"Jesus Christ" Hyacinth turned her attention back to Heather, wiping the dust, bits of debris, and thick red fluid off of herself, "This is a real threat." Unsure what to do, Rose also turned to Heather. There he sat cross-legged, hugging his daughter and breathing heavily with his eyes closed, rocking her back and forth as he bled from the shoulder stumps on his back, "Thank you, sweetie. You saved me." "Heather?" Rose asked, "Are you sure this is a good idea?" He let out a sigh, and opened his eyes, looking vacantly at the ground. "No, but it's our only lead." Heather turned to look up at Rose, "Don't you want to know what's happening? Why we're-"
The entire room shook violently, and a synthesized voice broadcast through the entire Shell, "MEGASYSTEM DRIVER ELIMINATED, SWITCHING POWER INPUT OVER TO PATHOS AND LASCERA"
Hyacinth smirked as she picked a chunk of Somat from between the teeth of her weapon, and looked over at Rose with confidence. "I think we've found our next targets." The three ducked through the opening Somat had created in the wall, and continued their trek.
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Soulless Beauty Aorta
Science FictionIn a future too far for human numbers, on a gigantic biomechanical planet, four souls awake, trapped inside android bodies, and search for the truth they may not want to discover. Sci-fi/Horror/Thriller/Drama R H G H R H G H R H G H R H G H R H G H...
