The Aqua Belt Part 2: The Battle of Auction Day

Not a single soul was on once busy street Cynthia had just stepped into. It appeared that despite the debris and smoking craters on the cobblestones, there were no signs of dead bodies although the distressed wails could be heard multiple blocks away.

However, before she could decide her next move, a series of stable, heavy footsteps went into her ears, louder, louder, until Cynthia found herself under the shadow of a bipedal war machine. AB-Sentinel stomped closer, drawing to a halt some ten metres away. Sunlight became bladed lines on the edges of its dense, weathered armour plating. Despite of countless notches upon its exoskeleton, not a single dent was visible.

The machine's voice was mechanical thunder "Subject: identified. "Silver Lined" Cynthia. Status: criminal. Threat assessment: high valued target." Each of its powerful arms released a high pitch jet of pressured air from the joints. "Probability of escape: zero percent. Weapons: hot. Entering battle protocol. Ready to enforce Justice."

On the other side of the block of the same street, a large metallic object swooped down with a deafening gush of wind swipes before hovering just above the rooftops, effectively caught Cynthia in a pincer attack.

"HA! Found another one!" Unlike the bulky walker, AB-Stinger's voice was almost human, albeit a hyperactive one. "You there. Down there. I got you on my sensor! Don't even think of moving! I hate it when my target moves! These bullets are expensive and I really, really don't like missing the shots so stay still and relax! If I'm sound happy to meet you, that's because my default tone was programmed to be like this! I'm actually livid and out for blood of the meatbags! Namely, you!"

AB-Sentinel

Stamina 300
Strength 300
Speed 50

AB-Stinger

Stamina 200
Strength 75
Speed 225

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