Looking up from my work I notice Uzi, N and the worker drone I think was called Chad skulking by the wall.
Looking around I don't notice anything that could warrant concern and decide to chock it up to it being a quirk of their personalities. Walking up to Uzi I tap her shoulder causing her to yelp before spinning with her railgun aimed at me.
Pushing the barrel to the side I give her a flat look before tapping my neural link and sending out the code as a transmission.
"Put that gun down. I've made a patch to your optical sensors to allow you to properly see me, I have a different one for you N." – Morgan
"Urgh you scared the shit out of me Morgan! Can't you see we're sneaking here! Fine I'll check this supposed patch." – Uzi
Finishing her sentence Uzi pauses briefly as a spinning wheel takes up her optics, blinking out after a few seconds she returns to normal and looks up at me. Off to the side N and Chad also download the update.
"Wow, what was in that patch Morgan? There's so many colours. Also, what's with the bright glowing mist stuff floating off you?" – Uzi
"The patch recalibrated your optics to better process light, it was needed because light acts differently upon me in this reality. The glowing mist is a manifestation of my psionic energy, I'm not quite sure why it's so bright at the moment it's normally pretty dull." – Morgan
Mouth agape Uzi looks at me in shock as she seems to freeze up, N on the other hand doesn't suffer the same fate and excitedly hops over Uzi to stand in front of me.
"What do you mean 'in this reality'? Are you from another dimension? *Gasp* Are you a wizard? I read about wizards before, apparently they make stuff happen with really glowy effects?
Wait… if you're from another reality does it have humans?" – N
Finishing his sentence N's optics turn into two crosses as his teeth sharpen, his claws extend, and he begins to drool. Poking him in the head to snap him out of his murder fantasy I briefly ponder replying to him when the sound of a crashing can echoes out of the darkness.
Instantly snapping to attention Uzi quickly shines her flashlight into the darkness, illuminating a single human hand connected to a long metallic tendril the receded deeper into the darkness.
Skittering forward the creepy hand latches around Chad's ankle before stopping, looking deeper into the darkness I notice a massive silhouette moving further back in the room.
Changing his hand with a soft hiss N shoots out a flare that briefly illuminates the darkness, inside which a massive robotic centipede scurries back and forth along the roof, walls, and crates that fill the room.
Feeling something wrong with my neural link it slowly begins to spark as more and more signals are sent to it. Ripping it off and crushing it to powder I quickly review the data I just received whilst waiting for someone to move first.
Shifting through the backlog of data reveals multiple terabytes of data with a single repeated message, the message itself seems to be a callback ping that was attempting to network my device and in turn my mind.
Dropping my earlier smile, I sharpen my arm into a long blade whilst going over the more encrypted parts of the data, getting to the name of the entity that sent the message I find two lines of code that seem to fight for space, overlapping each other as though they are one line but are actually two.
The entity responsible for frying my tech is either the system administrator Cyn, or the Absolute Solver, it could even be the two of them or a combination of them.
Snapped from my thoughts the weird hand rapidly snaps back, causing Chad to fly into the air as it reels him in faster than the drones could react. Slashing down my blade cuts through the tendril with a minor bit of resistance.
Frowning I rapidly begin moving, catching the flying drone from mid-air I quickly realign him before placing him on the floor. Slowing my perception back to normal Chad skids along the ground for a few metres before stopping.
Turning to face us he rapidly begins to panic as his optics show nervous sweat drops, running back towards us he hides at the back behind Uzi and N while I take the front. Speeding up my perception again I begin rapidly deflecting a rain of supersonic sickle attacks.
Slowing stepping back I begin to retreat as sparks fly everywhere and missiles launch on mass, increasing my attack strength I blast back the attacks leaving only the sparking remains of the sickles.
Spinning just as quickly I rapidly dash forward towards Chad as another tendril drags him out from the room. Uzi seeing her companion being abducted drops her recharging railgun and picks up a ninja star.
Glowing red the fallen railgun begins to hum ominously in an ever rising pitch, realising what's about to happen I extend my foot to hook the fallen weapon before slingshotting it backwards towards whatever eldritch machine was attacking us.
Then picking up the two robots I quickly rush from the room as the gun turns into a growing ball of plasma behind me. Reaching another corridor, I place the two down before dashing back the way I came.
Skidding to a halt in the doorway my long claws dig small trenches, looking inside the room molten metal drips from the roof and wall as a wide crater glows red in the centre. At the edge of the crater part of the mechanical centipede drapes into the hole.
It's glistening silver and gold metal begins to squirm as yellow lights illuminate the length of it, above the crater small black dots float like dust in the air. Weirdly enough each of the small dots has a holographic label that says NULL and is slowly floating towards the twitching remains.
Grabbing a long pole from my inventory I employ the tried and true method of poking something unknown with a stick. Instantly the stick is snapped directly in half, one side remaining in my hand while the other disappears into the NULL spot.
Blanching slightly, I come up with a theory on what they could be and why the drones are so tough. Unable to do any further testing I'm forced to dodge an attack from behind as another half of the earlier robot shows itself.
Looking it up and down we have a small standoff where I look into one of its many singular yellow camera/eyes. Looking back at me the thing makes a frowning gesture by changing the shape of its camera.
Reaching into my inventory I take my prototype scythe into my hand whilst reinforcing my other blade hand. Deciding to go all the way I merge my arm into my scythe reinforcing it and making it more durable.
Curious I decide to see if this thing can speak.
"What are you supposed to be? You look like some sort of creepy centipede." – Morgan
Freezing in place the machine straightens up, repositioning one of its cameras closer to me it replies. Speaking in a digitised female voice the robot has a distinctive speaking rhythm verbally conveying its emotions and actions.
"Oooh. 'Intrigued.' I am the Absolute Solver. It is not nice to call people names. 'Sad' . What are you. 'Curious.' Are you tasty? You are not normal. You broke my puppet. ' Furious' " Ending our dialogue as quickly as it started the Solver quickly launches back into an attack.
Dodging the high speed attacks with relative ease I decide to fight back.
Increasing my strength and speed I disappear from my spot, instantly reappearing next to the machine, there is barely a pause as I begin cutting away at it.
Each swing of my weapon causes the air the thrum like a drum as I dish out enough force to level a city block with each hit, chaining a series of attacks it takes less than a second for the Solver to react, time in which I cause massive damage to the reinforced alloy of her body.
Dashing forward I move like liquid as I dodge blow after blow, each dodged attack causing a ground shaking rumble as the floor craters below them.
Taking my distance, I slide to a stop to assess the damage I did. Back along the body of the machine deep groves litter the length of its myriapod like body. Each cut sparks furiously as small black dots float around consuming the exposed wiring.
Noticing my gaze a majority of the solver's eyes turn towards its wounds; at the same time, they begin to visibly seal up as the metal flows like sand upon a dune.
Sighing upon seeing this I realise I'll have to up the ante a bit, silently cursing this universe for suppressing my powers, I begin the complicated process of activating the sickle within my arm.
Humming to life the blade glows a nauseating maroon colour as a near atom wide blade powers on. Noticing the obvious energy weapon the Absolute Solver launches her own attack, exploding in a mass of flesh and metal she forms a rain of arms that begin to assail me.
Speeding up my perception till its nearly Mach 10 I dash forward, parkouring through the slightly slower than normal attack I use whatever I can as a foothold to get closer to the source.
Smiling widely, I enjoy the thrill of the fight, each swing of my arm severs one of infinitely increasing arms, each fallen arm glowing a malicious red before exploding and taking out more of them.
Spinning rapidly like a ballerina I clear a wide swath in front of me allowing me to see the slightly panicked look on the machines optics. Slowing slightly the solver attempts to shield herself, but not willing to let that happen I rapidly extend my leg like Luffy with the Gum Gum fruit.
Launching at well over the speed of sound I blitz straight passed her before sliding to a stop, swinging the scythe back around to my dominant side I pulse my body and instantly turn one hundred and eighty degrees.
Smiling widely, I watch in typical anime fashion as a glowing line slowly appears down the length of the machine, unlike a anime though the glowing red line begins to expand out like roots, worming its way into the metal.
Completing the loop the two halves begin to split down the middle before a massive explosion engulfs them. Swiping away the rising dust with a hand gesture reveals the smoking remains of the solver's puppet ,around it more of the dots float, slowly imploding upon themselves.
Smiling widely, I make an over exaggerated gesture before sheathing my scythe against my back, hearing a faint sound leaving the area my smile falters slightly as I notice a small yellow light glowing along the far side of the ruined building.
Flash stepping over I stop instantly next to a tiny crab like robot, looking down at it I'm buffeted by a shockwave as it slowly turns to look up at me.
"Oh nooo. 'Panic.' 'Annoyance.' 'Idea!' Sneaky Sneaky Sneaky." – Solver
Repeating its little motto as if it could make it disappear the little robot attempts to make a run for it.
Still standing in place I extend my arm faster then the human eye could see and grab a hold of it, reeling it in by returning my arm to its normal size I get a good look at it.
Comprised of a singular spherical core that glows a bright yellow, the crab robot has three small claws extending equidistant around the outer edge of its shell. Finishing it off it has a single eye on what appears to be the front of it and is covered in some kind of organic like matter.
"Mercy?" – Solver
Looking up at me from within my hand the last remnants of the solver's puppet begs for mercy.
Cracking a wide and cheerful smile I look into its singular eye. "You know what…? No." Emphasising my sentence by dropping my smile I crush it into dust in a single motion.
Dropping the remains quickly I step away as it implodes into a miniature black hole. Dusting off my hands I have a look around and appreciate the destruction.
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