Book 6. Chapter 60: Escape with velocity
To’Orda had a feeling even with his best attack, the human would slip away. There was simply too many options for his target with that occult lash in his command.
That lash flying off the human's back saved his screaming target at the last second. As To’Orda had expected, his hammer slammed into the rock Keith had been standing on right as the inertia fractal flickered off, replaced by the shockwave fractal. Sound and glowing molten slag flew off from the impact point, the rest of the rock breaking apart into a cloud of pulverized stone and shrapnel flying off past the speed of sound directly downwards, ripping apart the ground far below, leaving a melted crater to decorate the already melted impact points from To'Sefit's cannons.
Ah. He’d been close that time. If only the human had stood still for a second longer.
That occult lash was getting annoying. But at least the shockwave of the breaking rock had sent the human into a wild spin in the air.
His plates aimed upwards, tracking the human.
That should have been the end of it. But of course, somehow, against all odds, even wildly unbalanced in the air, the human still seemed to know how to orient himself and how to aim.
One hand lashed downwards, directly on the old starship’s flat nose. The other hand aimed that sidearm and opened fire, beating To’Sefit’s cannons in speed.
Damage was minimal, since the human only managed a handful of shots in the maneuver, but it did force him to once more repair the fractals on the panel.
To’Orda tutted and followed behind, leaping from rock to rock until he landed hard on the starship nose. Cracks of glass spread from his bare feet, like spiderwebs appearing immediately on his heavy landing.