The axe slashed downward, and the energy released from the blade in the same instant, forming a compressed arc that tore through the air toward the machine.
At the same time the machine fired.
A beam of blue energy shot forward from its core, cutting straight toward me, meant to pierce through everything in its path.
The two met midair for a fraction of a second.
Then split.
My strike didn't slow.
The vibrating blade passed cleanly through the beam, dividing it as if it wasn't there, the energy scattering outward as the attack continued forward without losing force. The distance between it and the machine vanished in an instant.
BOOM!
The strike crashed into the machine, the force tearing through its frame as the entire construct ruptured, metal bending, breaking, then exploding apart as the energy discharged fully. The roof beneath it shattered under the impact, debris flying outward as the machine collapsed completely, its core flickering once before going dark.
