Book 1 – “Retalliation” :: Chapter 2 – “The Union”
November 17th, 2008Zephyr :: Book 1 – “Retalliation” :: Chapter 2 – “The Union” :: David Quinn “DragonFyre” Ebert
“Flesh is a design flaw.”
– “Gorge” (Participating Character)
– from Epic’s “Unreal Tournament 2003/2004″
“Daddy,” cried Christian, “is he dead?” Before Zephyr had a chance to muster a response, the seemingly-demised cyborg emitted a characteristic grunting-grumble, and responded “Not quite…but one might say I’d rather be, albeit certainly not the case.” “Oh, Thank God, Uriel,” responded the now-glowing Christian, who rushed to his side. “So,” inquired Zephyr, “Uriel, what’s the damage?” “Nothing fatal, but nothing easily mended, either,” Uriel replied begrudgingly. “How far in did it go,” asked the shocked father, who had never once flinched during 8 years of active military service. “About 50 millimeters. It can be pulled out manually without danger, but, any way you twist it…excuse the pun…it will almost certainly mean I can never guard Christian again, without extremely extravagant biomechanical re-engineering.” Zephyr, not surprisingly, would have to think about that…he had already spent over a year’s wages on acquiring Uriel’s unmatched services, but, he knew the repairs might be just as costly.
