Live Fire

"The Vault" as the testing facility was known, loomed in front of Max when his planned route ended. an enormous door, the height of the entire level, and twenty meters thick stood in front of him in shining metallic glory, open and waiting for his arrival.

[X137 Please step to the Blue Line to begin testing the Main Ion Bombard Arrays.] Came the voice of Sister Lilith over the intercom, shaking with excitement.

Her team wasn't involved in that part of the development, so she had never seen the new design in action, even in a simulation. This was a big moment for her and the team.

The Blue Line was the closest to the door, giving the weapons the maximum range of 800 meters to the far wall where a thick armored target was set up to take the full fury of his blasts. It was covered in dozens of layers of energy shielding, so it didn't need to be replaced every time it was used, and Max could only wish such a thing was practical for a Mecha.