[STORY] The Grey Planet [Kill me]

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Tayasaurus:
MATT had been watching the storm of angry Umbral build up around the soldier he had just shot. He was surprised that he had lived through the shots he took to the chest. Better body armor these days perhaps? Or was it just a case of miraculous luck? MATT shrugged off the idle questions in his head and turned his attention back to the Umbrals now deceased leader. The creatures eyes didn't sport the empty glazed look that MATT was used to when something died. There was a certain shine to them and the light in the area bounced off of them with an energy most peculiar. MATT didn't see horror or regret but contentment. Shimmer who he had laid against a soft sack earlier groaned and began to wake up and pulled MATT's rogue thoughts to attention. MATT strode over swiftly to where she lay and knelt down beside her, running scans on her cranium where she had taken the swift blow of a rifle stock. Shimmer opened her eyes and had to have a few seconds to get them uncrossed. She looked at MATT hovering strangely over her and then attempted to sit up. MATTs metal hand pushed her back down onto the sack.

"Do not attempt to move. I'm still unsure of the damage the blow to your head may have caused."

Shimmer growled and sat up defiantly, pushing MATTs arm away.

"What happened? Is the Elder ok? Am I still at the village?"

MATT looked over to where the Elder lay and turned back to Shimmer.

"I regret to inform you that your leader has died. Please remain calm." MATT stated bluntly, his social skills being very rusty if not non-existant.

Shimmer looked past MATT at the Elders body and if it were possible, would be wearing a paler look than now.

"By the stars... I..."

Shimmer was unable to finish speaking, instead staring at the grass wondering where she had gone wrong. A sick feeling hit her in the stomach as she tried to fight back tears and maybe find something meaningful to say, but her thoughts were lost on her. Was this her fault? Did she kill Mipa? MATT studied her body language and attempted to communicate.

"Are you feeling ok?"

It was a stupid thing to ask really. Of course she wasn't. MATT hadn't thought of covering the body with something earlier and left a gruesome display as a result. MATT stood up and tore down one of the immaculately woven banners from one of the homes and covered the body with it quickly. He was unable to assist Shimmer further in her grief and thought it best to leave her alone. MATT attempted to look for Snno who had her head buried in a corner earlier and noticed she wasn't there anymore. MATT looked at the crowd and caught a glance of her entering it.

Tayasaurus:
Snno had initially entered the crowd out of anger with the intent of participating in the violence, but instead found herself thinking about what Mipa said and what she was going to do to fulfill it. The people around her moved seemingly in slow motion as her thoughts removed her barely from reality. The stars? All of the Blackstar? Snno considered the reduction in size of the orb she was so use to seeing by now and connected the dots very quickly. Half of it must be missing, the half that the giant Demon has. So it wasn't a fake! Snno frowned and considered the implication of this with multiple worrying scenarios. Snno was yanked out of her inner thoughts by the sound of silence filling the air as the crowd died down. She quickly found herself in the center of the mess facing a demon, broken and clearly tired. She had forgotten why she came in but her thoughts had once again set her on track with the reminder that they still had another one of the demons. Snno's thoughts of hurting the vicious monsters underling had vanished and she began to contemplate his uses. Snno sized up the surprisingly small creature and was somewhat surprised given that his master was a giant. His small frame was pathetic and his endurance appeared small. Her mind thought back to the demon shooting down her friends and she felt an anger well up inside her. Snno spit at the feet of the demon and pointed at him.

"Where did your master go? He has stolen what belongs to us!"

Snno suddenly felt even more concious than ever before, having gone through an overwhelming sense of grief to confronting her enemy in front of the whole village which had gone silent in the advent of her appearance. She was confident however that the demon would understand her, given that his master spoke fluently. This was a bad bet however, since Kabr relied on his translator which was now smashed beyond repair. Kabr kept his guard up and blinked, unable to understand. He looked for a way to speak back and began tapping his helmet.

"No work! I use this to speak!" He replied, knowing well his effort is probably wasted.

Snno tilted her head with an irritated look.

"Don't play games with me. I know you can understand us! Where did your master go?" Snno said angrily.

Kabr stopped tapping his helmet and put his hands around it and began to lift the helmet off of his head. Snno stepped back slightly unsure of what he was doing and the spears moved closer toward Kabr. He noticed them move in and put his hands out.

"Easy! Easy! It's a helmet, see?"

Kabr pulled the helmet off completely this time, revealing his face. Snno had kept watching the helmet at first then quickly noticed his head. Kabr's hair was completely white and sat on top of his head in a total mess due to the helmet. His skin was blue in color, complimented also by his blue eyes which were brighter than his skin tone. Black seams started at the base of his lower eyelids and ran all the way down along the sides of his neck. His cheekbones sat higher on his face and his ears had barely a slight tip to them. Wires and pieces of metal decorated his neck and seemed to go into his throat. It looked painful but It didn't seem to bother or irritate the area around it. Blue blood seeped from the corner of his mouth where he had taken an impact. Kabr raised the helmet up and pointed at it, and then back to his throat.

"No speak. Broken!"

song bird:
nice meme im a robot?????????????????

Tayasaurus:

--- Quote from: song bird on January 22, 2017, 06:10:22 AM ---nice meme im a robot?????????????????

--- End quote ---
I named the character long before you came into existence. Thankfully this story isn't about you

Tayasaurus:
Snno snatches the helmet from Kabr's hand and looks at it closely.

"Hey! Th-"

The spears closed in closer to him and he quickly shut up. Snno flipped the helmet around and shook it, searching for its hidden abilities. The failing power source in the helmet buzzed the electronics inside a little bit and then fizzled out. Disatisfied with the results, Snno tossed the helmet into the crowd and crossed her arms. Kabr wore a distraught look.

"That was the only thing I could have used to talk to you. Now, i'm basically screwed. Thanks a lot."

The helmet had landed just behind Snno and in that short action, several members of the mob had jumped out of the way, still unsure if it could harm them. In that brief moment Kabr saw MATT in the background watching quietly.

"Oh oh OH! Wait! See him! Robot! Come here!" Kabr began shouting. The umbral mob closed ever closer to him as he waved his arms trying to signal it over. Snno looked behind her to see what he was looking at and then finally understood. The metal demon that showed up with Shimmer was probably from the same place. She moved through the parted crowd and beckoned at MATT.

"You! Come here! Understand?"

MATT obviously understood and latched on to the command like a starved man. An objective will surely satiate the strange emptiness he could not explain. MATT strode over to the Umbral without hesitation, his presence gaining on the crowd causing them to quiet down once again and even step back from Kabr a little. Nobody could blame them, MATT looked very similar to the thing that killed their Elder, although smaller. Snno the most affected among them felt a fear welling up inside her as it approached. Perhaps she had made a mistake? Despite this demon showing nothing but help in a time of great need, perhaps she's still allowing a danger reign free unchecked inside the already messed up village. MATT finally reached her and she could assess him in full. MATT had seen better days- bearing a body completely rusted to the faceplate. In some spots the metal plating was almost gone already, revealing internals that were impressively well preserved for the exposure. MATT's glass eye cover glowed a warm orange and she could just make out the burning little orbs that were his eyes. An old cap with a metal visor sat over them, with a gold medal insignia decorating the front. Snno could make out a pattern she seemed to recognize but unsure where from. MATT's clothing was in disrepair, a once clean tan color now turned to a rotted brown. What would have been brilliantly shining gold buttons decorated the front of his coat all the way down to the waist, where a heavy utility belt remained strapped tightly to his body over the coat. On his hip, a leather strap from the belt hung a rusty pistol close to his hand. His other arm remained elsewhere, exposing the circuitry and bits of metal from a stump closest to his shoulder. Despite MATT's terrible shape, he continued to function thanks to redundant engineering. Snno decided to take a cautious approach even in light of his weakened condition.

"So you understand what I'm saying then?" Snno asked, her confident voice wavering only slightly.

MATT took a few seconds to translate what she said then much to the mobs horror replied fluently.

"Yes. I understand. What is it you need?"

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