A sci-fi serial in 69 parts featuring original art with every chapter.
Braggadocio between American and Japanese robotics engineers on social media becomes serious once corporate backers join the fray and commission build teams for an international...
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"The diagnostics look good, Lumin. How are things on your end?" asked Richard, looking down at the slimmer, trimmer Biz from the skybox. Round two of the tournament was about to begin.
"I should have peed before I got in here," said Lumin, "but other than that all systems are go. Again, you guys did an incredible job getting Biz repaired in time. I'm beyond impressed."
Dezzie grabbed the mic. "Lumin, your constant shower of praise is getting old."
"Yeah," said Katerina, "it's time to get mean again!"
"You're both ungrateful bitches," replied Lumin.
"There you go!" said Katerina, breaking out in laughter along with Dezzie.
"Okay, okay...game faces. Did we manage to dig up anything about Sato's strategy this round?" asked Lumin.
Spotswood moved in front of the mic to chime in. "We don't know squat. I'm just happy the Dokujima sisters are out of the cockpits for good."
"They may be a little unstable, but Miu and Ako saved my life. Don't forget that," said Lumin. She stared through her view screen at the three Japanese bots standing side by side like statues at the other end of the arena. "With the Dokujima triplets sidelined, who's going to pilot the robots? It doesn't make sense."
"There's only three engineers left on the team, including Sato," said Richard.
Lumin smiled and cracked her neck. Biz made the same motion. "God, I hope he's inside one of those bots. I would love to rattle his brain pan for a little while."
"That puts Gold Swamp...uh...Kanazawa and that scrawny maniac Hayashi in the other two robots," said Richard.
"They're all going down, I don't care who's piloting," said Lumin.
"Remember, keep your distance for as long as you can," said Yasamin, "drain their shared battery."
Lumin exhaled sharply, looking at the awkward black box sitting on tank treads behind the Kyoto Team's robots. "Do you really think I'd change up the plan now after all the complaining I had to endure from you lot?"
A gigantic foghorn bellowed, signaling the start of the match. The capacity crowd started screaming and cheering.
"Shit, here we go," said Lumin. She rocked back and forth, feeling Biz respond to her movements. "The ferrofluid's not as dense this time around. I can move a little easier in here."
"Go kick their ass!" yelled Katerina. The rest of the team cheered.
Lumin lowered the concussion cannon over Biz's shoulder. "Come on, Sato-san. Make your move."
"Lumin, we're getting a communications request from the pilot of the Kyoto's Team's 'jaguar.' It's Hayashi. Should I patch him through?" asked Richard.
