Commander 6 stood frozen, gripping a gun with a crimson energy blade that extended from its barrel like a condensed beam. The humming edge vibrated with a deep resonance, as fresh blood hissed into steam across its surface, the heat so immense that every crimson droplet vanished into smoke the instant it touched the glowing edge.
"Ha...Ha...Ha..."
His chest rose and fell violently beneath the battered mech-suit as he stared at the headless body still moving from its remaining momentum.
The deactivated mech-suit staggered forward another step before its movements gradually slowed, every creak echoing through the silent chamber like the final breaths of a dying machine.
Commander 6 lowered his weapon with a trembling exhale and activated the communication module embedded inside his helmet.
"Delta Tower, respond. Commander 10 has been eliminated during a confirmed fragging incident after initiating hostile action against Commander 6. Threat neutralised."
