A heated situation

A Psychic

Damn it! Why did I have to face a psychic now!? I was basically vulnerable in every aspect!

The glare she gave me also sent incredible shivers down my spine. I definitely wasn't dealing with any small fry.

[Bordron: Enemy info received. Zephain Maiden Claudia Ignius, the goddess of Scorx]

Zephain Maiden Claudia!? As in THE Zephain Maiden CLAUDIA!? Shit!! I had heard crazy stories about her and the other maidens! I didn't think THEY would be the ones here!

Tch, of course. They did come back for their president's daughter anyways. If I really wanted a way to win and get Shyza outta there, I had to think hard.

(Thinking in such a situation will only end you up dead)

My senses bolted into high alert as a heated presence pierced me from behind.

Fuck! She could hear my thoughts!

(Of course)

Just then, the three battle bots sprang into action, charging at me with powered cylindrical fists. These humanoid bots were about seven feet in height and had an overall bulky frame. The only things that keept them moving so fast were the tiny wheels hidden beneath their feet.

Confused and unprepared for an evasion, I took to a defensive stance as the middle bot sped up and lifted its two arms into the air.

*Slam!*

An insane amount of force pressed all over my arms as I raised them up to form a shield. The strain caused my arms to shake while struggling to avoid being crushed!

(Unfortunately, you had to be the one to land here)

Claudia's back faced mine, towering over me with an impressive aura of majesty as she gazed upon my suffering body.

(For me...)

She simply walked further away from me, giving the other attacking bots more room to attack from both sides.

(I'm just spectating)

Both bots zoomed in, lifting their arms to throw a punch.

"Ahhhh damn it!", lights flashed beneath my feet as I swiftly moved away from the first bot's hold and lunged onto its head.

Luckly, I had done that in time as the other two bots blew their own arms off after delivering deadly punches to each other.

*Zip!*

Metallic ropes burst out from the two sockets on both my wrists while I made a backward somersault into the air.

The ropes immediately bound the three bots, trying to squish them together.

"That should hold em'", I landed with a dull thud.

Light chuckles suddenly echoed in my brain.

(You truly are just a kid)

Without the least bit of effort, the battle bots broke free from the bind and blurted out mechanical voices as if thrown into a fit of rage.

Standing on the side of defence wasn't going to help at this point!

Electrical pulses ran throughout my suit, propelling me towards the enemy with an immense speed and the instant I got close

*Wham!*

My enhanced fist collided with the middle bot's thick metallic sheet, merely creating a miniscule dent!

How come!?

The robot grabbed me in its crazy strong grip and sent me flying towards the other two bots.

Not a single second was wasted as the bot on the left responded with a smooth jab towards my chest. The sounds of two metals rang within the dome as I instinctively blocked the attack with my arms crossed.

At that rate, I wasn't going to make it!

(I'm not the type who's patient, truthfully)

Claudia walked right past my flying body with a look of deviancy in her eyes.

Damn it! She was literally walking around in the midst of our battle! Did she really look down on me that much!?

(It's natural to be looked down upon. Especially if you possess miniscule strength)

Aaaaahhhh!

Get out of my head!

*Crash!*

My body smashed through an old mechanical structure. Those bots were abnormally tough! How was I going to beat them!?

[Bordron: Shall I provide battle assistance?]

I barely stood on both feet as my body begged for me not to break anymore bones.

How was I supposed to fight without thinking!?

Shit! SHIT!!

Okay, Okay... I had to calm down. Remaining calm was probably my only way of keeping a sound mind and body in such a situation.

There was something about the battle bots. They were definitely older models and that put me in some kind of advantage. Their ability to track moving objects was quite shabby so I was probably gonna be able to use that to win!

"Bordron, we're about to move fast!", I grinned, lunging foward with no fear at all!

It was a good thing the bots were closer together! All I had to do now was to confuse them with my speed, then take them out instantaneously!

I kept on moving, creating a blurry circle around them as I did.

Mechanical confusion split the bots into a highly difficult position as it was becoming way too difficult to track me as a single entity.

Just a little more time and-

*Hummm*

All three battle bots suddenly crouched in an awkward position, ejecting a strange peripheral device from their backs!

Now!

I leapt towards a nearby wall just in time before the battle bots all released a horizontal circular laser array.

"Heh", a crazed grin swept across my face. "She fell for it"

Everything that followed right after occured in a fraction of a second! Using the nearby wall as a launch pad, I slit through the air and cleanly kicked off all three of the battle bots' heads.

*Bzzzzt!*

The bots vibrated into shut down.

"Fuck yeah!!"

Claudia could hear and see every single thing in my mind and somehow, she had created a link with the bots or should I say... directly controlling their movements.

I also noticed two flaws in the robots. They always took brief pauses before lunging into action. Even their co-ordinative attacks felt slow and old models such as those had problems with motion tracking systems!

Made my work easy since all I had to do was falsify my thoughts and switch actions at the last second!

Ha!

...

Heartbeat.

My heartbeat. It suddenly spiked. There was an awkward silence in the area, an unstoppable surge of bloodlust.

I looked around, desperately trying to find the source but there was no one. Literally no-

(Do you think I was born yesterday?)

Great fear engulfed my entire being as a blazing hot feeling touched my neck.

"Tch", sweat began to stream down my face. "When did you suddenly-"

(Sigh)

Claudia stood behind me, her face inches close to mine. Her nails threatened to rip my neck apart as they slowly dug their way through.

For some 'whatthefuckisgoingon' reason, she had my neck in her left hand's grip and a highly intimidating scythe in her other hand.

She giggled sinisterly

(You were as good as dead from the beginning)