A machine's guide to Divinity

MALICE /// FIRST: Paint The World Black

"There it is! Don't let that thing get away!" A voice shouted behind V1. Hearing gunshots, he quickly took cover behind the pod. Readying the Piercer revolver, V1 charged it up. Then he leaped from his cover, soaring into combat. He fired the revolver at a female disassembly drone that happened to be close. To his surprise, she dashed back, avoiding the beam.

 "The squad here must be terrible at their jobs. Can't even handle a glorified GoPro." She spoke. "Get your rifle ready, O." She continued while changing her arms into swords, one long, and one short. "En garde!" She spoke as she lunged. Preparing to parry her attacks, V1 evaded left and blocked right. This drone was more adept in swordplay compared to other disassembly units. Relishing a good battle, V1 drew out Gabriel's swords, readying for a duel. The drone opened up with an overhead strike. V1 countered with a false-edge cut, flicking his wrist. Then he advanced. Evading and parrying most of the drone's strikes with ease. The drones were surprised to see their melee expert struggle with the machine. Surely she would best this outdated thing and...

As the drone made an overhead cut, V1 met the blade with the strong of his sword. Then he grabbed his sword with both hands and twisted, performing a thwarting strike. In an instant, Oil poured from the side of the drone's head. V1 lunged, slipping past the defenses of the injured drone, and skewed through her chest, piercing the core within. Oil trickled from her mouth as she kneeled. With a swift cut, V1 decapitated the fallen drone. Remembering to destroy them thoroughly to prevent reanimation, V1 ejected the cores of his shotgun into the regenerating drone. What was left was a smear of oil on the ground. 

"Serial designation C has been destroyed. Record the footage now. We need to send it to the company." A male drone spoke. It had a peculiar weapon on its arm. Realizing it was a railgun, V1 quickly dashed and slid, avoiding the potentially lethal charges of the weapon. Closing the gap between him and the sniper, V1 prepared to finish him off. "O! Behind you!" A disassembly drone shouted as V1 leaped on top of O. '"O"? What a dumb name.' V1 thought as it punched the drone with his fists. "Serial Designation O. It seems your expiration date has arrived," V1 spoke as he bent the railgun into a pile of scrap.

"I don't speak to filth like you." 'O' replied, trying to stab V1 with a knife.

+PARRY 

V1 sent the drone flying back. As he approached the disarmed drone, V1 heard a familiar sound. A 'ding' sound telegraphed a ranged attack. Dashing sideways, V1 threw two coins, one in front of his assailant and one in front of Serial Designation O.

+CHARGEBACK

+ULTRARICOSHOTx2

The yellow beam reflected off the coins and soared into the head of the downed drone. O's head exploded, sending oil everywhere. The lone disassembly drone stared at him, confused. Finishing off O with a barrage of overheated nails, V1 now walked closer to the terrified drone. "Designator G? Melee unit C? One of you must be out there. Please answer this call. We require assis-" V1 whiplashed onto the drone and sent it crashing into a tree. choking it with the knuckleblaster arm, V1 spoke. "Who sent you here?" He asked.

"Intimidation factors are removed from specialized disassembly drones. I'll never talk." The drone replied. Annoyed, V1 said, "I'll resort to a more 'primitive' way of getting information then." He punched a hole in the disassembly drone's visor, shattering the glass where an eye used to be. Then, he popped the drone's optical sensors one by one. The drone screamed in pain, alerting the sleeping drones inside the pod. "What's going on? Who was that?" Uzi asked. "I'll go check. You stay here first." N spoke. N went out to see V1 torturing a disassembly drone into submission. "N. Tell V that I wish to talk with her." V1 spoke. Horrified, N nodded and went back inside the pod.