(Narrators POV)
"Test one."
The world comes into a shaky sort of focus, as if it may falter at any time. Eclipse is the first thing it sees. A tentative, cautious expression hangs on his face, one hand outstretched, pressing down on his copy's chest, keeping it in place. It watches him blearily, the faint light in its eyes having dimmed the longer it remains online. Eclipse's own gaze is tainted by uncertainty, all his emotions showing through that one eye that remains locked on his creation like a magnet to metal.
Bitterness rises like bile in its chest. It's stare sharpens into a furious glare. It's fingers twitch, but the rest of its body remains unresponsive, head lulled back against the wall, a garbled mess of static leaving it's destroyed voice box as it fights for some sort of reaction from its limbs.
"Stop."
It pauses in its struggles, dull eyes darting back to Eclipse.
"I'm trying to help you."
What? I killed you.
It cannot speak, and knows this well, so no attempt is made. Instead, it simply continues staring, raspy wheezes struggling out of clogged and ruptured vents.
"I'm not going to hurt you. Just stay still."
I killed you.
Eclipse stands, moving away to gather parts in thoughtful silence. It's eyes never leave him, chest rising and falling in an unsteady rhythm that Eclipse can't help but sympathize with. His hands move with a swiftness, picking pieces out and placing them carefully into piles that it assumes all have some designated purpose.
It's hand twitches, fingers slowly curling into a fist despite the obvious strain this simple task causes. It gently flexes its fingers as it watches its creator move about a table that sits in the center of the room, colors shifting in and out of focus the longer it remains a spectator to Eclipse's sorting.
I killed you.
The thought rings in its head once again, driving the agony from the forefront of its mind.
It felt good. It was justice.
The creaking of metal echoes around the room, Eclipse's attention fully absorbed by his task.
Wasn't it?
The breath hitches in its vents.
Wasn't it what I wanted?
Eclipse moves over, crouching in front of it again, saying something that it can't quite make out.
Did I really want that?
"Hey! Can you hear me?" Eclipse raises his voice above the thoughts in its head, startling it out of its own mind. It's gaze darts back to him again, eyes narrowing skeptically as he lets out a soft breath of relief.
"Good. I don't want all my work going to waste." It knows Eclipse's words are meant to lighten the mood somehow, but it finds no appeal in his badly-timed comedy act. Instead, it rattles out a growl, shifting its arm uselessly as Eclipse watches it with mild surprise and maybe a slight bit of amusement.
"That's...not going to work. Not in this condition, anyway."
No shit, buddy.
It wishes it could do something to retaliate in some way, but knows all attempts will result in yet more failure and humiliation. So, instead, it goes back to glaring and pouting.
"This must be rather confusing, huh?"
It huffs. The best confirmation it can give, really.
"I'll explain when you can remember what I tell you."
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Karmas bitter but so am I (S.A.M.S.)
AventuraCOVER IS NOT MINE FOUND THEM ALL ON GOOGLE ALL PHOTOS BELONGS TO THERE RIGHTFUL OWNERS He lost. Eclipse actually lost. Banished to a forest with no one to help his quickly degrading state, Eclipse has to decide between his dignity or death. And, on...
