Master of Puppets

"Kid, you're not bad, I really admire your bravery and how you beat old Shu. But you'll need a few years to be able to match me, so why not give up and spare us both some precious time?" the man said.

"Thank you for your kind offer," I said as I clasped my hands, "But I always admired people who used puppets, so this is an opportunity I wouldn't want to miss."

"Very well then, admire all you want! Kill!" the old man said as the massive puppet once again stood behind him, and the other two with swords charged me as fast as they could.

Instead of running away, I moved forward dashing with a wicked smirk on my face as my eyes began analyzing the puppets using divine sense.

'No defensive measure, only offensive power, several mechanical arrays, there is a self-destruct option. But it seems that the whole mechanism is crude and can be overwritten. Good thing I had those ready!" I slapped my hand on my side bag and pulled a special talisman.