"Brrrrm,"
A futuristic motorcycle roared down a hill, speeding toward the vast battlefield where monsters and humans were fighting. The rider was a beautiful girl with horns, long black hair, pointy ears, red eyes, and iron armor. The motorcycle jumped, landed after descending the hill, and then sped fiercely into the center. The sounds of war—shouting, clashing weapons, and the pounding of marching feet—were clearly heard up ahead, drowning out the engine's noise.
"Jump, Zach," the girl called out.
"Roger that. Get ready, Machia," replied the motorcycle, which was named Zach.
Zach, the futuristic bike, immediately raised its front wheel, and the rocket booster in its rear fired, launching them into the air to land right in the middle of the battlefield. While airborne, Machia leaped off, and Zach instantly transformed into an iron golem that looked like a shiny silver robot wearing a helmet. As its hand shot out, it caught Machia and held her on its back, then,
"Whoosh," "Blaaaam,"
Zach landed hard in the middle of the fighting, causing an earthquake and knocking back all the soldiers—both monster and human—around him. As the monster troops saw Zach land on one knee in the center, they cheered wildly, while the human forces instantly started shaking with fear. Machia jumped down, drew her plasma sword, and then,
"Attaaaaack!"
She pointed her sword at the enemy, and the monster army immediately charged toward the human forces with Zach leading the way. "Boom," Zach leaped and smashed the ground once, scattering the human troops. He immediately stood up and performed a spinning kick, "Whoaaaaah," his leg swept away all the forces around him. He then ran forward, kicking and punching as he went, heading straight for the enemy commander—a noble knight on horseback in the rear.
His arms stretched out and immediately swept forward. A spinning, green crescent-shaped light beam sliced through all the soldiers in front of him. He finally slammed into the shield wall that was lined up like a turtle shell with shields out front.
Zach jumped straight ahead, his hands clasped above his head, and began to spin fast like a fire-covered tornado. "Bruaaak," he instantly tore through the shield line, killing every shielded soldier in its path. He then landed and stood in front of the human commander.
The mounted knights rushed to stand in front of the iron Zach and pointed their spears. The mages immediately fired their spells at Zach, but a holographic sphere shield protected Zach from the magical attacks. He continued to step closer to the mounted knights protecting their commander.
"Hey... attack! Kill him!" the commander yelled in a panic.
The commander's face turned pale when he saw Machia running to catch up with Zach, then entering his protective holographic sphere and walking with Zach, carrying her plasma sword.
"That damn monster general, Golem Master Machia," the commander growled.
"Retreat, or Zach and I will wipe you all out," Machia said coldly.
The commander was silent, his eyes fixed on Machia and Zach as they walked toward him, his face twisting through various—mostly negative—expressions. Finally, he gritted his teeth, tightened his jaw, and swallowed his pride.
"Retreat... retreat!" he shouted.
The commander immediately turned his horse and rode away with several other knights. All the mages, archers, and mounted knights followed the commander. Soon after, the human infantry also ran after their commander, rushing past Machia and Zach without carrying weapons. Machia then turned to look at the monster army, which consisted of Orcs, Goblins, Ogres, Trolls, Beastmen, and Dark Elves. She raised her plasma sword.
"We woooooon!" Machia cheered.
"Long live Monster General Machia and Zach!" all the troops cheered wildly.
Zach walked forward. He immediately lifted Machia and set her on his shoulder, where she still held her sword high. Then he raised his own hand in triumph. After the demon troops retreated with expressions of relief, tears of sorrow for their fallen comrades, and helping the wounded, Zach lowered Machia to the ground. "Thump," Machia immediately hugged Zach.
"Thank you, Zach. I'm only here because of you. If you weren't here, I, the only demon descendant left, would have been killed ages ago," Machia said, looking up at Zach's helmet.
"You're welcome. It's my pleasure to help you, and I will always be with you, no matter what," Zach replied in a robotic voice, raising his hand to gently stroke Machia's head.
This is the story of the last demon descendant and her beloved mechanical golem, whom she summoned from another world when she was just 6 years old and still a slave being sold in the human kingdom, until 12 years later when she became one of the undefeated monster generals. But wait, before we begin the story, let's take a quick flashback and find out who Zach, the mechanical golem, really is.
***
"Clap," a young man walked out of the door of an MMA gym, carrying his gym bag and a water bottle. His handsome face was covered in tape and looked a little bruised. Both of his hands were still wearing hand wraps. He opened his water bottle and gulped down the water inside.
"Phuaaah... that's refreshing. When I get home, I'm going straight to sleep, and tomorrow I'll work again," he happily muttered to himself.
The young man walked to his motorcycle. He immediately placed his bag on the back and put on his helmet, but just as he was about to leave,
"Watch out!"
A shout was heard from across the street. The young man immediately turned his head, and his eyes went wide as he saw a small boy, about 6 years old, running into the middle of the road to get a ball.
"Zoooong,"
A horn blared from the opposite direction. The young man saw a cargo truck speeding toward the boy, who was bent over picking up his ball. Without hesitation, he immediately got off his motorcycle and ran toward the boy, then leaped, pushing the boy to the side. But "Bruaaak," he was too late to dodge and was sent flying from the direct hit.
"Ah... so this is where it ends... but the kid is okay, thank goodness," the young man murmured to himself.
He felt instant pain all over his body as he landed, then everything went dark, and he felt nothing more. A magic circle opened beneath him, and the young man's body disappeared, shocking and confusing everyone around him, including the truck driver who hit him.
***
"Ugh,"
The young man slowly opened his eyes. He was instantly shocked because he was in a basement and saw bars in front of him. He turned to look left and right, then was shocked to see a little girl wearing a burlap-like garment, chained at her arms and legs, with black hair and horns on her head, staring at him in astonishment.
The young man saw the little girl holding chalk in her hand, and he looked at the floor. He was standing in the middle of a circle that looked like a pentagram but was full of strange writing that he didn't understand. The little girl's face looked confused and disbelieving that Zach was standing in front of her, as if she had tried something and never expected it to succeed.
"Where am I?" he asked.
He immediately raised his hand to his mouth because his voice was digitized, like a robot's. When he looked at his hand, he was extremely shocked because his hand looked like it was made of iron, like a robot's hand. He saw his other hand, which was the same. Then he felt himself all over and felt nothing. Then he felt his head and realized he was wearing a helmet, just like he remembered right before he died.
"Huh... what is this? I was hit by a truck... what happened?" he asked in a panic.
"Um... what's a 'truck'?" the little girl asked.
The young man turned to look at the little girl, who seemed confused with a stunned expression. He then realized that the little girl was not the boy he saved. He immediately squatted down on one knee in front of the little girl with the intention of asking a question, but before his voice could come out, the little girl became cheerful and immediately hugged him, which surprised him.
"Thank you for answering my call! My name is Machia, you're my friend now! What's your name? Do you have a name?" little Machia asked.
"Zachary... but just call me Zach. Can you explain to me what happened?" Zach asked, hugging Machia and processing everything that had happened to him, then accepting it.
That was the beginning of their meeting, and this story is the tale of their journey, full of struggle and sadness in searching for Machia's family who had abandoned her for various reasons.