- Gus vs the Machine

The blow carried a substantial force behind it, and the impact of him hitting the wall was even worse. He felt the grip that he held on the Ripper Thrower lessen, before the weapon fell out of his hand and spun away from him, being lost in the pool of blood.

He fell to the ground on his knees, before slumping down fully into the blood. The pain that coursed through his body was immense, and immobilised him almost entirely. He felt weak, too weak to even look up at his opponent. Although he couldn't look up at the machine, he knew it was coming close to him thanks to the noise of the treads moving through the blood.

'I have to move, I have to get to the weapon, but I can't. If this thing wanted to kill me right here, and right now, then I would have no way of stopping it. I couldn't even lift a finger against it.'