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Chapter 44 - Chapter 44 ‘Bastion’

"Damn did that Clanker get stronger." Charles snarled at his luck. 

"We shall destroy you." Bastion said it in a human voice. As it stomps.

"We, that's interesting that you're not working alone." Charles said with a snarl. Punching the bastion. 

"Well you would be alive to use that information." Bastion spoke. As there were even more drones. They were armed with bladed arms. Charles let out a low growl he was seeming more like a monster than man. 

"Starlight: Great Whirlwind." Charles said a blast of starlight was launched all around. It knocked some into the air. Invisible blades cut them, cleaving them into small pieces. 

"Interesting, you infuse the air with your energy allowing you to control it." Bastion noted. Seeming to take notes. 

"Yeah yeah you're done playing around the tin can." Charles insulted the robot with hate in his voice. 

"ARC: Shock Mace 110%." Bastion said as their electricity cracked wildly. It burst with electricity hitting Charles. Sending thousands of volts through Charles' body. Charles had burn marks covering his body. 

"Damn that stings." Charles said with a frown as I saw the mace was slightly damaged. 

"Hey Charles!" I called out looking down at Charles. 

"What." Charles said with a frown creased on his face. 

"Look at the mace!" I yelled at him. As Charles had to dodge another robot attack. 

"It seemed damaged. Wait, it damages itself." Charles said. But he seemed to realize anything above 100%. 

"ARC: Shock Mace 90%." Bastion said as once again it crackled with far less electricity. Slamming down at Charles. It seemed to do little to no damage. Charles grabs the mace in his hand. 

"Interesting you have gotten stronger than before." Bastion said with a clear surprise in his voice. 

"Starlight: Heal." Charles said. As his body was repaired. He was still holding his mace. Trying to outpower his opponent. 

"Interesting, you're growing in strength rapidly." Bastion said with shock still in voice. Yeah he is broken. Like an unbalanced video character in a game. 

"Yeah whatever you say." Charles said. A few drones surround Charles. 

"Exterminate. Exterminate. Exterminate." The drones spoke. As even more appeared from the forest. 

"Damn these glorified tin cans." Charles spoke with hatred. 

"I am jealous of you. You have a body that works." Bastion said with a snarl. As he raised the mace over his head.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Charles asked the massive robot. 

"ARC: Shock Mace 130%." Bastion said with a snarl. Electricity roared to life from the mace. It sounded like thunder. The mace smashed down onto Charles. It coursed through his body. Charles' body was burnt to a crisp. His body fell to the ground. The mace was cracking. Pieces falling off. 

"Charles!" I called looking at his burnt corpse. He fell to the ground. 

"Surpeme Starlight: Holy Heal." Charles muttered as he glowed with a huge amount of starlight. As the char skin chipped away. Charles jumped up. His shirt was turned to ash. 

"Interesting you're still alive." Bastion spoke. Looking at Charles' body it was unscared. Charles had a smile on his face. 

"My body feels great." Charles said with a true smile cracking his neck. 

"ARC: Shock Chain." Bastion said, smashing his mace onto the snowy floor. As the ark of lightning smashed into the floor. As Charles rolled to the floor. 

"Damn it again." Charles grumbled. As it then completely changed direction and hit Charles. Once again it hit him. 

"Charles you okay?" I asked, looking down at him. 

"Perfectly fine." Charles said dusting himself off. His shirtless body he was smiling. 

"You're quite the interesting one. I will enjoy cutting you up." Bastion said with a few beeps coming from it. It almost sounds like life support. As I looked at both of them. 

"I swear it's like you have a factory for these things." Charles said. 

"ARC: Commander Call." Bastion spoke. Once again that beep. Dozens more robots started coming from all directions. As the drones started to explode one by one. Charles was damaged. He snarled. 

"Looks like a minefield." I said looking down at the drones that were blowing up. 

"ARC: Shock Mace 100%." Bastion said holding the mace that crackled with electricity. Then it fell like a hammer. Charles grabbed the mace. As electricity courses through its body. 

"Damn you." Charles said. As he punched the mace. As it started to crack once again. A slimy mucus was leaking out the mace. Some of it spilled on Charles. 

"ARC: Shock Mace 160%." Bastion said. Electricity charged in the mace. It was so much louder. As I see Charles being burned into crisp. Charles gritted his teeth. 

"Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!" Charles screamed out. As he fell to the ground. Smoke rose off him like he was on fire. 

"Finally you're dead." Bastion spoke. Kicking Charles across the snow. 

"Surpeme Starlight: Holy Heal." Charles said as he was back alive again. He looked at the towering metal being. 

"ARC: Shield Missile." Bastion spoke. As it shields itself from Charles. Launching out missiles at Charles. 

"Starlight: Sword." Charles said as a sword made of pure starlight. 

"What the hell are you? You're not human." Bastion spoke. Looking at Charles. 

"You're right, I am no human." Charles said with a twisted smile. "I am a true monster." Charles said, taking another step closer. His smile was crazy. 

"What the hell." Bastion said, taking a step back. Before he held up his shield. 

"Let the hunt begin." Charles said his eyes glowed showing Deus Stella. His sclera was pitch black. His iris glowed a bright yellow and a star shape for pupils. He appeared crashing into the shield. 

"ARC: Shock Mace 100%." Bastion shouted. As Charles quickly ripped off its head. As it rolled across the ground. Oil spilling on the ground dying the snow black. The pool of the oil started to spread. 

"Looks like you're dead." Charles said, stomping on the head of the Bastion. 

"Congrats on beating one of my puppets. This will be the last message you'll hear as like all the others it will self-destruct." The voice said as I heard a count down. Then a rapid beeping sound. 

"Oh Shi-" Charles said as an explosion of flames. Swallowed by an inferno of flames. I felt worried about Charles. 

"Charles!" I called out. As the flaming inferno started to die down. Seeing a damaged Charles. He was breathing heavily. He was putting one step in front of another. 

"Hey, I was worried." I said as I landed on his shoulder. 

"Och." Charles said with a wince. Looking at me with a little bit of pain.

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