Revanche

(PROSE: Engines of War C1) AP

Jan 14th, 2019
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  1. She pushed herself up onto her knees, hefting the Dalek weapon to her shoulder and sighting along the length of the notched barrel. She drew a bead on the head of the Degradation with the cannon, took a deep breath, and fired.
  2. The weapon issued a short, powerful blast of energy, and the force of its discharge almost sent her reeling. She kept her shoulder locked in position, steadying herself. The air filled with the stench of burning ozone.
  3. Her aim was true, and the energy beam lanced across the mutant's bronze carapace, scoring a deep, black furrow and detonating one of its radiation valves. It did not, however, have the desired effect of causing its head to explode in spectacular fashion, instead eliciting an altogether more unwelcome response.
  4. 'Under attack! Under attack!' bellowed the Degradation, rotating its head a full 180 degrees to scan the top of the escarpment. 'Human female armed with Dalek neutraliser. Exterminate! Exterminate!'
  5. Panicked, Cinder glanced at the gun in her hands. What had gone wrong? She'd never known a Dalek to survive an energy blast from one of its own weapons. Did this new kind of mutant have specially reinforced armour?
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