hell.exe - Entry 7

The radar dots converged. I could hear a metal grinding above me. A sliver of light flowed in.1

Stalagmite! Points of rock smashed up from the insides and blasted through the opening, me right behind.2

"Sorry, but I'm not here to help this time." With that I jumped out of the plane and grabbed the nearest robot by his head, wrenching it off despite its size. Mana and adrenaline flowed together as I whirled and flung it at another foe.3

Meanwhile, three others had come at me and had their blasters aimed right at me. With a quick blast of stone I jammed the weapons--only to be rewarded with a big metal punch in the face.4

"Ya know, I'm pretty sure you guys are out of my weight class, but I'm supposed to be the best."5

They stared at this comment.6

"Stop wasting our time," said one.7

"Maybe you should stop wasting your time, and your energy and resources too," I recommended. "If you let me go, I'll get out of here. But every one of you that tries to stop me is gonna get smashed up like I did to those two. Not pretty is it?"8

Another one growled. "You're not gonna just get away with it!"9

He lunged forward with his fist as I stepped aside, then hefted his entire weight and flipped him over my shoulder. The next crashed right into my massive kick and fell backwards.10

The last robot hesitated.11

"Ya sure this is worth it?" I asked. "I mean, really. I understand you guys thinking I'm weak because I'm smaller than you, but I don't travel dimensions for nothing."12

"You are capable of... dimensional travel?" the robot asked, clearly interested.13

"With the right resources, yeah, I've done it a couple of times," I said casually.14

"What is it you'll need? If you'll do that for us, you'll be free afterwards," the robot said. "It could truly be an asset to us."15

Now, I have no clue what model of robot this was. But I can say that he was pretty dumb.16

"Manacite and thermite," I finally told him.17

"Very well. You shall be quarantined to this room until we have brought the materials." He walked out.18

For a moment I was tempted to just break down the door that had closed, kill him for his stupidity, and run. But if these guys could truly get me some manacite... it could definitely come in handy. Thermite was much less rare, but...19

A few minutes later, a much smaller robot showed up and dumped a couple of materials at my feet. "Await further instructions as to time and destination of warp."20

"Why should I?" I asked. Scooping up the manacite, I made a small spark and held it to the thermite. "So long, suckers."21

Bang.